Belying his .176 batting average, Jim Spencer drove in four runs with a homer and single to pace the Angels to a 9-6 victory over the Yankees. Spencer homered with a man on base in the second inning and got his two other RBIs with a single in the sixth when the Angels piled up six runs. Alex Johnson also batted in two runs with a double in the big inning. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 9, New York Yankees 6
Game Played on Friday, May       28, 1971 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Angels       0  2  6    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   9  9  0
Yankees      2  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  1  -   6 10  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar ss             5   1   1   0     0   1   .209      Clarke 2b             4   2   1   0     1   1   .249
O'Brien 2b            4   2   1   0     1   0   .243      Gibbs c               4   2   2   0     1   1   .181
Johnson lf            5   1   1   2     0   0   .246      White lf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .281
Repoz rf              2   2   1   0     2   0   .265      Murcer cf             4   1   1   2     1   1   .357
McMullen 3b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .249      Cater 1b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .233
Spencer 1b            4   1   2   4     0   1   .184      Lyttle rf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .226
Berry cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .175        Hansen ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Torborg c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .105      Kenney 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .217
Messersmith p         4   1   1   0     0   2   .160      Baker ss              1   0   0   1     2   0   .250
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kline p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
                                                            Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ellis ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .303
                                                            Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Woods ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .185
                                                            Waslewski p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   9   9   7     3   7             Totals               33   6  10   6     6   5

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance:  9,508
Left on Base: Angels 3, Yankees 9
DP: Angels 2, Yankees 1
Errors: Kenney
Doubles: Johnson (6), Kenney (2)
Home Runs: Spencer (7), Murcer (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Cater (2), Baker (1)
GIDP: Berry (4), Alou (5), White (3)
Hit by Pitch: Ellis (2,by Messersmith)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(5-5)      7.1   7   5   5   4   3   1  32   3.76
Allen                   0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.07
LaRoche SV(3)           1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6   0.79
Totals                  9    10   6   6   6   5   1  42

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline L(4-4)            2     6   8   6   2   2   1  15   2.62
Kekich                  3     3   1   1   1   1   0  12   5.08
Jones                   2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.68
Aker                    1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.01
Waslewski               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.04
Totals                  9     9   9   7   3   7   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Messersmith (4)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Lou DiMuro


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); O'Brien
lined to left; Johnson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke walked; Gibbs singled to right [Clarke to
second]; White singled to right [Clarke scored, Gibbs to third,
White to second (on throw)]; Murcer was called out on strikes;
Cater hit a sacrifice fly to right [White to third, Gibbs
scored]; Lyttle struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Yankees 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Repoz walked; McMullen was called out on strikes;
Spencer homered [Repoz scored]; Berry was called out on strikes;
Torborg made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Kenney flied out to left; Baker flied out to right;
Kline grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Yankees 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Messersmith singled to center; Alomar singled to
second [Messersmith to second]; On a bunt O'Brien singled to
third [Alomar to second, Messersmith to third]; Johnson doubled
to right [O'Brien to third, Alomar scored, Messersmith scored];
Repoz was walked intentionally; McMullen reached on an error by
Kenney [Repoz to second, Johnson to third, O'Brien scored (no
RBI)]; Spencer singled to right [McMullen to third, Repoz scored
(unearned), Johnson scored]; KEKICH REPLACED KLINE (PITCHING);
Berry grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [McMullen
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Spencer out at second]; Torborg
singled to center; Messersmith struck out; 6 R (4 ER), 6 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 8, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke lined to shortstop; Gibbs grounded out
(second to first); White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 8, Yankees 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Alomar made an out to shortstop; O'Brien walked;
Johnson flied out to center; Repoz singled to center [O'Brien to
second]; McMullen singled to center [Repoz to third, O'Brien
scored]; Spencer flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 9, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer lined to right; Cater grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lyttle singled to right; Kenney flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 9, Yankees 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Berry grounded out (first unassisted); Torborg made
an out to shortstop; Messersmith grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 9, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Baker walked; ALOU BATTED FOR KEKICH; Alou grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Baker out at
second]; Clarke grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 9, Yankees 2.

ANGELS 6TH: JONES REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Alomar lined to
right; O'Brien lined to second; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 9, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Gibbs singled to center; White grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gibbs out at
second]; Murcer lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 9,
Yankees 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Repoz flied out to center; McMullen flied out to
left; Spencer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 9, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Cater lined to right; Lyttle walked; Kenney singled
to center [Lyttle to third]; Baker hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Lyttle scored]; ELLIS BATTED FOR JONES; Ellis was hit by a
pitch [Kenney to second]; Clarke was called out on strikes; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 9, Yankees 3.

ANGELS 8TH: AKER REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Berry grounded out
(third to first); Torborg struck out; Messersmith struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 9, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Gibbs walked; White flied out to center; Murcer
homered [Gibbs scored]; Cater singled to center; ALLEN REPLACED
MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Lyttle lined to third; Kenney doubled to
left [Cater to third]; Baker walked; WOODS BATTED FOR AKER;
Woods struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 9, Yankees 5.

ANGELS 9TH: WASLEWSKI REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); Alomar struck
out (catcher to first); O'Brien flied out to left; Johnson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 9,
Yankees 5.

YANKEES 9TH: LAROCHE REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Clarke singled
to center; Gibbs struck out; White flied out to center; Murcer
walked [Clarke to second]; Cater singled to left [Murcer to
second, Clarke scored]; HANSEN BATTED FOR LYTTLE; Hansen popped
to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 9,
Yankees 6.