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New York Yankees @ Washington Senators

1971-09-30 · Night game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Att: 14460 · 72°F, night · 2:38

Washington Senators defeated New York Yankees 7–5. Washington Senators put up 4 in the 6th. Bobby Murcer went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	9
WS2	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	2		7	11

SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Odom · 1B: Jake O'Donnell · 2B: Jim Honochick · 3B: Lou DiMuro · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Murcer	4	1	1	2	1	0
Horace Clarke	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rusty Torres	4	1	2	1	0	0
Roy White	3	2	2	1	1	1
John Ellis	3	0	2	1	0	0
Thurman Munson	4	0	2	0	0	2
Ron Hansen	4	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Baker	2	1	0	0	1	1
Mike Kekich	2	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Michael	1	0	0	0	0	0
Felipe Alou	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Elliott Maddox	4	0	1	2	0	0
Toby Harrah	4	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Howard	3	1	1	1	1	0
Dick Billings	4	1	3	0	0	0
Jeff Burroughs	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dave Nelson	4	3	2	0	0	1
Del Unser	4	0	0	1	0	1
Tom Ragland	4	1	1	0	0	1
Dick Bosman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Casanova	0	0	0	0	1	0
Don Mincher	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tommy McCraw	1	0	1	1	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Kekich	5.0	7	2	1
Jack Aker	3.0	4	1	2

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Bosman	5.0	8	2	3
Horacio Pina	1.0	0	1	1
Paul Lindblad	2.0	1	0	1
Joe Grzenda	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Murcer: 8/F78XD
Horace Clarke: 143/G1
Rusty Torres: HR/F9LD
Roy White: D7/L5D
John Ellis: S7/G5.2-H
Thurman Munson: K

Bot 1

Elliott Maddox: 63/G6
Toby Harrah: S6/G56
Frank Howard: W.1-2
Dick Billings: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Top 2

Ron Hansen: K
Frank Baker: W
Mike Kekich: 14/SH/BG1S.1-2
Bobby Murcer: HR/F89XD.2-H
Horace Clarke: 43/G4

Bot 2

Jeff Burroughs: 6/P6D
Dave Nelson: S7/G56
Del Unser: FC1/G1.1X2(1E6);B-1
Tom Ragland: E6/G6.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2;B-1
Dick Bosman: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 3

Rusty Torres: S9/L9S
Roy White: CS2(26)
Roy White: W
John Ellis: HP.1-2
Thurman Munson: K
Ron Hansen: 8/F78XD

Bot 3

Elliott Maddox: 8/F8D
Toby Harrah: 3/FL/P3F
Frank Howard: 6/P6S

Top 4

Frank Baker: 43/G4
Mike Kekich: 9
Bobby Murcer: 31/G34

Bot 4

Dick Billings: S7/G56
Jeff Burroughs: 7/F7DW
Dave Nelson: K/C
Del Unser: 9/F9S

Top 5

Horace Clarke: 43/G4
Rusty Torres: 2/FL/P2F
Roy White: HR/F9D
John Ellis: S7/G56
Thurman Munson: S8/G.1-2
Ron Hansen: 54(1)/FO/G5

Bot 5

Tom Ragland: S8/F8S
Paul Casanova: W.1-2
Elliott Maddox: 9/F9.2-3
Toby Harrah: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M

Top 6

Frank Baker: K
Mike Kekich: 31/G3
Bobby Murcer: W
Horace Clarke: 7/P7

Bot 6

Frank Howard: HR/F7D
Dick Billings: S9/L89
Jeff Burroughs: S7/G56.1-2
Dave Nelson: S1/BG5S.2-H(E1/TH1)(NR);1-3
Del Unser: 13/G1.3-H;1-2
Tom Ragland: K/C
Don Mincher: IW
Elliott Maddox: D7/L7LS.2-H;1XH(762)

Top 7

Rusty Torres: 8/F78XD
Roy White: K/C
John Ellis: 8/F8XD

Bot 7

Toby Harrah: 7/F7S
Frank Howard: 2/FL/P2F
Dick Billings: S7/G56
Jeff Burroughs: 53/G5S

Top 8

Thurman Munson: S1/BG5S
Ron Hansen: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Gene Michael: 53/G56

Bot 8

Dave Nelson: E6/G6.B-1
Del Unser: SB2
Del Unser: K
Tom Ragland: E5/G5.2-2;B-1
Tommy McCraw: S9/L9LS.2-H(UR);1-3
Elliott Maddox: 9/SF/F89D.3-H(UR)
Toby Harrah: CS2(24)

Top 9

Felipe Alou: 63/G6
Bobby Murcer: 13/G1

Notes & reviews

Forfeit=V $the last American League game at RFK Stadium; the Senators had already announced that they were moving to Texas after the season and the fans were upset
Fans come onto field; game delayed 10 minutes
Fans come onto field and begin souvenir hunting; bases taken, police on the field, game forfeited to the Yankees statistics count but there is no winning or losing pitcher since the Senators were ahead at the time of the forfeit

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