Chicago White Sox vs New York Yankees
July 17, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1971 at Yankee Stadium. 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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Chicago White Sox 2, New York Yankees 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 0 0 1
Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0
Reichardt lf 4 1 3 0
Melton 3b 3 0 1 1
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Herrmann c 3 0 0 0
Hershberger cf 3 0 1 0
Alvarado ss 3 1 1 0
Horlen p 2 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Muser ph 1 0 1 0
  Hinton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 1 0 0
Kenney 3b 3 0 0 0
Murcer cf 4 1 0 0
White lf 4 0 2 1
Blomberg rf 3 1 2 1
Gibbs c 3 1 1 0
Cater 1b 3 0 1 2
Baker ss 2 0 0 0
Kline p 3 0 1 0
Totals 29 4 7 4
Chicago 000 001 001272
New York 100 100 20x471
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Horlen  L (4-7) 6.0 7 4 2 0 2
  Forster   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hinton   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
2
1
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kline  W (8-8) 9.0 7 2 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
0
2

  E–Andrews 2 (15), Kenney (10).  DP–Chicago 1, New York 1.  2B–New York Gibbs (5,off Horlen); Cater (9,off Horlen).  3B–Chicago Reichardt (2,off Kline).  SF–Melton (2,off Kline); Blomberg (1,off Horlen).  SH–Kenney (5,off Horlen).  CS–Reichardt (5,2nd base by Kline/Gibbs).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:04.  A–8,614.
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