Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
September 6, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1971 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 5

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kennedy 2b 4 2 2 1
Aparicio ss 4 0 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 3 0 1 0
Smith cf 3 1 1 1
Conigliaro rf 4 0 1 0
Fiore 1b 4 0 1 0
Gagliano 3b 3 0 2 1
Montgomery c 3 0 0 0
Culp p 3 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kenney 3b 4 0 1 1
Gibbs c 4 2 2 1
Alou cf 4 1 2 0
White lf 4 1 1 0
Blomberg rf 3 0 0 0
  Swoboda ph,rf 1 0 1 2
Cater 1b 4 1 4 1
Clarke 2b 4 0 2 0
Baker ss 2 0 1 0
Kline p 2 0 0 0
  Munson ph 1 0 0 0
  Hambright p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 14 5
Boston 011 001 000381
New York 000 100 13x5141
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Culp  L (14-14) 7.0 12 5 5 0 5
  Lee   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
5
5
0
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kline   7.0 8 3 3 0 4
  Hambright  W (2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
6

  E–Smith (12), Baker (6).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Cater (16,off Culp); Baker (2,off Culp).  HR–Boston Kennedy (5,3rd inning off Kline 0 on, 1 out), New York Gibbs (5,8th inning off Culp 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Smith (4,off Kline).  SH–Baker (2,off Culp).  CS–Fiore (3,2nd base by Kline/Gibbs).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:22.
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