The Yankees bunched four hits and four walks for five runs in the sixth inning to defeat the Red Sox, 6-3. Thurman Munson and Roy White drew passes to start off. Felipe Alou doubled, driving in Munson to tie the score at 2-2.

After an intentional pass to John Ellis, Ron Swoboda singled, sending the Yankees ahead. A sacrifice fly by Ron Hansen produced another run. An infield hit by Gene Michael loaded the bases. Mel Stottlemyre singled, scoring the fourth run of the frame and chasing Roger Moret. Luis Tiant relieved and passed Munson, batting for a second time, to force in the final tally. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 14, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  5    0  0  0  -   6  7  2
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   3  7  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Griffin 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Munson c              2   2   1   1     3   0   .262      Aparicio ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .232
White lf              4   1   0   0     1   1   .288      Lahoud rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Alou cf               5   1   2   2     0   0   .278      Smith cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Ellis 1b              3   1   0   0     2   0   .237      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .237
Swoboda rf            3   1   1   1     1   2   .262      Oglivie lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .294
Hansen 3b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .189      Cooper 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .333
Michael ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Fisk c                4   1   1   0     0   0   .176
Stottlemyre p         4   0   1   1     0   2   .169      Moret p               2   0   0   1     0   0   .000
                                                            Tiant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Fiore ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .164
                                                            Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .273

Totals               33   6   7   6     7   6             Totals               32   3   7   2     2   1

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 12,492
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Red Sox 5
DP: Yankees 3, Red Sox 1
Errors: Hansen, Michael, Petrocelli
Doubles: Alou (18), Clarke (21), Oglivie (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hansen (4), Aparicio (4)
GIDP: White (10), Lahoud (4), Fisk (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(14-11)    9     7   3   2   2   1   0  35   2.79
Totals                  9     7   3   2   2   1   0  35

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret L(2-3)            5.1   6   6   5   5   3   0  27   3.40
Tiant                   2.2   1   0   0   2   2   0  11   4.79
Bolin                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.50
Totals                  9     7   6   5   7   6   0  41

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke made an out to first; Munson walked; White
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Munson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Griffin grounded out (first unassisted); Aparicio
singled to right; Lahoud grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Aparicio out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Alou made an out to second; Ellis lined to right;
Swoboda struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Petrocelli
walked; Oglivie doubled to left [Petrocelli to third]; Cooper
was walked intentionally; Fisk lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Oglivie out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Hansen made an out to third; Michael lined to
second; Stottlemyre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Moret flied out to left; Griffin grounded out
(third to first); Aparicio flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
singled to center; White reached on an error by Petrocelli
[Munson to second, White to first]; Alou singled to left [Munson
scored (unearned), White to third]; Ellis was walked
intentionally [Alou to second]; Swoboda struck out; Hansen
forced Ellis (second unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lahoud lined to shortstop; Smith flied out to left;
Petrocelli flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael lined to left; Stottlemyre flied out to
left; Clarke made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Oglivie flied out to right; Cooper singled to
center; Fisk singled to center [Cooper to third]; Moret reached
on an error by Michael [Cooper scored (RBI), Fisk scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Moret to second]; Horace Clarke failed
to cover 2B on Roger Moret's grounder; Griffin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Aparicio lined to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson walked; White walked [Munson to second];
Alou doubled to left [Munson scored, White to third]; Ellis was
walked intentionally; Swoboda singled to second [White scored,
Alou to third, Ellis to second]; Hansen hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Alou scored]; Michael singled to second [Ellis to third,
Swoboda to second]; Stottlemyre singled to left [Ellis scored,
Swoboda to third, Michael to second]; TIANT REPLACED MORET
(PITCHING); Clarke lined to left; Munson walked [Swoboda scored,
Michael to third, Stottlemyre to second]; White flied out to
right; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Lahoud grounded out (second to first); Smith struck
out; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Alou popped to shortstop; Ellis flied out to right;
Swoboda walked; Hansen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Oglivie singled to left; Cooper lined to left; Fisk
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Oglivie out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red
Sox 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Michael grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stottlemyre struck out; Clarke doubled to right; Munson lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: FIORE BATTED FOR TIANT; Fiore singled; Griffin
singled to right [Fiore to third]; Aparicio hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Fiore scored]; Lahoud lined to center; Smith lined to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 9TH: BOLIN REPLACED FIORE (PITCHING); White was called
out on strikes; Alou lined to center; Ellis grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox
3.

RED SOX 9TH: Petrocelli flied out to right; Oglivie grounded out
(second to first); Cooper reached on an error by Hansen [Cooper
to first]; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 3.