June 3, 1971 · 7:05 PM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
 NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Biggest lead BOS by 2 · NYY by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BA Orioles | 101 | 57 | .639 | — |
2DE Tigers | 91 | 71 | .562 | 12.0 |
| 3BORed Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 18.0 |
| 4NYYankees | 81 | 81 | .500 | 22.0 |
5TE Rangers | 64 | 95 | .403 | 37.5 |
6CL Guardians | 60 | 102 | .370 | 43.0 |
2B: Yastrzemski, Josephson, Kennedy
HR: Smith
RBI: Smith, Yastrzemski, Culp
CS: Aparicio
LOB: 13
2B: Clarke, Murcer
HR: Munson
RBI: Munson, Murcer
SB: Murcer
CS: Cater, Gibbs
LOB: 9
Top 1 · BOS batting
Bottom 1 · NYY batting
The Red Sox edged the Yankees 3-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
Ray Culp got the win, Mel Stottlemyre Sr. took the loss and Bobby Bolin earned the save. Reggie Smith went 1-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Thurman Munson went 1-for-3 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
