Although outhit, 11-9, the Yankees made more effective use of their bats and defeated the Angels, 6-3. Ken McMullen had four hits and Vada Pinson three for the Angels, but their only earned run came on a homer by Leo Cardenas in the fourth inning. Ron Blomberg batted in one run with an infield out and another with a homer for the Yankees. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, California Angels 3
Game Played on Friday, May       12, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  1    2  2  0  -   6  9  2
Angels       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   3 11  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   0   1   1     0   1   .253      Alomar 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Callison rf           3   0   2   0     2   0   .261      Berry cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .372
  Torres pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Pinson lf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .365
Murcer cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Oliver rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .253
White lf              3   1   0   0     2   1   .216      Spencer 1b            4   1   0   0     0   1   .234
Blomberg 1b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .314      Cardenas ss           4   1   1   2     0   0   .218
  Alou 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .170      McMullen 3b           4   0   4   1     0   0   .232
Munson c              4   2   2   0     0   0   .338      Kusnyer c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .321
McKinney 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .179        Kosco ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Lanier 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Azcue c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Michael ss            4   1   2   1     0   1   .268      Clark p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Kline p               4   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Silverio ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .182
                                                            Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanton ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .138

Totals               36   6   9   4     4   5             Totals               38   3  11   3     0   7

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 12,356
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Angels 8
DP: Yankees 1, Angels 0
Errors: Clarke, Blomberg, Alomar, Oliver, Kusnyer
Doubles: Callison (4), McKinney (1), Berry (3)
Home Runs: Blomberg (2), Cardenas (3)
Stolen Bases: Munson (2), White (4)
GIDP: Alomar (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline W(2-1)            7.2  11   3   1   0   5   1  34   2.57
Lyle SV(3)              1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   1.86
Totals                  9    11   3   1   0   7   1  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clark L(2-3)            6.1   7   4   4   3   3   0  29   3.86
Fisher                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.45
Queen                   2     2   2   1   1   2   1   9   8.25
Totals                  9     9   6   5   4   5   1  40

Wild Pitches: Clark 3 (4)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Red Flaherty


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke struck out; Callison doubled to right;
Murcer lined to shortstop; White was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar made an out to shortstop; Berry grounded out
(shortstop to first); Pinson singled to second; Oliver struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted); Munson
singled to left; Munson stole second; McKinney flied out to
center; Michael singled to right [Munson scored]; Kline grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels
0.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer flied out to center; Cardenas grounded out
(shortstop to first); McMullen singled to left; Kusnyer singled
to center [McMullen to third]; Clark struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke grounded out (pitcher to first); Callison
walked; Murcer flied out to right; White walked [Callison to
second]; Blomberg grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar lined to left; Berry doubled to center;
Pinson reached on an error by Clarke [Berry to third]; Oliver
reached on a fielder's choice [Berry out at home (third to
catcher), Pinson to second]; Spencer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson flied out to center; McKinney grounded out
(shortstop to first); Michael grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Cardenas homered; McMullen singled to right; Kusnyer
singled to center [McMullen to second]; Clark forced McMullen
(pitcher to third) [Kusnyer to second]; Alomar grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Clark out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Kline was called out on strikes; Clarke grounded
out (second to first); Callison grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson
singled to center [Pinson out at second (center to shortstop)];
Oliver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); White
walked; White stole second; Clark threw a wild pitch [White to
third]; Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted) [White scored];
Munson flied out to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas
made an out to second; McMullen singled to second; Kusnyer
forced McMullen (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Angels 1.

YANKEES 7TH: McKinney doubled to center; Michael singled to
right [McKinney to third]; McKinney advanced to home (error by
Kusnyer); Thurman Munson's throw back to the mound was
wild; Clark threw a wild pitch [Michael to second]; Clark
threw a wild pitch [Michael to third]; Kline grounded out
(pitcher to first); Clarke singled to right [Michael scored];
Callison singled to right [Clarke to third]; FISHER REPLACED
CLARK (PITCHING); Murcer made an out to shortstop; White
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
4, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: SILVERIO BATTED FOR FISHER; Silverio struck out;
Alomar grounded out (first to pitcher); Berry grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Angels 1.

YANKEES 8TH: QUEEN REPLACED SILVERIO (PITCHING); Blomberg
homered; Munson singled to right [Munson scored (error by
Oliver) (error by Alomar) (unearned) (no RBI)]; McKinney
grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael struck out; Kline was
called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: LANIER REPLACED MCKINNEY (PLAYING 3B); Pinson
singled to center; Oliver flied out to right; Spencer reached on
an error by Blomberg [Pinson to third, Spencer to second];
Cardenas grounded out (third to first) [Pinson scored
(unearned)]; McMullen singled to right [Spencer scored
(unearned)]; KOSCO BATTED FOR KUSNYER; LYLE REPLACED KLINE
(PITCHING); Kosco struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 6, Angels 3.

YANKEES 9TH: AZCUE REPLACED KOSCO (PLAYING C ); Clarke grounded
out (pitcher to first); Callison walked; TORRES RAN FOR
CALLISON; Murcer lined to right; White flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: ALOU REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING 1B); TORRES STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); STANTON BATTED FOR QUEEN; Stanton struck
out; Alomar flied out to right; Berry grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Angels 3.