New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
August 23, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1971 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics 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 2, Oakland Athletics 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kenney 3b 5 0 0 0
Munson c 4 1 1 0
Murcer cf 4 0 0 0
White lf 3 0 3 1
Blomberg rf 4 0 1 0
Alou 1b 4 0 2 0
Clarke 2b 4 0 2 0
Michael ss 4 1 2 0
Kekich p 2 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
  Ellis ph 1 0 1 1
  Ley p 0 0 0 0
  Lyttle ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 12 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 1 2 0
Rudi lf 5 1 3 0
Jackson rf 4 1 1 0
Davis 1b 4 2 0 2
  Hegan 1b 0 0 0 0
Bando 3b 2 1 2 1
  Brown pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Mangual cf 3 0 1 2
Duncan c 4 0 1 1
Green 2b 3 1 1 2
Dobson p 3 0 0 0
  Fingers p 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 8 12 8
New York 000 000 1102121
Oakland 000 310 31x8120
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich  L (8-7) 4.2 8 4 4 3 2
  Aker   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Ley   2.0 4 4 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
8
5
3
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  W (13-3) 7.1 11 2 2 1 3
  Fingers  SV (15) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
2
2
1
3

  E–Ley (1).  DP–New York 1, Oakland 3.  2B–New York Michael (13,off Dobson); Clarke (17,off Fingers), Oakland Bando (23,off Kekich); Mangual (8,off Ley).  3B–New York White (6,off Dobson).  HR–Oakland Green (12,8th inning off Ley 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Green (3,off Kekich).  HBP–Bando (8,by Ley).  IBB–Mangual (1,by Kekich).  HBP–Ley (1,Bando).  IBB–Kekich (11,Mangual).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:39.  A–4,972.
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