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Miley BB CD 1971 Yankees-Senators 9/30
Called by Ron Menchine and Tony Roberts

Washington leads 7-5 with 2 out in the 9th inning in their farewell to baseball in the nation’s capital, when their fans then storm the field causing the umpires to rule that the game be forfeited to the Yankeess.

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New York Yankees 5, Washington Senators 7

Game Played on Thursday, September 30, 1971 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

NY  A    2  2  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  5
WAS A 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 x - 7 11 0
Game forfeited to NY .
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Murcer cf 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
Clarke 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Torres rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 0
White lf 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 1
Ellis 1b 3 0 2 1 0 0 7 0
Munson c 4 0 2 0 0 2 5 1
Hansen 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Baker ss 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 4
Michael ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kekich p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Aker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5 3 5 24 12
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Hansen-Clarke-Ellis, Baker-Clarke-Ellis, Baker-Ellis.
E: Hansen (8), Baker 2 (8), Michael (20), Aker (3).
BATTING - 
2B: White (22,off Bosman).
HR: Torres (2,1st inning off Bosman 0 on 2 out); Murcer (25,2nd inning off
Bosman 1 on 2 out); White (19,5th inning off Bosman 0 on 2 out).
SH: Kekich (8,off Bosman).
HBP: Ellis (6,by Bosman).
GDP: Hansen (6,off Lindblad).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Torres (1,2nd base by Bosman/Billings).
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Maddox cf 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 0
Harrah ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
Howard 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 6 2
Grzenda p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Billings c 4 1 3 0 0 0 6 1
Burroughs lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Nelson 3b 4 3 2 0 0 1 0 2
Unser rf 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Ragland 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 5
Bosman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Casanova ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Pina p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Mincher ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McCraw ph,1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
Totals 33 7 11 5 3 3 26 14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Harrah-Ragland-Howard.
BATTING - 
2B: Maddox (8,off Aker).
HR: Howard (26,6th inning off Kekich 0 on 0 out).
SF: Maddox (2,off Aker).
GDP: Billings (5,off Kekich); Bosman (1,off Kekich); Harrah (8,off Kekich).
IBB: Mincher (7,by Aker).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Nelson (17,2nd base off Aker/Munson).
CS: McCraw (3,2nd base by Aker/Munson).
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kekich 5 7 4 3 2 1 1 23
Aker 3 4 3 1 1 2 0 14
Totals 8 11 7 4 3 3 1 37
Kekich faced 3 batters in the 6th inning
IBB: Aker (9,Mincher).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Aker 2-2.
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Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bosman 5 8 5 5 2 3 3 25
Pina 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
Lindblad 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6
Grzenda 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 8.2 9 5 5 3 5 3 37
HBP: Bosman (5,Ellis).
Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Lou DiMuro