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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 6, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 6, 1971 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 6, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 6, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Culp |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Kline |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Larry McCoy |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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John Kennedy | Second Baseman |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
Billy Conigliaro | Right Fielder |
Mike Fiore | First Baseman |
Phil Gagliano | Third Baseman |
Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
Ray Culp | Pitcher |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerry Kenney | Third Baseman |
Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
Felipe Alou | Center Fielder |
Roy White | Left Fielder |
Ron Blomberg | Right Fielder |
Danny Cater | First Baseman |
Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
Frank Baker | Shortstop |
Steve Kline | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 6, 1971
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Kline
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Blomberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kline
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kline
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Culp
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Culp
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gibbs for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Culp
Alou strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kline
Smith hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. Kline
Conigliaro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fiore vs. Kline
Fiore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gagliano vs. Kline
Gagliano bunts towards third. Kenney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montgomery vs. Kline
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Culp
White hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Culp
Blomberg hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Culp
Cater hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Cater reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Culp
Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Cater trying to get to home. Yastrzemski throws the ball in to Montgomery who tags Cater, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culp vs. Kline
Culp strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Kline
Kennedy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kline
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kline
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Culp
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Culp
Kline strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Culp
Kenney bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kline
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Kline
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Kline
Fiore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gagliano vs. Kline
There goes Fiore. The throw from Gibbs and he is out, Clarke applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Culp
Gibbs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Culp
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gibbs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Culp
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blomberg vs. Culp
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out. Gibbs moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cater vs. Culp
Cater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gibbs scores. Blomberg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clarke vs. Culp
Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Kline
Gagliano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montgomery vs. Kline
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culp vs. Kline
Culp strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Culp
Baker hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kline vs. Culp
Kline bunts towards the mound. Culp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kenney vs. Culp
Kenney hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gibbs vs. Culp
Gibbs hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Kline
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Kline
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Kline
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Kline
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kennedy tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. Kline
Conigliaro hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Culp
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gagliano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Culp
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Culp
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Kline
Fiore hits a popup towards short. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Kline
Gagliano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Kline
Montgomery is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Culp
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Culp
Clarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Culp
Baker bunts towards first. Fiore scoops it up and throws to first, with Kennedy covering, for the out. Cater moves to third. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Munson vs. Culp
Thurman Munson pinch hits for Steve Kline.
Munson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kenney vs. Culp
Kenney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cater scores. There goes Clarke trying to get to home. Yastrzemski throws the ball in to Montgomery who tags Clarke, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culp vs. Hambright
Roger Hambright now pitching.
Culp is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hambright
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Hambright
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Culp
Gibbs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Culp
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Culp
White hits a line drive into center field. Smith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Alou moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Swoboda vs. Lee
Bill Lee now pitching. Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Ron Blomberg.
Swoboda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou scores. White scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Lee
Cater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Swoboda moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clarke vs. Lee
Montgomery fires to second and picks off Swoboda for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Lee
Clarke hits a line drive into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Lee
Lee fires to first and picks off Cater. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hambright
Ron Swoboda now playing right field.
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, in back of third. Baker settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Baker. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hambright
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hambright
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. Hambright
Conigliaro hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fiore vs. Hambright
Fiore strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/6/1971, game 1 -- Boston at New York (D) Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Kennedy J, 2b 4 2 2 1 Kenney J, 3b 4 0 1 1 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 0 0 Gibbs J, c 4 2 2 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 0 1 0 Alou F, cf 4 1 2 0 Smith R, cf 3 1 1 1 White R, lf 4 1 1 0 Conigliaro B, rf 4 0 1 0 Blomberg R, rf 3 0 0 0 Fiore M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Swoboda R, ph-rf 1 0 1 2 Gagliano P, 3b 3 0 2 1 Cater D, 1b 4 1 4 1 Montgomery B, c 3 0 0 0 Clarke H, 2b 4 0 2 0 Culp R, p 3 0 0 0 Baker F, ss 2 0 1 0 Lee B, p 0 0 0 0 Kline S, p 2 0 0 0 Munson T, ph 1 0 0 0 Hambright R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 8 3 33 5 14 5 Boston 011 001 000 -- 3 New York 000 100 13x -- 5 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Culp R (L)* 7.0 12 5 5 0 5 Lee B 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Kline S 7.0 8 3 3 0 4 Hambright R (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th E -- Smith R, Baker F DP -- New York 2 LOB -- Boston 3, New York 5 2B -- Cater D, Baker F HR -- Kennedy J, Gibbs J CS -- Fiore M SH -- Baker F SF -- Smith R T -- 2:22 A -- 0
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