Danny Cater had a perfect night at the plate with four hits, including his first homer of the season, as the Yankees defeated the Angels, 3-0. Mel Stottlemyre, who pitched a six-hitter, beat the Angels for the seventh straight time since losing last to the California club, 6-2, June 30, 1967. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, California Angels 0
Game Played on Tuesday, June      8, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Yankees      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 12  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   0   1   0     0   2   .256      Alomar 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .220
Alou rf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .244      Repoz rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .221
Murcer cf             3   0   1   0     2   1   .363      Fregosi ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .218
White lf              4   0   2   1     1   0   .296      Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .187
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      McMullen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Ellis 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Gonzalez lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Cater 3b              4   2   4   1     0   0   .235      Stephenson c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .326
  Kenney 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Berry cf              2   0   1   0     1   0   .205
Michael ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Hassler p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stottlemyre p         3   0   2   1     1   0   .206        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            O'Brien ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
                                                            Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  12   3     5   4             Totals               32   0   6   0     2   2

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  9,783
Left on Base: Yankees 10, Angels 7
DP: Yankees 1, Angels 4
Errors: McMullen
Doubles: Cater (5)
Home Runs: Cater (1)
Caught Stealing: Murcer (3)
GIDP: Munson (7), Clarke (5), Ellis (2), Michael (6), Spencer (5)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(7-3)      9     6   0   0   2   2   0  34   2.37
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   2   0  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler L(0-1)          4     6   2   1   5   3   0  22   3.00
Allen                   3     4   0   0   0   0   0  11   5.52
Fisher                  2     2   1   1   0   1   1   7   2.39
Totals                  9    12   3   2   5   4   1  40

Passed Balls: Stephenson (2)
Wild Pitches: Hassler (2)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke made an out to second; Alou walked;
Stephenson allowed a passed ball [Alou to second]; Murcer struck
out; White singled to left [Alou scored (unearned)]; Munson
forced White (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied out to left; Repoz grounded out (first
unassisted); Fregosi singled to center; Spencer singled to
center [Fregosi to second]; McMullen forced Spencer (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Ellis singled to center; Cater singled to right
[Ellis to third]; Michael reached on a fielder's choice [Ellis
out at home (third to catcher), Cater to second]; Stottlemyre
walked [Cater to third, Michael to second]; Clarke struck out;
Alou forced Stottlemyre (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Stephenson
grounded out (second to first); Berry singled to center; Hassler
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Angels 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer walked; White walked [Murcer to second];
Munson grounded into a double play (third to first) [White to
second, Murcer out at third]; Ellis was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar singled to left; Repoz walked [Alomar to
second]; Fregosi forced Repoz (pitcher to shortstop to second)
[Alomar to third]; Spencer grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Fregosi out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Cater doubled to left; Michael lined to left;
Stottlemyre singled to center [Cater scored]; Clarke grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Stottlemyre
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: McMullen lined to third; Gonzalez grounded out
(first unassisted); Stephenson singled to right; Berry walked
[Stephenson to second]; Hassler flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Alou singled to center; Hassler threw a wild pitch
[Alou to second]; Murcer walked; White reached on an error by
McMullen [Murcer to second, Alou to third]; ALLEN REPLACED
HASSLER (PITCHING); Munson flied out to right; Ellis grounded
into a double play (second to first) [White out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Repoz
grounded out (first unassisted); Fregosi popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Cater singled to right; Michael grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Cater out at second];
Stottlemyre singled; Clarke singled to pitcher [Stottlemyre to
second]; Alou flied out to left; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); McMullen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez singled to left;
Stephenson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 2, Angels 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); White
singled to left; Munson flied out to center [White to second];
Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Berry flied out to left; O'BRIEN BATTED FOR ALLEN;
O'Brien popped to shortstop in foul territory; Alomar struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 0.

YANKEES 8TH: FISHER REPLACED O'BRIEN (PITCHING); Cater homered;
Michael grounded out (second to pitcher); Stottlemyre made an
out to shortstop; Clarke struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: KENNEY REPLACED CATER (PLAYING 3B); Repoz lined to
right; Fregosi popped to third in foul territory; Spencer
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
3, Angels 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
singled to left; Murcer was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); White grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 9TH: McMullen popped to first in foul territory; Gonzalez
lined to left; Stephenson struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 0.