After giving up three runs on six hits in the first three innings, Mel Stottlemyre yielded only three more safeties the rest of the way and pitched the Yankees to a 6-3 victory over the Senators. The Yankees clinched it for Stottlemyre with four runs in the fifth inning. Felipe Alou drove in two tallies with a bases-loaded single and two more followed on a single by Ron Hansen and infield out by Jake Gibbs. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Washington Senators 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 29, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Yankees      0  1  0    0  4  1    0  0  0  -   6 13  2
Senators     1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   1   3   0     0   1   .251      Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Torres rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .364      Harrah 3b             4   2   3   0     0   0   .230
Murcer cf             3   1   1   0     2   0   .331      Biittner 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .257
White lf              4   2   1   1     1   0   .290      Howard lf             4   0   2   2     0   0   .278
Alou 1b               5   1   3   2     0   0   .288      Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Hansen 3b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .213      Fahey c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gibbs c               4   0   1   2     0   0   .218      Mason ss              3   0   2   0     0   1   .333
Michael ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .224      Ragland 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Stottlemyre p         4   0   0   0     0   3   .170      Shellenback p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Allen ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .266
                                                            Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mincher ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
                                                            Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .077

Totals               39   6  13   6     3   4             Totals               33   3   9   3     0   3

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  4,003
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Senators 3
DP: Yankees 3, Senators 1
Errors: Murcer, Stottlemyre, Biittner
Doubles: Clarke (22)
Stolen Bases: Harrah (10)
GIDP: Hansen (5), Biittner (7), Ragland (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(16-12)    9     9   3   2   0   3   0  33   2.87
Totals                  9     9   3   2   0   3   0  33

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shellenback L(3-11)     4.1   8   5   3   2   3   0  24   3.53
Lindblad                0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.86
Riddleberger            2     1   1   1   1   0   0   8   3.23
Cox                     2     3   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.98
Totals                  9    13   6   4   3   4   0  42

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Jake O'Donnell, 3B - Jim Honochick


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke was called out on strikes; Torres grounded
out (shortstop to first); Murcer grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Unser popped to third in foul territory; Harrah
singled to right; Harrah stole second; Biittner flied out to
left; Howard singled to left [Harrah scored]; Burroughs was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Senators 1.

YANKEES 2ND: White singled to center; Alou singled to left
[White to third]; Hansen popped to second; Gibbs forced Alou
(second to shortstop) [White scored]; Michael singled to left
[Gibbs to second]; Stottlemyre struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Yankees 1, Senators 1.

SENATORS 2ND: Fahey grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
singled to left; Ragland grounded out (first to second) [Mason
to second]; Shellenback grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Senators 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke singled to center; Torres singled to right
[Clarke to second]; Murcer lined to first; White flied out to
center; Alou forced Torres (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Senators 1.

SENATORS 3RD: Unser lined to second; On a bunt Harrah singled to
pitcher [Harrah to second (error by Stottlemyre)]; Biittner
singled to center [Harrah scored, Biittner to third (error by
Murcer)]; Howard singled to left [Biittner scored (unearned)];
Burroughs hit into a double play (left to shortstop to first)
[Howard out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Senators 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Hansen lined to shortstop; Gibbs singled to right;
Michael flied out to center; Stottlemyre was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Senators 3.

SENATORS 4TH: Fahey grounded out (second to first); Mason struck
out; Ragland grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Senators 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Torres
reached on an error by Biittner (assist by Mason) [Torres to
first]; Murcer walked [Torres to second]; White walked [Torres
to third, Murcer to second]; Alou singled to center [Torres
scored (unearned), Murcer scored, White to second]; Hansen
singled to left [White scored, Alou to third]; LINDBLAD REPLACED
SHELLENBACK (PITCHING); Gibbs forced Hansen (first to shortstop)
[Alou scored (unearned)]; Michael singled to left [Gibbs to
third]; Stottlemyre grounded out (third to first); 4 R (2 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Senators 3.

SENATORS 5TH: ALLEN BATTED FOR LINDBLAD; Allen struck out; Unser
singled to right; Harrah singled to second [Unser to second];
Biittner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Senators 3.

YANKEES 6TH: RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Clarke
doubled to left; Torres grounded out (second to first) [Clarke
to third]; Murcer walked; White forced Murcer (second to
shortstop) [Clarke scored]; Alou forced White (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Senators 3.

SENATORS 6TH: Howard grounded out (first unassisted); Burroughs
flied out to right; Fahey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 6, Senators 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Hansen flied out to right; Gibbs flied out to left;
Michael popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 6, Senators 3.

SENATORS 7TH: Mason singled to right; Ragland grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mason out at
second]; MINCHER BATTED FOR RIDDLEBERGER; Mincher popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Senators 3.

YANKEES 8TH: COX REPLACED MINCHER (PITCHING); Stottlemyre was
called out on strikes; Clarke singled to right [Clarke out at
second (right to shortstop)]; Torres grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Senators 3.

SENATORS 8TH: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
grounded out (pitcher to first); Biittner grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Senators 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer singled to center; White forced Murcer
(shortstop to second); Alou singled to right [White to second];
Hansen grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Alou
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Senators 3.

SENATORS 9TH: Howard flied out to center; Burroughs grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fahey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Senators 3.