New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
May 21, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1971 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 2 1 0
Munson c 4 3 2 0
White lf 3 1 2 3
Murcer cf 3 1 2 2
Cater 1b 5 0 1 2
Alou rf 3 0 0 0
Kenney 3b 3 0 1 0
Michael ss 3 0 0 0
Kekich p 2 0 1 0
  Waslewski p 0 0 0 0
  Hansen ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
  Blefary ph 1 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 10 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Ford cf 5 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 2 1 1
Foster rf,lf 3 2 1 0
  Hennigan p 0 0 0 0
Fosse c 5 2 2 1
Harrelson 1b 4 1 3 3
  Dunning pr 0 1 0 0
Hinton lf 2 0 1 1
  Pinson ph,rf 3 0 1 0
Leon 2b 5 0 1 1
Stanley ss 2 0 0 0
  Hodge ph 1 0 1 1
Hand p 1 0 0 0
  Mingori p 1 0 1 0
  Colbert p 1 0 0 0
  Austin p 0 0 0 0
  Uhlaender lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 8
New York 100 020 2027101
Cleveland 201 010 2028120
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich   4.0 5 4 3 4 1
  Waslewski   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Jones   1.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Aker   1.2 2 1 1 2 2
  McDaniel  L (2-5) 0.1 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.1
12
8
7
7
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hand   4.1 5 3 3 4 0
  Mingori   2.2 1 2 2 2 2
  Colbert   1.2 3 2 2 0 0
  Austin   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hennigan  W (2-0) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
7
2

  E–Cater (3).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–New York Munson (2,off Hand).  3B–New York Murcer (3,off Hand).  HR–New York Murcer (6,7th inning off Mingori 1 on, 2 out), Cleveland Nettles (6,5th inning off Kekich 0 on, 0 out); Harrelson (4,7th inning off Aker 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Michael (1,off Mingori).  SF–White (9,off Hand); Harrelson (1,off Kekich).  HBP–Alou (1,by Hand).  CS–Kenney (4,2nd base by Colbert/Fosse).  SB–Stanley (1,2nd base off Aker/Munson).  WP–Hand (1).  HBP–Hand (1,Alou).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–3:25.  A–6,981.
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