Staked to a five-run lead by his Yankee teammates in the first inning, Mel Stottlemyre defeated the Angels, 5-0, for his first victory of the season. Thurman Munson batted in two runs with a double and Rich McKinney drove in two others with a single. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, California Angels 0
Game Played on Tuesday, May       2, 1972 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Yankees      5  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  6  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Clarke 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Rivers cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .231      Torres rf             2   1   0   0     2   0   .158
Pinson lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .362      Murcer cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .260
Kosco rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .231      White lf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .229
Spencer 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .264      Alou 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Cardenas ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .222      Munson c              2   1   1   2     2   0   .302
McMullen 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .182      McKinney 3b           3   0   1   2     1   0   .195
Torborg c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .188
May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stottlemyre p         3   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Fisher p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Stanton ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Doyle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Silverio ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   7   0     1   4             Totals               29   5   6   5     5   2

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  5,827
Left on Base: Angels 6, Yankees 5
DP: Angels 1, Yankees 2
Doubles: Clarke (1), Munson (2)
Stolen Bases: White (2)
GIDP: Kosco (1), Torborg (2), Murcer (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(0-1)              0.1   4   5   5   1   0   0   6  11.25
Fisher                  4.2   2   0   0   0   1   0  16   4.15
Doyle                   0.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   3   0.00
Queen                   1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   9.00
Murphy                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.40
Totals                  8     6   5   5   5   2   0  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(1-3)      9     7   0   0   1   4   0  33   2.79
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   4   0  33

Balks: Doyle (1)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Rivers popped
to pitcher in foul territory; Pinson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke doubled to left; Torres walked; Murcer
singled to right [Clarke to third, Torres to second]; White
singled to left [Clarke scored, Torres to third, Murcer to
second]; Alou flied out to right; Munson doubled to left [Torres
scored, Murcer scored, White to third]; FISHER REPLACED MAY
(PITCHING); McKinney singled to left [White scored, Munson
scored]; Michael forced McKinney (shortstop to second);
Stottlemyre flied out to center; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Yankees 5.

ANGELS 2ND: Kosco grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer
grounded out (first to pitcher); Cardenas singled to left;
McMullen forced Cardenas (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 2ND: Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); Torres
grounded out (third to first); Murcer was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 5.

ANGELS 3RD: Torborg grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisher
was called out on strikes; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 3RD: White singled to left; Alou made an out to second;
White stole second; Munson flied out to left; McKinney flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 5.

ANGELS 4TH: Rivers walked; Pinson flied out to right; Kosco
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Rivers
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Michael flied out to center; Stottlemyre grounded
out (third to first); Clarke made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Spencer singled to second; Cardenas singled to left
[Spencer to second]; McMullen flied out to center; Torborg
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Cardenas out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Yankees 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Torres flied out to right; Murcer popped to first
in foul territory; White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 5.

ANGELS 6TH: STANTON BATTED FOR FISHER; Stanton struck out;
Alomar singled to center; On a bunt Rivers singled to catcher
[Alomar to second]; Pinson grounded out (second to first)
[Alomar to third, Rivers to second]; Kosco lined to left; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: DOYLE REPLACED STANTON (PITCHING); Alou made an out
to third; Munson walked; Doyle balked [Munson to second];
McKinney walked; QUEEN REPLACED DOYLE (PITCHING); Michael lined
to center; Stottlemyre forced Munson (third unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Spencer singled to left; Cardenas flied out to
right; McMullen struck out; Torborg popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Clarke struck out; Torres walked; Murcer grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Torres out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 5.

ANGELS 8TH: SILVERIO BATTED FOR QUEEN; Silverio was called out
on strikes; Alomar made an out to shortstop; Rivers grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: MURPHY REPLACED SILVERIO (PITCHING); White grounded
out (second to first); Alou flied out to left; Munson walked;
McKinney forced Munson (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Yankees 5.

ANGELS 9TH: Pinson singled to right; Kosco flied out to right;
Spencer flied out to left; Cardenas forced Pinson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 5.