Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
September 8, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 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 1, New York Yankees 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Griffin 2b 5 1 1 0
Beniquez ss 5 0 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 3 0 0 0
Smith cf 5 0 2 1
Petrocelli 3b 4 0 0 0
Scott 1b 4 0 0 0
Oglivie rf 4 0 1 0
Fisk c 4 0 0 0
Moret p 3 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 0 0
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 1 5 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 0 2 0
Munson c 5 0 3 0
  Hambright p 0 0 0 0
Alou cf 5 0 0 0
White lf 3 1 0 0
Cater 3b 3 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 3 1 2 1
Ellis 1b 3 0 1 1
Baker ss 2 0 0 0
  Blomberg ph 1 0 0 0
  Kenney ss 0 0 0 0
Stottlemyre p 2 0 0 0
  Hansen ph 1 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
  Gibbs ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Boston 000 001 000 00150
New York 000 000 100 01281
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Moret   9.0 6 1 1 4 3
  Bolin  L (4-3) 1.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.2
8
2
2
5
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre   7.0 4 1 1 1 4
  Aker   3.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Hambright  W (3-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.0
5
1
1
2
6

  E–Aker (2).  DP–Boston 1, New York 1.  2B–Boston Griffin (21,off Stottlemyre), New York Munson (15,off Bolin).  HR–New York Swoboda (2,7th inning off Moret 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Cater 2 (4,off Moret,off Bolin); Swoboda (1,off Bolin).  SF–Ellis (3,off Bolin).  IBB–Swoboda (1,by Moret).  CS–Clarke (7,2nd base by Bolin/Fisk).  IBB–Moret (2,Swoboda).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:40.  A–6,154.
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