Starting with a three-run homer by Ken McMullen in the first inning, the Angels defeated the Yankees, 6-3. Sandy Alomar and Andy Kosco singled ahead of McMullen's drive. California Angels 6, New York Yankees 3Game Played on Sunday, July 23, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium IAngels 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 11 0 Yankees 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 0 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Alomar 2b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .263 Clarke 2b 5 0 4 2 0 0 .253 Cardenas ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 .220 Munson c 5 0 2 1 0 0 .270 Kosco lf 5 2 2 1 0 0 .231 White lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .270 Oliver 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .282 Murcer cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .281 McMullen 3b 4 1 1 3 0 0 .274 Alou 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Berry cf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .301 Swoboda rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .211 Stanton rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Michael ss 2 1 0 0 2 0 .209 Kusnyer c 2 2 1 0 1 0 .217 Lanier 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .182 Stephenson c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .315 Kekich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 Wright p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .191 Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Fisher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Beene p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ellis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Blomberg ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300 Totals 36 6 11 5 2 6 Totals 33 3 9 3 5 0 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 10,756 Left on Base: Angels 6, Yankees 9 DP: Angels 2, Yankees 1 Doubles: Clarke (10) Home Runs: McMullen (6), Kosco (5) Stolen Bases: Alomar (15), Kosco (1) Sacrifice Hits: Wright (2), Kekich (6) GIDP: Kosco (5), Murcer (3), Munson (7) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wright W(11-5) 8.2 9 3 3 5 0 0 38 3.09 Fisher SV(4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.95 Totals 9 9 3 3 5 0 0 39 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kekich L(9-9) 4 7 5 5 1 3 1 20 2.97 Beene 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 8 3.21 Lyle 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 11 1.07 Totals 9 11 6 6 2 6 2 39 Wild Pitches: Kekich (8) Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Frank Umont ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to left; Cardenas popped to catcher in foul territory; Kosco singled to center [Alomar to second]; Oliver struck out; Alomar stole third and Kosco stole second; McMullen homered [Alomar scored, Kosco scored]; Berry singled to right; Stanton grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to center; Munson forced Clarke (third to second); White grounded out (second to first) [Munson to second]; Murcer walked; Alou forced Murcer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 0. ANGELS 2ND: Kusnyer singled to second; Wright out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Kusnyer to second]; Kekich threw a wild pitch [Kusnyer scored]; Alomar flied out to center; Cardenas grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Swoboda walked; Michael walked [Swoboda to second]; Lanier flied out to right; Kekich out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Swoboda to third, Michael to second]; Clarke doubled to right [Swoboda scored, Michael scored]; Munson flied to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Yankees 2. ANGELS 3RD: Kosco grounded out (third to first); Oliver struck out; McMullen popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Yankees 2. YANKEES 3RD: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Yankees 2. ANGELS 4TH: Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanton struck out; Kusnyer walked; Wright singled to left [Kusnyer to third]; Alomar singled to left [Kusnyer scored, Wright to second]; Cardenas flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 5, Yankees 2. YANKEES 4TH: Swoboda flied out to center; Michael walked; Lanier singled to left [Michael to second]; SANCHEZ BATTED FOR KEKICH; Sanchez popped to second; Clarke grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 5, Yankees 2. ANGELS 5TH: BEENE REPLACED SANCHEZ (PITCHING); Kosco homered; Oliver grounded out (third to first); McMullen flied out to right; Berry singled to left; Stanton forced Berry (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Yankees 2. YANKEES 5TH: Munson singled to second; White walked [Munson to second]; Murcer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Munson to third, White out at second]; Alou popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Yankees 2. ANGELS 6TH: Kusnyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Art Kusnyer hurt running out grounder; Wright popped to catcher in foul territory; Alomar grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Yankees 2. YANKEES 6TH: STEPHENSON REPLACED KUSNYER (PLAYING C ); Swoboda flied out to right; Michael flied out to center; Lanier singled to left; ELLIS BATTED FOR BEENE; Ellis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Yankees 2. ANGELS 7TH: LYLE REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Cardenas singled to left; Kosco flied to left [Cardenas to second]; Oliver struck out; McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Yankees 2. YANKEES 7TH: Clarke singled to left; Munson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Clarke out at second]; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Yankees 2. ANGELS 8TH: Berry singled to left; Stanton flied out to center; Stephenson made an out to shortstop; Wright struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Yankees 2. YANKEES 8TH: Murcer flied to center; Alou flied to right; Swoboda flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Yankees 2. ANGELS 9TH: Alomar was called out on strikes; Cardenas walked; Kosco grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cardenas out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Yankees 2. YANKEES 9TH: Michael popped to shortstop; Lanier grounded out (first to pitcher); BLOMBERG BATTED FOR LYLE; Blomberg singled to center; Clarke singled to center [Blomberg to second]; Munson singled to left [Blomberg scored, Clarke to second]; FISHER REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); White grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 6, Yankees 3. |
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