After building up a 10-2 lead, the Yankees outlasted the Indians, 10-8. Mike Kekich, who was the Yankees' winner, batted in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the second inning. Jim Lyttle, replacing Danny Cater, who was hit on the hand by a pitched ball, doubled to account for two of the Yankees' runs in the third. Roy White homered in the fifth.

The Yankees then capped their scoring with four runs in the sixth in an outburst that included a homer by Thurman Munson, triple by Ron Blomberg and sacrifice fly by Lyttle. Ray Fosse and Kurt Bevacqua each homered with a man on base for the Indians in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 10, Cleveland Indians 8
Game Played on Saturday, September 11, 1971 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  2  3    0  1  4    0  0  0  -  10 15  2
Indians      2  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  4  -   8 13  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kenney 3b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .256      Uhlaender lf          3   2   0   0     2   1   .288
Munson c              4   1   1   2     1   2   .261      Pinson cf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .264
Alou cf,1b            4   1   0   0     1   0   .273      R. Foster rf          5   2   3   1     0   0   .255
White lf              5   2   3   1     0   0   .286      Fosse c               5   1   2   2     0   0   .265
Blomberg rf           4   3   3   1     1   0   .325      Nettles 3b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .269
Cater 1b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Chambliss 1b          5   1   1   0     0   1   .295
  Lyttle pr,cf        1   2   1   3     1   0   .205      Leon ss               1   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Clarke 2b             4   0   3   0     1   0   .250        Bevacqua 2b         4   1   2   2     0   2   .207
Michael ss            5   0   1   1     0   0   .237      Camilli 2b,ss         4   0   1   0     1   0   .154
Kekich p              4   0   1   2     0   0   .163      Hand p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Closter p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .053
  Hambright p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Hinton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .241
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
                                                            Ballinger p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Hodge ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
                                                            Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .069
                                                            Ford ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .196
                                                            Kaiser p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .186

Totals               37  10  15  10     5   2             Totals               40   8  13   7     4   5

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  4,925
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Indians 10
DP: Yankees 0, Indians 3
Errors: Alou, Michael
Doubles: Lyttle (5), Bevacqua (3), Pinson (22)
Triples: Blomberg (2)
Home Runs: White (16), Munson (9), Fosse (10), Bevacqua (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Hand (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Lyttle (1)
GIDP: Michael 2 (15)
Hit by Pitch: Cater (2,by Hand), Lyttle (1,by Kaiser)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kekich W(10-7)          6.1   8   4   3   4   3   0  32   3.64
Closter                 2     5   4   4   0   1   2  11   4.50
Hambright SV(2)         0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.80
Totals                  9    13   8   7   4   5   2  45

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand L(2-5)             3     7   5   5   3   1   0  18   5.33
Paul                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.00
Farmer                  1.1   7   5   5   1   0   2  11   3.82
Ballinger               0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.78
Hargan                  2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   6.80
Kaiser                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.50
Totals                  9    15  10  10   5   2   2  45

Hit by Pitch: Hand (4), Kaiser (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Larry McCoy


YANKEES 1ST: Kenney singled to left; Munson was called out on
strikes; Alou lined into a double play (third to first) [Kenney
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender walked; Pinson flied out to right; R.
Foster singled to right [Uhlaender to second]; Fosse singled to
shortstop [Uhlaender scored (error by Michael) (no RBI), R.
Foster to third]; Nettles forced Fosse (second to shortstop) [R.
Foster scored (unearned)]; Chambliss was called out on strikes;
2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 2.

YANKEES 2ND: White flied out to left; Blomberg singled to right;
Cater was hit by a pitch [Blomberg to second]; LYTTLE RAN FOR
CATER; Clarke singled to left [Blomberg to third, Lyttle to
second]; Michael flied out to left; Kekich singled to center
[Blomberg scored, Lyttle scored, Clarke to third]; Kenney
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: LYTTLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ALOU CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Leon singled to center; Camilli forced
Leon (shortstop to second); Hand out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Camilli to second]; Uhlaender struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Indians 2.

YANKEES 3RD: BEVACQUA REPLACED LEON (PLAYING 2B); CAMILLI
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Munson flied out to center; Alou
walked; White singled to right [Alou to third, White out at
second (right to third to second)]; Blomberg walked; Lyttle
doubled to right [Alou scored, Blomberg scored]; Clarke walked;
Michael singled to center [Lyttle scored, Clarke to second];
Kekich flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Pinson flied out to center; R. Foster popped to
second; Fosse flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
5, Indians 2.

YANKEES 4TH: PAUL REPLACED HAND (PITCHING); Kenney grounded out
(second to first); Munson struck out; Alou lined to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Chambliss
flied out to left; Bevacqua doubled to center; Camilli walked;
HINTON BATTED FOR PAUL; Hinton walked [Bevacqua to third,
Camilli to second]; Uhlaender forced Hinton (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 5, Indians 2.

YANKEES 5TH: FARMER REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); White homered;
Blomberg singled to right; Lyttle walked [Blomberg to second];
Clarke singled to right [Blomberg to third, Lyttle to second];
Michael grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to
first) [Lyttle to third, Clarke to second, Blomberg out at
home]; Kekich grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Pinson flied out to right; R. Foster made an out to
second; Fosse grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 6, Indians 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Kenney singled to pitcher; Munson homered [Kenney
scored]; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); White singled
to center; Blomberg tripled to center [White scored]; BALLINGER
REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); Lyttle hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Blomberg scored]; Clarke flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 10, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Nettles reached on an error by Alou [Nettles to
first]; Chambliss lined to center; Bevacqua struck out; Camilli
singled to left [Nettles to second]; HODGE BATTED FOR BALLINGER;
Hodge grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 10, Indians 2.

YANKEES 7TH: HARGAN REPLACED HODGE (PITCHING); Michael grounded
out (pitcher to first); Kekich popped to second; Kenney grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 10,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Uhlaender walked; Pinson doubled to right
[Uhlaender scored]; R. Foster singled to center [Pinson scored];
Fosse flied out to right; Nettles singled to right [R. Foster to
third]; CLOSTER REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); Chambliss flied out
to center; Bevacqua was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 10, Indians 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson walked; Alou flied out to left; White forced
Munson (pitcher to shortstop); Blomberg grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 10, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Camilli grounded out (shortstop to first); FORD
BATTED FOR HARGAN; Ford singled to left; Uhlaender grounded out
(third to first) [Ford to second]; Pinson flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 10, Indians 4.

YANKEES 9TH: KAISER REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); Lyttle was hit by
a pitch; Clarke singled to left [Lyttle to second]; Michael
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Lyttle to third,
Clarke out at second]; Closter grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 10, Indians 4.

INDIANS 9TH: R. Foster singled to left; Fosse homered [R. Foster
scored]; Nettles flied out to right; Chambliss singled to right;
Bevacqua homered [Chambliss scored]; HAMBRIGHT REPLACED CLOSTER
(PITCHING); Camilli flied out to center; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR
KAISER; Lowenstein struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
10, Indians 8.