September 6, 1971 Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
CLE 5 CLE 1
@BAL 0 CHW 6
MIN 3 MIN 10
@CHW 3 KCR 4
MIL 3 KCR 6
MIL 4 NYY 5
BOS 3 NYY 3
BOS 0 CAL 4
@OAK 2 DET 3
@WSA 0 HOU 6
@ATL 4 LAD 5
SFG 2 NYM 7
@MON 0 STL 6
@PHI 3 PHI 2
STL 1 PIT 4
CHC 1 PIT 10
CHC 5 CIN 1
@SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Monday, September 6, 1971, 1:06PM
Time of Game: 2:22

Red Sox

73-67

Lost 1

3rd, 14½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  1  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    3  8  1
Yankees         0  0  0   1  0  0   1  3  X    5 14  1

W: R Hambright (2-1), L: R Culp (14-14)

Yankees

69-71

Won 2

4th, 17½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kennedy 2B                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .277  .738    0    4   3   HR
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .564    0    2   0   
C Yastrzemski LF              3   0   1   0    1   0  .261  .793    0    1   2   
R Smith CF                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .294  .864    0    3   0   SF
B Conigliaro RF               4   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .751    0    2   0   
M Fiore 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .150  .509    0    5   1   CS,GDP
P Gagliano 3B                 3   0   2   1    0   0  .322  .813    0    0   1   
B Montgomery C                3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .669    0    7   1   GDP
R Culp P                      3   0   0   0    0   3  .127  .330    0    0   1   
  B Lee P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .488         0   1   
Totals                       31   3   8   3    1   6                    24  10

BATTING

HR: J Kennedy (5, off S Kline; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: R Smith (4, off S Kline).

TB: J Kennedy 5; P Gagliano 2; C Yastrzemski; B Conigliaro; R Smith; M Fiore.

GIDP: B Montgomery (5); M Fiore (1).

RBI: J Kennedy (21); P Gagliano (13); R Smith (82).

2-out RBI: P Gagliano.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

FIELDING

E: R Smith (12).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Fiore (3, 2nd base by S Kline/J Gibbs).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kenney 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .252  .660    0    0   4   
J Gibbs C                     4   2   2   1    0   0  .207  .582    0    6   1   HR
F Alou CF                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .277  .723    0    4   0   
R White LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .827    0    1   0   
R Blomberg RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .319  .839    0    1   0   
  R Swoboda PH-RF             1   0   1   2    0   0  .260  .740    0    1   0   
D Cater 1B                    4   1   4   1    0   0  .280  .680    0    9   0   2B
H Clarke 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .243  .634    0    3   4   
F Baker SS                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .136  .447    0    2   4   2B,SH
S Kline P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .148  .364    0    0   0   
  T Munson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .716    0    0   0   
  R Hambright P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       33   5  14   5    0   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: D Cater (16, off R Culp); F Baker (2, off R Culp).

HR: J Gibbs (5, off R Culp; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: F Baker (2, off R Culp).

TB: J Gibbs 5; D Cater 5; F Alou 2; H Clarke 2; F Baker 2; R White; J Kenney; R Swoboda.

RBI: R Swoboda 2 (21); J Gibbs (18); J Kenney (19); D Cater (50).

2-out RBI: D Cater; J Kenney.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Kenney-H Clarke-D Cater; H Clarke-F Baker-D Cater.

E: F Baker (6).

BASERUNNING

PO: D Cater (1st base by B Lee); R Swoboda (2nd base by B Montgomery).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Culp, L (14-14)              7    12   5   5    0   5   1   3.56   31     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0·11     38    -     1.65  -0.43
B Lee                          1     2   0   0    0   0   0   2.65    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 2          2-2    0.66  -0.08
Totals                         8    14   5   5    0   5   1          34     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 1·13          2-2

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Kline                        7     8   3   3    0   4   1   2.92   26     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0· 5     53    -     0.89  -0.11
R Hambright, W (2-1)           2     0   0   0    1   2   0   4.12    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.48   0.10
Totals                         9     8   3   3    1   6   1          33     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0· 5           -

R Culp faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: B Lee (1; D Cater, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 87° F, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                New York Yankees                     
1. J Kennedy            2B    1. J Kenney             3B 
2. L Aparicio           SS    2. J Gibbs              C  
3. C Yastrzemski        LF    3. F Alou               CF 
4. R Smith              CF    4. R White              LF 
5. B Conigliaro         RF    5. R Blomberg           RF 
6. M Fiore              1B    6. D Cater              1B 
7. P Gagliano           3B    7. H Clarke             2B 
8. B Montgomery         C     8. F Baker              SS 
9. R Culp               P     9. S Kline              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  3-2  ---      33%  59% J Gibbs         R Culp          Home Run
   b 8   0  3-3  1--      20%  86% R White         R Culp          Single to CF (CF-RF); Alou to 3B; White to 2B/Adv on E8
   b 7   1  3-1  -23     -13%  21% T Munson        R Culp          Strikeout Looking
   b 4   2  2-0  1-3      12%  40% D Cater         R Culp          Single to LF; Gibbs Scores; Blomberg to 2B
   t 3   1  0-1  ---     -12%  27% J Kennedy       S Kline         Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Kline facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Kennedy       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      53%  L Aparicio      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      54%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Culp facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  J Kenney        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Gibbs         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  F Alou          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Kline facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  R Smith         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      40%  B Conigliaro    Single to RF (CF-RF); Smith to 2B
   OO     12-      51%  M Fiore         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Smith to 3B
   R      --3      40%  P Gagliano      Single to 3B/Bunt; Smith Scores
   O      1--      42%  B Montgomery    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Culp facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      40%  R White         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      38%  R Blomberg      Flyball: CF
          ---      41%  D Cater         Double to LF
   O      -2-      37%  H Clarke        Single to LF; Cater out at Hm/LF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Kline facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      39%  R Culp          Strikeout
   R      ---      27%  J Kennedy       Home Run
   O      ---      28%  L Aparicio      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      29%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Ray Culp facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      27%  F Baker         Strikeout
   O      ---      25%  S Kline         Strikeout
   O      ---      24%  J Kenney        Strikeout (foul bunt)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Kline facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      25%  R Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      26%  B Conigliaro    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      26%  M Fiore         Single to RF
   O      1--      27%  P Gagliano      Fiore Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Ray Culp facing 2-3-4
          ---      32%  J Gibbs         Single to CF
          1--      40%  F Alou          Single to CF; Gibbs to 2B
   O      12-      33%  R White         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      12-      28%  R Blomberg      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Gibbs to 3B
   R      1-3      40%  D Cater         Single to LF; Gibbs Scores; Blomberg to 2B
   O      12-      34%  H Clarke        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Kline facing 7-8-9
          ---      30%  P Gagliano      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      37%  B Montgomery    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      38%  R Culp          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Ray Culp facing 8-9-1
          ---      48%  F Baker         Ground-rule Double
   O      -2-      42%  S Kline         Bunt Groundout: P-2B; Baker stays at 2B
   O      -2-      37%  J Kenney        Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Baker to 3B
   O      --3      31%  J Gibbs         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Kline facing 1-2-3
          ---      28%  J Kennedy       Single to RF
   O      1--      29%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B; Kennedy to 2B
          -2-      24%  C Yastrzemski   Single to P; Kennedy to 3B
   RO     1-3      20%  R Smith         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Kennedy Scores
   O      1--      22%  B Conigliaro    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Ray Culp facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      19%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      17%  R White         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---      15%  R Blomberg      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Kline facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      17%  M Fiore         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      17%  P Gagliano      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      18%  B Montgomery    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Ray Culp facing 6-7-8
          ---      25%  D Cater         Single to 2B
          1--      36%  H Clarke        Single to RF; Cater to 2B
   O      12-      34%  F Baker         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Cater to 3B; Clarke to 2B
                  Thurman Munson pinch hits for Steve Kline batting 9th
   O      -23      21%  T Munson        Strikeout Looking
   RO     -23      22%  J Kenney        Single to LF; Cater Scores; Clarke out at Hm/LF-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 2.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Roger Hambright facing 9-1-2
                  Roger Hambright replaces Thurman Munson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      24%  R Culp          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      25%  J Kennedy       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      26%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Ray Culp facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      59%  J Gibbs         Home Run
          ---      66%  F Alou          Single to LF
          1--      86%  R White         Single to CF (CF-RF); Alou to 3B; White to 2B/Adv on E8
                  Bill Lee replaces Ray Culp pitching and batting 9th; Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Ron Blomberg batting 5th
   RR     -23      96%  R Swoboda       Single to LF; Alou Scores; White Scores
          1--      97%  D Cater         Single to LF; Swoboda to 2B
   O      12-      95%  H Clarke        Swoboda Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   O      1--      95%  " "             Lineout: RF
   O      1--      94%  F Baker         Cater Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 5.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Roger Hambright facing 3-4-5
                  Ron Swoboda moves to RF
          ---      94%  C Yastrzemski   E6 on Foul Ball
          ---      87%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      93%  R Smith         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--      97%  B Conigliaro    Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  M Fiore         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 5.

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