New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox
May 9, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1971 at Comiskey Park I. The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 6, Chicago White Sox 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 1 2 2
Murcer cf 4 0 0 0
White lf 3 1 1 2
Cater 1b 4 0 1 0
Munson c 4 1 1 0
Alou rf 4 1 1 0
Hansen 3b 3 1 1 1
Michael ss 4 1 2 1
Kekich p 2 0 1 0
  Aker p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 10 6
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Richard ss 4 0 0 0
Hershberger cf 3 0 0 0
Reichardt lf 4 0 1 0
McKinney rf 2 1 0 0
Melton 3b 4 0 2 1
May 1b 4 0 2 0
Alvarado 2b 4 0 0 0
Brinkman c 2 0 1 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
  Kealey p 0 0 0 0
Wood p 1 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
  John p 0 0 0 0
  Herrmann ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
New York 000 011 3106101
Chicago 000 000 001160
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich  W (1-0) 5.2 4 0 0 2 5
  Aker  SV (2) 3.1 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
6
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  L (1-2) 6.0 4 2 0 0 0
  John   1.0 4 3 3 0 0
  Kealey   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
4
0
2

  E–Clarke (3).  DP–New York 2.  PB–Brinkman 2 (3).  2B–Chicago Melton (7,off Aker).  HR–New York White (6,8th inning off Kealey 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Aker (1,off John).  SF–Hansen (1,off Wood); White (6,off Wood).  SB–Clarke (4,2nd base off Wood/Brinkman).  WP–Kekich (3).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:10.  A–10,401.
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