Danny Cater and Cuty Blefary batted in five runs between them to provide the Yankees with a 6-1 victory over the Angels. Jim Spencer homered for the Angels in the second inning to tie the score at 1-1, but Jerry Kenney walked in the fourth and Cater homered to break the deadlock. The Yankees added their other runs in the seventh on a single by Roy White, RBI double by Cater and homer by Blefary. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, California Angels 1
Game Played on Monday, July      20, 1970 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Angels       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
Yankees      0  1  0    2  0  0    3  0  x  -   6  6  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Spencer 1b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .284      Kenney 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .219
Fregosi ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .294      Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Johnson lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .322      White lf              3   2   1   0     1   1   .315
McMullen 3b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .238      Cater 1b              3   2   3   3     0   0   .316
J. Tatum cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Blefary rf            3   1   1   2     0   0   .213
Repoz rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .261        Lyttle rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Azcue c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Munson c              2   0   0   1     1   0   .256
Messersmith p         2   0   1   0     0   0   .169      Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .219
  Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Peterson p            3   0   1   0     0   0   .235
  Reynolds ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Doyle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   3   1     2   5             Totals               28   6   6   6     3   2

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 10,435
Left on Base: Angels 4, Yankees 1
DP: Angels 0, Yankees 0
Doubles: Cater (22)
Home Runs: Spencer (8), Cater (5), Blefary (8)
Stolen Bases: Kenney (13)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(8-9)      6     5   6   6   2   2   2  24   3.06
Fisher                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.30
Doyle                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.04
Totals                  8     6   6   6   3   2   2  31

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(11-6)        9     3   1   1   2   5   1  32   3.61
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2   5   1  32

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jim Odom


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer
struck out; Fregosi lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (second to first); Kenney
grounded out (second to first); Murcer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Johnson made an out to first; McMullen struck out;
J. Tatum lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White walked; Cater singled to right [White to
third]; Blefary made an out to shortstop; Munson forced Cater
(shortstop to second) [White scored]; Munson was picked off
first (pitcher to first to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Repoz flied out to right; Azcue grounded out
(shortstop to first); Messersmith singled to left; Rain
delay; Alomar forced Messersmith (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael grounded out (third to first); Peterson
flied out to left; Clarke flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Spencer homered; Fregosi grounded out (third to
first); Johnson struck out; McMullen walked; J. Tatum flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Kenney walked; Murcer flied out to left; Kenney
stole second; White struck out; Cater homered [Kenney scored];
Blefary flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Yankees 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Repoz flied out to left; Azcue struck out;
Messersmith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson lined to shortstop; Michael struck out;
Peterson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Yankees 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer
popped to pitcher; Fregosi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); Kenney
flied out to left; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); McMullen
popped to shortstop; J. Tatum grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: White singled to second; Cater doubled [White
scored]; Blefary homered [Cater scored]; FISHER REPLACED
MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Munson walked; Munson was out trying to
advance to second (catcher to shortstop); Michael flied out to
right; Peterson singled to right; Clarke forced Peterson (second
to shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 6.

ANGELS 8TH: LYTTLE REPLACED BLEFARY (PLAYING RF); Repoz flied
out to right; Azcue grounded out (third to first); REYNOLDS
BATTED FOR FISHER; Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 8TH: DOYLE REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Kenney grounded
out (first to pitcher); Murcer grounded out (third to first);
White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Yankees 6.

ANGELS 9TH: Alomar lined to right; Spencer singled to right;
Fregosi walked [Spencer to second]; Johnson forced Fregosi
(third to second) [Spencer to third]; McMullen struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 6.