Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
September 17, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1971 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 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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Cleveland Indians 1, New York Yankees 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender lf 4 0 1 0
Pinson cf 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 1 1 1
Baker rf 3 0 1 0
Lowenstein 2b 2 0 0 0
Camilli ss 4 0 0 0
Suarez c 2 0 0 0
  Fosse ph,c 1 0 1 0
Paul p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb p 1 0 0 0
  Hodge ph 1 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Kaiser p 0 0 0 0
  Hinton ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 1 3 1
Munson c 4 1 1 1
Murcer cf 4 1 2 0
White lf 3 0 0 0
Ellis 1b 5 0 2 1
Swoboda rf 3 1 2 1
Hansen 3b 5 1 2 0
Michael ss 3 1 0 0
Bahnsen p 4 1 2 2
Totals 36 7 14 6
Cleveland 000 100 000140
New York 101 100 31x7142
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Paul  L (2-6) 3.0 7 3 3 2 3
  Lamb   3.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Farmer   0.2 4 3 3 1 1
  Mingori   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Kaiser   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.0
14
7
7
6
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen  W (14-10) 9.0 4 1 1 4 5
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
4
5

  E–Hansen (6), Michael (19).  DP–Cleveland 2, New York 1.  HR–Cleveland Nettles (26,4th inning off Bahnsen 0 on, 1 out), New York Munson (10,3rd inning off Paul 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Baker (1,by Bahnsen); Munson (7,by Paul).  CS–Uhlaender (5,2nd base by Bahnsen/Munson).  WP–Lamb (5).  HBP–Paul (4,Munson); Bahnsen (5,Baker).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:55.  A–7,527.
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