Leroy Stanton hit his first two major league homers in successive times at bat to highlight the Angels' 6-2 victory over the Yankees. Fritz Peterson, who started for the Yankees and was kayoed in the fifth inning, was tagged with his sixth straight defeat. Stanton hit his first homer off Fred Beene in the sixth and rapped his second off Jim Roland in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       14, 1972 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  5  0
Angels       0  2  1    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   6 12  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .256      Alomar 2b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Torres rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .256      Berry cf              4   1   3   0     0   1   .373
Murcer cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .183      McMullen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .215      Oliver 1b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .275
Munson c              2   1   1   0     1   0   .329      Kosco lf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .258
Alou 1b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .185      Cardenas ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .214
McKinney 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .173      Stanton rf            3   2   2   2     1   0   .188
Michael ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Torborg c             3   0   1   2     1   1   .225
Peterson p            2   1   1   0     0   0   .091      Wright p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .100
  Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Swoboda ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Roland p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blomberg ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .306

Totals               31   2   5   2     4   1             Totals               33   6  12   6     2   4

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  7,659
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Angels 7
DP: Yankees 1, Angels 0
Errors: Cardenas
Triples: Berry (1)
Home Runs: Stanton 2 (2), Kosco (1)
Caught Stealing: Murcer (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Munson (1), Cardenas (1), Allen (1)
GIDP: McMullen (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(0-6)         4.1   9   3   3   1   1   0  22   3.86
Beene                   1.2   1   1   1   0   1   1   6   1.46
Roland                  2     2   2   2   1   2   2   9   4.50
Totals                  8    12   6   6   2   4   3  37

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright W(2-2)           7     5   1   1   2   0   0  28   2.93
Allen SV(2)             2     0   1   1   2   1   0   8   2.35
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   1   0  36

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke made an out to second; Torres grounded out
(pitcher to first); Murcer walked; Murcer was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied out to center; Berry singled to left;
McMullen grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
shortstop to first) [Berry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Angels 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White singled to first; Munson out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [White to second]; Alou made an out to
shortstop; McKinney grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Oliver singled to third; Kosco singled to center
[Oliver to second]; Cardenas out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Oliver to third, Kosco to second]; Stanton was walked
intentionally; Torborg singled to center [Oliver scored, Kosco
scored, Stanton to second]; Wright flied out to right [Stanton
to third]; Alomar popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael singled to right; On a bunt Peterson forced
Michael (first to shortstop); Clarke reached on an error by
Cardenas [Peterson to second]; Torres made an out to second;
Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Berry tripled to left; McMullen grounded out
(pitcher to third to first); Oliver singled to left [Berry
scored]; Kosco made an out to second; Cardenas singled to center
[Oliver to third]; Stanton grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 3.

YANKEES 4TH: White grounded out (second to first); Munson
singled to left; Alou flied out to left; McKinney forced Munson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels
3.

ANGELS 4TH: Torborg lined to left; Wright struck out; Alomar
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Angels 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael made an out to shortstop; Peterson singled
to center; Clarke walked [Peterson to second]; Torres singled to
center [Peterson scored, Clarke to second]; Murcer forced Torres
(second to shortstop) [Clarke to third]; White flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Berry singled to right; McMullen forced Berry (third
to second); Oliver singled to center [McMullen to second]; BEENE
REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); Kosco flied out to left; Cardenas
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson flied out to center; Alou flied out to
right; McKinney grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Stanton homered; Torborg was called out on strikes;
Wright popped to catcher in foul territory; Alomar grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael flied out to center; SWOBODA BATTED FOR
BEENE; Swoboda flied out to center; Clarke flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: ROLAND REPLACED SWOBODA (PITCHING); Berry struck
out; McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 4.

YANKEES 8TH: ALLEN REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Torres was called
out on strikes; Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory;
White grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Kosco homered; Cardenas lined to left; Stanton
homered; Torborg walked; Allen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Torborg to second]; Alomar was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 6.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson walked; Alou walked [Munson to second];
McKinney grounded out (catcher to first) [Munson to third, Alou
to second]; Michael grounded out (second to first) [Munson
scored]; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR ROLAND; Blomberg grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 6.