April 11, 1971 New York Yankees at Washington Senators Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 5
@BAL 4
(11) BAL 9
DET 3 MIN 6
@CHW 0 CLE 7
BOS 2 MIL 3
CAL 0 KCR 10
@OAK 5 NYY 1
@WSA 0 WSA 4
NYY 3 ATL 3
PIT 1 HOU 7
CHC 4 SDP 9
@LAD 7 NYM 1
CIN 0
(11) PHI 11
MON 4 STL 4
SFG 2 SFG 7
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 24,358

Sunday, April 11, 1971, 3:48PM
Time of Game: 2:27

Yankees

2-3

Lost 1

4th, 2 GB

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

W: D Knowles (1-0), L: J Aker (0-1)

Senators

3-3

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Clarke 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .350  .835    0    3   2   SB
J Kenney 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .267  .580    0    0   0   SB,GDP
R White LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .673    0    1   0   
B Murcer CF                   3   1   2   1    1   1  .250  .636    0    2   0   SB
D Cater 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .536    0    5   0   
C Blefary RF                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .286 1.000    0    1   0   
  R Woods PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167    0    0   0   
J Gibbs C                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .500    0   10   0   2B
G Michael SS                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .294  .706    0    2   2   2B
M Kekich P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  J Aker P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Hansen PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L McDaniel P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Ellis PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    0   0   
  F Baker PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   3   8   3    4   6                    24   6

BATTING

2B: J Gibbs (1, off D Knowles); G Michael (2, off C Cox).

TB: J Gibbs 2; G Michael 2; B Murcer 2; R White; H Clarke; C Blefary; J Kenney.

GIDP: J Kenney (2).

RBI: C Blefary (2); J Gibbs (1); B Murcer (3).

2-out RBI: C Blefary; J Gibbs.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Kekich-G Michael-D Cater.

E: C Blefary (1); J Kenney (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: H Clarke (1, 2nd base off C Cox/P Casanova); J Kenney (1, 2nd base off C Cox/P Casanova); B Murcer (2, 2nd base off C Cox/P Casanova).

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harrah SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .182  .477    0    2   2   
E Maddox CF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .211  .527    0    1   0   
F Howard LF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .240  .551    0    4   0   2·2B
  D Unser RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         1   0   
M Epstein 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .350  .880    0    8   1   
J Foy 3B                      3   0   0   0    1   1  .389  .991    0    0   4   
R Scheinblum RF-LF            2   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    2   0   
P Casanova C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .516    0    3   0   GDP
  B Allen PH                  1   0   1   2    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  J French C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         3   0   
T Cullen 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .243    0    3   0   
C Cox P                       2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  D Knowles P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       29   4   5   3    3   9                    27   9

BATTING

2B: F Howard 2 (2, 2 off M Kekich).

TB: F Howard 4; E Maddox; B Allen; T Harrah.

GIDP: P Casanova (1).

RBI: B Allen 2 (2); F Howard (3).

2-out RBI: B Allen 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Cox-T Harrah-M Epstein; M Epstein-T Cullen.

PITCHING

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
M Kekich                       5.1   4   3   3    2   6   0   5.06   22     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 4     52    -     1.19   0.08
J Aker, BS (1), L (0-1)        0.2   1   1   0    1   0   0   5.40    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          2-2    2.81  -0.40
L McDaniel                     2     0   0   0    0   3   0   6.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.53   0.06
Totals                         8     5   4   3    3   9   0          32     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 1· 5          2-2

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Cox                          5.2   6   3   3    3   2   0   4.22   24     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 6     44    -     1.11  -0.02
D Knowles, W (1-0)             3.1   2   0   0    1   4   0   0.00   13     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 2          1-1    1.63   0.26
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4   6   0          37     -       ·  ·      7·11· 1· 8          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: M Kekich (1); C Cox (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ron Luciano.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 24,358.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Washington Senators                  
1. H Clarke             2B    1. T Harrah             SS 
2. J Kenney             3B    2. E Maddox             CF 
3. R White              LF    3. F Howard             LF 
4. B Murcer             CF    4. M Epstein            1B 
5. D Cater              1B    5. J Foy                3B 
6. C Blefary            RF    6. R Scheinblum         RF 
7. J Gibbs              C     7. P Casanova           C  
8. G Michael            SS    8. T Cullen             2B 
9. M Kekich             P     9. C Cox                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  3-1  123      48%  75% B Allen         J Aker          Single to RF; Howard Scores; Epstein Scores; Scheinblum Scores/Adv on E9/unER; Allen to 2B
   t 6   2  0-1  --3     -12%  20% C Blefary       C Cox           Single to CF; Murcer Scores
   b 6   1  3-0  1--      12%  25% F Howard        M Kekich        Double to CF; Maddox Scores
   b 6   1  3-1  1-3     -10%  22% J Foy           J Aker          Foul Flyball: C
   t 6   2  0-2  1--      -9%  11% J Gibbs         D Knowles       Double to LF; Blefary Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Casey Cox facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  H Clarke        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  J Kenney        Walk
          1--      48%  R White         Kenney Steals 2B
   O      -2-      51%  " "             Flyball: CF
          -2-      50%  B Murcer        Walk
   O      12-      54%  D Cater         Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Kekich facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  T Harrah        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      55%  E Maddox        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      53%  F Howard        Flyball: CF; Harrah to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  M Epstein       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Casey Cox facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  C Blefary       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  J Gibbs         Flyball: LF
          ---      51%  G Michael       Double to LF
   O      -2-      55%  M Kekich        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Kekich facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  J Foy           Walk
   O      1--      55%  R Scheinblum    Popfly: 2B
   OO     1--      50%  P Casanova      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Casey Cox facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  H Clarke        Walk
   O      1--      50%  J Kenney        Flyball: LF
          1--      47%  R White         Clarke Steals 2B
          -2-      42%  " "             Single to CF; Clarke to 3B
   R      1-3      33%  B Murcer        Single to P; White to 2B; Clarke Scores
   OO     12-      41%  D Cater         Fly Ball Double Play: 1B-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Kekich facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      38%  T Cullen        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      37%  C Cox           Strikeout
          ---      38%  T Harrah        Single to RF
   O      1--      36%  E Maddox        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Senators 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Casey Cox facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      38%  C Blefary       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      39%  J Gibbs         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      40%  G Michael       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Kekich facing 3-4-5
          ---      49%  F Howard        Double to LF
   O      -2-      43%  M Epstein       Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      38%  J Foy           Strikeout
   O      -2-      34%  R Scheinblum    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Senators 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Casey Cox facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      36%  M Kekich        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      33%  H Clarke        Single to P
   OO     1--      38%  J Kenney        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Kekich facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      35%  P Casanova      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      33%  T Cullen        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      31%  C Cox           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Senators 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Casey Cox facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      33%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      31%  B Murcer        Single to RF
          1--      29%  D Cater         Murcer Steals 2B
   O      -2-      32%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      32%  C Blefary       Wild Pitch; Murcer to 3B
   R      --3      20%  " "             Single to CF; Murcer Scores
                  Darold Knowles replaces Casey Cox pitching and batting 9th
   R      1--      11%  J Gibbs         Double to LF; Blefary Scores
   O      -2-      13%  G Michael       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Kekich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      10%  T Harrah        Strikeout
          ---      13%  E Maddox        Single to CF
   R      1--      25%  F Howard        Double to CF; Maddox Scores
          -2-      28%  M Epstein       Wild Pitch; Howard to 3B
          --3      32%  " "             Walk
                  Jack Aker replaces Mike Kekich pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      22%  J Foy           Foul Flyball: C
          1-3      27%  R Scheinblum    Walk; Epstein to 2B
                  Bernie Allen pinch hits for Paul Casanova batting 7th
   RRR    123      75%  B Allen         Single to RF; Howard Scores; Epstein Scores; Scheinblum Scores/Adv on E9/unER; Allen to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  T Cullen        Popfly: 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 4.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Darold Knowles facing 9-1-2
                  Jim French replaces Bernie Allen playing C batting 7th; Ron Hansen pinch hits for Jack Aker batting 9th
   O      ---      76%  R Hansen        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      79%  H Clarke        Popfly: 2B
          ---      77%  J Kenney        Single to 1B
   O      1--      81%  R White         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Ahead 4-3, Lindy McDaniel facing 9-1-2
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces Ron Hansen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      79%  D Knowles       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  T Harrah        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      78%  E Maddox        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 4.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Darold Knowles facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  B Murcer        Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  D Cater         Flyball: RF
                  Ron Woods pinch hits for Curt Blefary batting 6th
   O      ---      88%  R Woods         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Ahead 4-3, Lindy McDaniel facing 3-4-5
                  Ron Woods moves to RF
   O      ---      87%  F Howard        Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  M Epstein       Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  J Foy           Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 4.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Darold Knowles facing 7-8-9
                  Richie Scheinblum moves to LF; Del Unser replaces Frank Howard playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      93%  J Gibbs         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  G Michael       Strikeout
                  John Ellis pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel batting 9th
          ---      93%  J Ellis         Walk
                  Frank Baker pinch runs for John Ellis batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  H Clarke        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 4.

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