September 12, 1971 · 3:33 AM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NYY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
 CLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Biggest lead NYY by 2 · CLE by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BA Orioles | 101 | 57 | .639 | — |
2DE Tigers | 91 | 71 | .562 | 12.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 18.0 |
| 4NYYankees | 81 | 81 | .500 | 22.0 |
5TE Rangers | 64 | 95 | .403 | 37.5 |
| 6CLGuardians | 60 | 102 | .370 | 43.0 |
2B: Alou
HR: Alou
RBI: Alou 2
LOB: 23
2B: Uhlaender, Fosse, Camilli
HR: Foster, Nettles 2
RBI: Foster 2, Nettles 3
SB: Pinson
CS: Pinson
LOB: 9
Top 1 · NYY batting
Bottom 1 · CLE batting
The Guardians beat the Yankees 5-2 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Sam McDowell got the win, Fritz Peterson took the loss and Phil Hennigan earned the save. Graig Nettles went 2-for-4 for the Guardians, while Felipe Alou went 2-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
