| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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