New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
August 25, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1971 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 4, Oakland Athletics 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kenney 3b 4 1 1 0
Gibbs c 4 1 1 0
Murcer cf 4 1 2 3
White lf 4 0 0 0
Alou rf 4 1 2 1
Ellis 1b 4 0 1 0
Clarke 2b 4 0 1 0
Michael ss 4 0 0 0
Kline p 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0
Blefary lf 4 0 2 0
Jackson rf 4 1 1 1
Epstein 1b 4 0 0 0
Duncan c 4 0 2 0
Monday cf 4 1 1 1
Green 2b 3 0 1 0
  Davis ph 1 0 1 0
Brown 3b 3 0 0 0
  Tenace ph 1 0 0 0
Hunter p 3 0 1 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
New York 201 100 000480
Oakland 100 001 000291
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kline  W (10-12) 9.0 9 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
0
1
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  L (16-11) 9.0 8 4 4 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
1
2

  E–Duncan (9).  DP–New York 1, Oakland 1.  2B–New York Gibbs (6,off Hunter); Alou (15,off Hunter).  HR–New York Murcer (23,3rd inning off Hunter 0 on, 2 out); Alou (6,4th inning off Hunter 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Jackson (24,1st inning off Kline 0 on, 2 out); Monday (15,6th inning off Kline 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Clarke (15,2nd base off Hunter/Duncan).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–1:54.  A–5,950.
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