Original radio broadcast of the first game played on September 6, 1971 between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees win with 3 runs in the eighth, when Jake Gibbs homers, and after Felipe Alou and Roy White single, Ron Swoboda knocks them both in. Called by Bill White, Frank Messer, and Phil Rizzuto. This is an authorized production of the famous Miley Collection, on 2 CDs. Postage is $2.50. Thanks for looking.
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Box score courtesy of Retrosheet:
BOS A 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 8 1
NY A 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 x - 5 14 1
BATTING
Boston Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Kennedy 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 4 3
Aparicio ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Yastrzemski lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 2
Smith cf 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 0
Conigliaro rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Fiore 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 1
Gagliano 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1
Montgomery c 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Culp p 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 31 3 8 3 1 6 24 10
FIELDING -
E: Smith (12).
BATTING -
HR: Kennedy (5,3rd inning off Kline 0 on 1 out).
SF: Smith (4,off Kline).
GDP: Fiore (1,off Kline); Montgomery (5,off Kline).
Team LOB: 3.
BASERUNNING -
CS: Fiore (3,2nd base by Kline/Gibbs).
New York Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Kenney 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
Gibbs c 4 2 2 1 0 0 6 1
Alou cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 0
White lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Blomberg rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Swoboda ph,rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
Cater 1b 4 1 4 1 0 0 9 0
Clarke 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 4
Baker ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 4
Kline p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Munson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Hambright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 14 5 0 5 27 13
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Clarke-Baker-Cater, Kenney-Clarke-Cater.
E: Baker (6).
BATTING -
2B: Cater (16,off Culp); Baker (2,off Culp).
HR: Gibbs (5,8th inning off Culp 0 on 0 out).
SH: Baker (2,off Culp).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Culp L(14-14) 7 12 5 5 0 5 1 31
Lee 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 8 14 5 5 0 5 1 34
Culp faced 3 batters in the 8th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Lee 2-2.
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New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Kline 7 8 3 3 0 4 1 26
Hambright W(2-1) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 7
Totals 9 8 3 3 1 6 1 33
Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Larry McCoy