Washington Senators vs New York Yankees
September 2, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1971 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 1, New York Yankees 11

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 0 1 0
Nelson 3b 4 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 4 0 1 0
McCraw lf 4 0 0 0
Biittner rf 4 0 0 0
Billings c 4 0 0 0
Allen 2b 2 1 1 0
Cullen ss 2 0 0 0
  Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0
  Burroughs ph 1 0 1 1
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
Shellenback p 0 0 0 0
  Cox p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Harrah ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 2 2 2
Munson c 5 2 3 0
Murcer cf 4 2 2 2
White lf 4 2 2 1
Alou 1b 3 1 2 3
Cater 3b 5 1 2 1
Swoboda rf 1 0 0 0
  Blomberg pr,rf 2 1 0 0
Michael ss 3 0 0 0
Bahnsen p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 11 13 9
Washington 000 000 100141
New York 470 000 00x11130
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Shellenback  L (3-10) 0.0 2 4 4 2 0
  Cox   1.0 5 5 5 2 0
  Thompson   3.0 2 2 2 1 3
  Riddleberger   2.0 3 0 0 0 0
  Pina   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
11
11
6
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen  W (11-10) 9.0 4 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
4

  E–McCraw (4).  DP–Washington 2.  PB–Billings 2 (13).  2B–Washington Allen (6,off Bahnsen), New York Clarke (19,off Thompson).  HR–New York Alou (7,2nd inning off Cox 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Bahnsen (7,off Thompson).  HBP–Swoboda (3,by Thompson).  IBB–Michael (7,by Cox).  WP–Cox (5), Thompson (6).  BK–Bahnsen (1).  HBP–Thompson (3,Swoboda).  IBB–Cox (8,Michael).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Art Frantz.  T–2:20.  A–7,461.
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