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. New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 3Game Played on Tuesday, September 14, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway ParkYankees 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. |
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