New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
September 12, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1971 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 0 0 0
Swoboda cf 5 0 1 0
White lf 4 1 1 0
Alou 1b 4 1 2 2
Munson c 3 0 1 0
Blomberg rf 3 0 0 0
Hansen 3b 3 0 0 0
Michael ss 3 0 1 0
Peterson p 2 0 0 0
  Murcer ph 0 0 0 0
  Kenney pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender lf 4 1 1 0
Pinson cf 4 0 2 0
Foster rf 4 1 1 2
  Ford rf 0 0 0 0
Fosse c 4 1 2 0
Nettles 3b 4 2 2 3
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
Bevacqua 2b 3 0 0 0
Camilli ss 3 0 3 0
McDowell p 2 0 0 0
  Hennigan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 11 5
New York 200 000 000260
Cleveland 300 000 02x5110
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  L (13-12) 8.0 11 5 5 0 4
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
0
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell  W (13-14) 8.0 6 2 2 6 8
  Hennigan  SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
6
9

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Alou (17,off McDowell), Cleveland Uhlaender (16,off Peterson); Camilli (2,off Peterson); Fosse (19,off Peterson).  HR–New York Alou (8,1st inning off McDowell 1 on, 2 out), Cleveland R Foster (17,1st inning off Peterson 1 on, 1 out); Nettles 2 (25,1st inning off Peterson 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Peterson 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Peterson (14,off McDowell); McDowell (5,off Peterson).  SB–Pinson (21,2nd base off Peterson/Munson).  CS–Pinson (6,2nd base by Peterson/Munson).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:20.  A–7,556.
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