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.

The Angels scored on a wild pitch by Mike Kekich in the second and added a run on a single by Alomar in the fourth before Kosco homered to complete their scoring in the fifth. Horace Clarke had four hits for the Yankees and drove in two of their runs. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      23, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Angels       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.