September 8, 1971 · 3:33 AM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
 NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
CF2-5H-AB1 RBITop hitterRSRon SwobodaRF2-3H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RP1.0IP0 ER · 0 K · WP1.2IP1 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead BOS by 1 · 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 |
| DGDoug Griffin2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JBJuan BeníquezSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| RSReggie SmithCF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RPRico Petrocelli3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GSGeorge Scott1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| BOBen OglivieRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RMRoger MoretP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CCCecil CooperPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBBobby BolinP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
2B: Griffin
RBI: Smith
LOB: 10
2B: Munson
HR: Swoboda
RBI: Swoboda, Ellis
CS: Clarke
LOB: 15
Top 1 · BOS batting
Bottom 1 · NYY batting
The Yankees outlasted the Red Sox 2-1 in 11 innings at Yankee Stadium I.
Roger Hambright got the win and Bobby Bolin took the loss. Ron Swoboda went 2-for-3 for the Yankees, while Reggie Smith went 2-for-5 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
