The four-hit pitching of Fritz Peterson and Mel Stottlemyre, plus a barrage of homers, carried the Yankees to 6-0 and 3-0 victories over the Angels in a twi-night doubleheader. Bobby Murcer hit two homers in support of Peterson in the opener. After Murcer's second round-tripper in the fifth, the Yankees had their first three-homer inning of the season when Ron Blomberg and Johnny Callison also hit for the circuit.

Stottlemyre shut out the Angels for the fifth straight time in the nightcap. John Ellis homered with a man on base in the seventh to seal the victory. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, California Angels 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      21, 1972 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
Yankees      1  1  0    0  4  0    0  0  x  -   6  7  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .241
Cardenas ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .216      Munson c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .272
Kosco lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Murcer cf             3   2   2   3     1   0   .282
Oliver 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .285      White lf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .271
McMullen 3b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .278      Blomberg 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .295
Stanton rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Allen 3b              2   1   0   0     2   1   .263
Berry cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Callison rf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .223
Kusnyer c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Kenney ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Allen p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .133      Peterson p            4   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Motton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .133

Totals               31   0   4   0     0   3             Totals               31   6   7   5     6   1

Time of Game: 2:16
Left on Base: Angels 4, Yankees 7
DP: Angels 2, Yankees 1
Errors: Cardenas, Stanton, Allen
Doubles: McMullen (12)
Home Runs: Murcer 2 (13), Blomberg (8), Callison (3)
GIDP: Kosco (4), Munson (6), Clarke (5)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Allen L(2-7)            4.1   5   5   4   5   0   3  23   3.34
Queen                   2.2   2   1   1   1   1   1  11   4.35
Fisher                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.08
Totals                  8     7   6   5   6   1   4  37

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(9-11)        9     4   0   0   0   3   0  31   3.16
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   3   0  31

Wild Pitches: Peterson (4)

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Frank Umont


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas
reached on an error by Allen; Kosco flied out to center; Oliver
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 0.

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

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen flied to center; Stanton singled to right;
Berry forced Stanton (shortstop to second); Kusnyer flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Allen walked; Callison reached on a fielder's
choice [Allen to second (error by Cardenas)]; Kenney forced
Callison (second to shortstop) [Allen to third]; Peterson
reached on an error by Stanton [Allen scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Kenney to second]; Clarke grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Peterson out at second]; 1 R (0
ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Allen struck out; Alomar popped to catcher in foul
territory; Cardenas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson popped to second; Murcer grounded out
(second to first); White walked; Blomberg flied to left; 34
minute rain delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees
2.

ANGELS 4TH: Kosco flied to center; Oliver grounded out (third to
first); McMullen singled to left; Stanton forced McMullen (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Allen walked; Callison singled to right [Allen to
second]; On a bunt Kenney forced Allen (pitcher to third)
[Callison to second]; Peterson forced Kenney (first to
shortstop) [Callison to third]; Clarke grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Berry flied to left; Kusnyer grounded out (shortstop
to first); Allen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson singled to right; Murcer homered [Munson
scored]; White grounded out (pitcher to first); Blomberg
homered; QUEEN REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Allen flied to right;
Callison homered; Kenney grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 4
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 6.

ANGELS 6TH: Alomar flied out to left; Cardenas singled to
center; Kosco grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Cardenas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 6TH: Peterson made an out to third; Clarke grounded out
(first to pitcher); Munson singled to center; Murcer walked
[Munson to second]; White flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 6.

ANGELS 7TH: Oliver grounded out (third to first); McMullen
doubled to right; Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Peterson threw a wild pitch [McMullen to third]; Berry grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees
6.

YANKEES 7TH: Blomberg made an out to third; Allen struck out;
Callison grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Yankees 6.

ANGELS 8TH: Kusnyer lined to right; MOTTON BATTED FOR QUEEN;
Motton lined to third; Alomar flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 8TH: FISHER REPLACED MOTTON (PITCHING); Kenney grounded
out (first unassisted); Peterson flied out to center; Clarke
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 6.

ANGELS 9TH: Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); Kosco
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver flied to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 6.