July 9, 1971 · 7:05 PM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BOS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
 NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | 1 |
3B1-4H-AB1 RTop hitterFAFelipe Alou1B3-3H-AB2 3B · 2 RBIP9.0IP1 ER · 4 K · WP7.1IP4 ER · 2 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead BOS by 1 · NYY by 3 · 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 |
RBI: Conigliaro, Montgomery
LOB: 10
3B: White, Alou 2
HR: Stottlemyre Sr.
RBI: White, Alou 2, Stottlemyre Sr.
SB: Clarke
LOB: 8
Top 1 · BOS batting
Bottom 1 · NYY batting
The Yankees beat the Red Sox 5-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
Mel Stottlemyre Sr. got the win and Gary Peters took the loss. Felipe Alou went 3-for-3 for the Yankees, while Rico Petrocelli went 1-for-4 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
