Playing in fog that thickened as the game went along, the Yankees got three-hit pitching from Stan Bahnsen and defeated the Red Sox, 4-0. The Yankees collected 12 hits, including three by Roy White, who drove in two runs. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Monday, September 13, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      1  0  0    1  0  1    1  0  0  -   4 12  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kenney 3b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .259      Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .244
Munson c              5   2   1   0     0   2   .260      Beniquez ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .300
Alou cf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .276      Conigliaro rf         4   0   0   0     0   3   .263
White lf              4   0   3   2     0   0   .290      Smith cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Blomberg rf           4   2   1   0     0   1   .318      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   2   .238
Ellis 1b              3   0   2   1     0   1   .240      Cooper 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Miller lf             1   0   0   0     2   1   .400
Michael ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Fisk c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Bahnsen p             4   0   1   0     0   2   .127      Siebert p             1   0   1   0     1   0   .266
                                                            Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
                                                            Tatum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .300

Totals               38   4  12   3     0   8             Totals               28   0   3   0     4   8

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 12,272
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Red Sox 6
DP: Yankees 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Beniquez
Doubles: Blomberg (6), Siebert (3)
Caught Stealing: Kenney (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Beniquez (1)
GIDP: Munson (11)
Hit by Pitch: Ellis (5,by Tatum)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen W(13-10)        9     3   0   0   4   8   0  33   3.27
Totals                  9     3   0   0   4   8   0  33

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert L(16-10)        6.2  12   4   3   0   6   0  31   2.91
Brett                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.94
Tatum                   2     0   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.09
Totals                  9    12   4   3   0   8   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Tatum (8)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Art Frantz


YANKEES 1ST: Kenney grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson
singled to left; Alou singled to center [Munson to second];
White singled to center [Munson scored, Alou to second];
Blomberg was called out on strikes; Ellis struck out; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Griffin popped to first; Beniquez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Conigliaro was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Clarke grounded out (pitcher to first); Michael
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bahnsen flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli
flied out to right; Cooper singled to third; Miller walked
[Cooper to second]; Fisk forced Miller (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Kenney made an out to second; Munson struck out;
Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Siebert walked; Griffin walked [Siebert to second];
Beniquez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Siebert to
third, Griffin to second]; Conigliaro hit into a double play
(right to catcher to third) [Siebert out at home]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White popped to third in foul territory; Blomberg
doubled to right; Ellis singled to left [Blomberg scored];
Clarke forced Ellis (second to shortstop); Michael grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith singled to center; Petrocelli grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Smith to second]; Cooper grounded out
(second to first) [Smith to third]; Miller walked; Fisk grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox
0.

YANKEES 5TH: Bahnsen was called out on strikes; Kenney singled
to center; Munson struck out; Kenney was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Siebert doubled to center; Griffin grounded out
(first unassisted) [Siebert stayed at second]; Beniquez struck
out; Conigliaro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Alou grounded out (third to first); White singled
to pitcher; Blomberg forced White (second to shortstop); Ellis
singled to right [Blomberg to third]; Clarke reached on an error
by Beniquez [Blomberg scored (unearned) (no RBI), Ellis to
second, Clarke to first]; Michael struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Smith flied out to left; Petrocelli struck out;
Cooper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Bahnsen singled to center; Kenney singled to center
[Bahnsen to second]; Munson grounded into a double play (third
to second) [Munson to first, Bahnsen out at third, Kenney out at
second]; Alou singled to center [Munson to second]; White
singled to right [Munson scored, Alou to second]; BRETT REPLACED
SIEBERT (PITCHING); Blomberg grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Miller struck out; Fisk flied out to left; LAHOUD
BATTED FOR BRETT; Lahoud grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 8TH: TATUM REPLACED LAHOUD (PITCHING); Ellis was hit by
a pitch; Clarke flied out to center; Michael flied out to left;
Bahnsen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Beniquez
struck out (catcher to first); Conigliaro struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Kenney was called out on strikes; Munson flied out
to left; Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Smith flied out to center; Petrocelli struck out;
Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Red Sox 0.