Mel Stottlemyre, who pitched the Yankees to a 5-0 victory, shut out the Angels for the third straight time this season and beat them for the 10th time in a row since June 30, 1967. Stottlemyre, who drove in two of the Yankees' runs with a bases-loaded single in the second inning, brought his career record against the California club to 17-3. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, California Angels 0
Game Played on Wednesday, July      12, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Yankees      0  4  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5  6  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Swoboda rf            5   0   0   0     0   3   .265      Alomar 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .274
Munson c              3   0   2   2     2   0   .269      Berry cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .297
Murcer cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Pinson rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
White lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .273      Oliver 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .287
Blomberg 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .288      Spencer lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Allen 2b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .284      McMullen 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Sanchez 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .254      Cardenas ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .201
Kenney ss             2   2   0   1     2   0   .200      Stephenson c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .351
Stottlemyre p         3   0   1   2     0   2   .238        Torborg c           3   0   1   0     0   0   .225
                                                          Allen p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Barber p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
                                                            Motton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .156
                                                            May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .050
                                                            Llenas ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .300
                                                            Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .133

Totals               31   5   6   5     7   6             Totals               32   0   7   0     0   5

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 10,148
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Angels 5
DP: Yankees 2, Angels 2
Errors: Oliver
Doubles: Munson (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Stottlemyre (5)
GIDP: White (6), Sanchez (1), McMullen (8), Torborg (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(9-10)     9     7   0   0   0   5   0  32   2.66
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   5   0  32

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Allen L(2-6)            1.1   4   4   3   3   1   0  11   3.34
Barber                  4.2   1   0   0   1   3   0  15   3.43
May                     2     0   0   0   2   1   0   8   3.89
Fisher                  1     1   1   1   1   1   0   5   4.26
Totals                  9     6   5   4   7   6   0  39

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


YANKEES 1ST: Swoboda struck out; Munson walked; Murcer singled
to right [Munson to third]; White grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Angels 0.

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

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg reached on an error by Oliver; Allen
walked [Blomberg to second]; Sanchez singled to right [Blomberg
to third, Allen to second]; Kenney walked [Blomberg scored
(unearned), Allen to third, Sanchez to second]; Stottlemyre
singled to right [Allen scored, Sanchez scored, Kenney to
third]; Swoboda flied out to right; Munson doubled to right
[Kenney scored, Stottlemyre to third]; BARBER REPLACED ALLEN
(PITCHING); Murcer grounded out (second to first); White was
walked intentionally; Blomberg flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Oliver struck out; Spencer singled to left; McMullen
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Spencer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Angels 0.

YANKEES 3RD: TORBORG REPLACED STEPHENSON (PLAYING C ); Allen
struck out; John Stephenson left with injured finger;
Sanchez grounded out (shortstop to first); Kenney grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Cardenas lined to third; Torborg singled to left;
Barber struck out; Alomar singled to center [Torborg to second];
Berry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 4, Angels 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Stottlemyre was called out on strikes; Swoboda
struck out; Munson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Pinson flied out to right; Oliver made an out to
first; Spencer flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
4, Angels 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory; White
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blomberg lined to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Angels 0.

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

YANKEES 6TH: Allen singled to right; Sanchez grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Allen out at
second]; Kenney grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: MOTTON BATTED FOR BARBER; Motton struck out; On a
bunt Alomar grounded out (catcher to first); Berry was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Angels 0.

YANKEES 7TH: MAY REPLACED MOTTON (PITCHING); Stottlemyre was
called out on strikes; Swoboda grounded out (shortstop to
first); Munson walked; Murcer flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Pinson made an out to first; Oliver flied to right;
Spencer singled to left; McMullen grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Angels 0.

YANKEES 8TH: White flied out to right; Blomberg walked; Allen
flied to right; Sanchez forced Blomberg (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Torborg
lined to left; LLENAS BATTED FOR MAY; Llenas singled to left;
Alomar singled to center [Llenas to second]; Berry forced Alomar
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Angels
0.

YANKEES 9TH: FISHER REPLACED LLENAS (PITCHING); Kenney walked;
Stottlemyre out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kenney to
second]; Swoboda struck out; Munson singled to left [Kenney
scored]; Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Angels 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Pinson popped to third; Oliver struck out; Spencer
flied out to center; Mel Stottlemyre pitched 37 consecutive
shutout innings against the Angels; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Angels 0.