July 5, 1971 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Bobby BolinL: Lindy McDanielS: Ken Tatum
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NYY | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
 BOS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 16 | 0 |
Biggest lead NYY by 5 · BOS by 5 · 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: Alou, Cater
3B: Swoboda
HR: Michael, Murcer, Alou
RBI: Michael, Murcer, White, Alou 3, Stottlemyre Sr.
LOB: 17
2B: Scott, Lahoud
3B: Petrocelli
HR: Smith, Petrocelli, Scott, Lahoud
RBI: Smith 3, Yastrzemski 2, Petrocelli 4, Scott 2, Lahoud
LOB: 14
Top 1 · NYY batting
Bottom 1 · BOS batting
The Red Sox routed the Yankees 12-7 at Fenway Park.
Bobby Bolin got the win, Lindy McDaniel took the loss and Ken Tatum earned the save. Rico Petrocelli went 2-for-5 for the Red Sox, while Felipe Alou went 3-for-5 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
