Steve Kline, who pitched a four-hitter, also rapped two singles and scored two runs to lead the Yankees to a 5-1 victory over the Brewers. Dave May homered for the Brewers with two out in the ninth inning to spoil Kline's bid for a shutout. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Friday, April     30, 1971 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  2
Yankees      0  0  2    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   5  5  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .195      Clarke 2b             2   2   1   1     3   0   .274
Hegan 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Munson c              3   0   1   1     2   1   .189
Briggs lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .163      White lf              2   0   0   2     0   0   .309
May cf                4   1   1   1     0   0   .268      Murcer cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .377
Voss rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .217      Cater 1b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .244
Kubiak 2b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .288      Alou rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .237
Rodriguez c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Kenney 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Auerbach ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Michael ss            2   1   0   0     2   0   .280
Lockwood p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Kline p               2   2   2   0     0   0   .300
  Theobald ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Gelnar p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ellsworth p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wicker ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   4   1     1   2             Totals               24   5   5   5     9   1

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  7,023
Left on Base: Brewers 4, Yankees 9
DP: Brewers 1, Yankees 0
Errors: May, Kubiak
Doubles: Clarke (5), Munson (1)
Home Runs: May (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Cater (1), Kline 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: White 2 (3)
GIDP: Kenney (3)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lockwood L(1-2)         5     3   3   3   6   0   0  25   2.78
Gelnar                  0.1   2   2   2   1   0   0   4  13.50
Ellsworth               1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.26
Lopez                   1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8     5   5   5   9   1   0  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline W(3-1)            9     4   1   1   1   2   1  32   2.12
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   2   1  32

Passed Balls: Rodriguez (1)

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Johnny Stevens


BREWERS 1ST: Harper grounded out (third to first); Hegan
grounded out (first to pitcher); Briggs was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke walked; Munson walked [Clarke to second];
White flied out to center; Murcer flied out to left; Cater
forced Munson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Voss
grounded out (first to pitcher); Kubiak singled to right;
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Alou grounded out (third to first); Kenney grounded
out (second to first); Michael made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lockwood grounded out (second to first); Harper flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Kline singled to center; Clarke walked [Kline to
second]; Rodriguez allowed a passed ball [Clarke to second,
Kline to third]; Munson walked; White hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Kline scored, Clarke to third, Munson to second (error
by May)]; Murcer was walked intentionally; Cater out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Murcer to second, Munson to
third, Clarke scored]; Alou made an out to second; 2 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Hegan lined to center; Briggs flied out to left;
May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Kenney flied out to center; Michael walked; Kline
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Michael to second];
Clarke doubled to right [Michael scored]; Munson grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Voss flied out to center; Kubiak singled to center;
Rodriguez made an out to second; Auerbach forced Kubiak
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees
3.

YANKEES 5TH: White grounded out (first unassisted); Murcer
singled to right; Cater reached on an error by Kubiak (assist by
Auerbach) [Murcer to second]; Alou grounded out (second to
first) [Cater to second, Murcer to third]; Kenney grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees
3.

BREWERS 6TH: THEOBALD BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Theobald walked;
Harper forced Theobald (shortstop to second); Hegan flied out to
left; Briggs flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: GELNAR REPLACED THEOBALD (PITCHING); Michael flied
out to right; Kline singled to center; Clarke walked [Kline to
second]; Munson doubled to right [Clarke to third, Kline
scored]; ELLSWORTH REPLACED GELNAR (PITCHING); White hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Clarke scored]; Murcer grounded out
(first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 5.

BREWERS 7TH: May grounded out (first to pitcher); Voss singled
to first; Kubiak flied out to left; Rodriguez forced Voss
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees
5.

YANKEES 7TH: Cater flied out to left; Alou walked; Kenney
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Alou
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 5.

BREWERS 8TH: Auerbach grounded out (third to first); WICKER
BATTED FOR ELLSWORTH; Wicker grounded out (pitcher to first);
Harper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED WICKER (PITCHING); Michael walked;
Kline out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Michael to
second]; Clarke grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Michael to
third]; Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Yankees 5.

BREWERS 9TH: Hegan grounded out (first unassisted); Briggs
grounded out (pitcher to first); May homered; Voss grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 5.