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Friday August 20, 1971
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Helped by four double plays, Rudy May pitched the Angels to a 6-0 victory over the Yankees. The Angels clinched the decision in the third inning when Jim Spencer hit a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]


California Angels 6, New York Yankees 0

Game Played on Friday, August 20, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  3
Angels       1  0  3    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   6  9  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Alomar 2b             5   2   3   0     0   1   .262
Munson c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Rivers cf             4   1   1   1     1   0   .263
Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .325      Gonzalez lf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .267
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .283      Fregosi ss            4   0   2   1     1   0   .211
Alou 1b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Spencer 1b            4   1   1   3     1   0   .244
Cater 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .265      McMullen 3b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .252
Swoboda rf            2   0   1   0     1   0   .262      Repoz rf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .200
Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Stephenson c          3   1   1   1     0   0   .236
Kline p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .145      May p                 2   0   0   0     1   2   .163
  Closter p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hansen ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Ley p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ellis ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .237
  Hambright p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               28   0   5   0     3   1             Totals               33   6   9   6     7   4

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  8,655
Left on Base: Yankees 4, Angels 12
DP: Yankees 0, Angels 4
Errors: Clarke, Cater, Swoboda
Doubles: Ellis (9), Alomar (20), McMullen (17)
Home Runs: Spencer (15)
Sacrifice Hits: May (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Stephenson (2)
GIDP: Alou (12), Cater (17)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline L(9-12)           3.2   7   5   2   1   2   1  20   2.98
Closter                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.84
Ley                     3     1   1   0   6   1   0  17   0.00
Hambright               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.61
Totals                  8     9   6   2   7   4   1  42

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(8-9)              9     5   0   0   3   1   0  31   2.87
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   1   0  31

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ron Luciano


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to left; Munson walked [Clarke to
second]; Murcer hit into a double play (left to second) [Clarke
out at third]; White forced Munson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar doubled to right; Rivers flied out to center;
Gonzalez flied out to center; Fregosi singled to center [Alomar
scored]; Spencer walked [Fregosi to second]; McMullen forced
Spencer (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Angels 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Alou grounded out (third to first); Cater walked;
Swoboda walked [Cater to second]; Michael lined into a double
play (second to first) [Swoboda out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Repoz flied out to center; Stephenson grounded out
(first unassisted); May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Angels 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Kline grounded out (third to first); Clarke
grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson lined to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar singled to center; Rivers reached on an error
by Clarke [Alomar to second, Rivers to first]; Gonzalez popped
to second; Fregosi lined to left; Spencer homered (unearned)
[Alomar scored (unearned), Rivers scored (unearned)]; McMullen
flied out to left; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Angels 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory; White
singled to center; Alou grounded into a double play (second to
first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Angels 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Repoz popped to third in foul territory; Stephenson
singled to center; On a bunt May struck out; Alomar singled to
center [Stephenson to second]; Rivers singled to right
[Stephenson scored, Alomar to third, Rivers to second (on
throw)]; CLOSTER REPLACED KLINE (PITCHING); Gonzalez was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Cater grounded out (third to first); Swoboda
singled to left; Michael forced Swoboda (third to second);
HANSEN BATTED FOR CLOSTER; Hansen flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 5.

ANGELS 5TH: LEY REPLACED HANSEN (PITCHING); Fregosi flied out to
right; Debut game for Terry Ley; Spencer flied out to
center; McMullen walked; Repoz walked [McMullen to second];
Stephenson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Angels 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
grounded out (third to first); Murcer grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 5.

ANGELS 6TH: May walked; Alomar struck out; Rivers walked [May to
second]; Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first) [May to third,
Rivers to second]; Fregosi was walked intentionally; Spencer
popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 5.

YANKEES 7TH: White flied out to left; Alou singled to third;
Cater grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Alou out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 5.

ANGELS 7TH: McMullen doubled to right [McMullen to third (error
by Swoboda)]; Repoz walked; Stephenson hit a sacrifice fly to
left [McMullen scored (unearned)]; May out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Repoz to second]; Alomar reached on an error
by Cater [Repoz stayed at second, Alomar to first]; Rivers
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Swoboda grounded out (third to first); Michael
flied out to center; ELLIS BATTED FOR LEY; Ellis doubled to
center; Clarke flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Angels 6.

ANGELS 8TH: HAMBRIGHT REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Gonzalez flied
out to center; Fregosi singled to center; Spencer forced Fregosi
(pitcher to shortstop); McMullen popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 6.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson popped to catcher in foul territory; Murcer
grounded out (first unassisted); White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 6.



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