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California Angels @ New York Yankees

1972-05-02 · Night game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 5827 · 70°F · 2:13

New York Yankees defeated California Angels 5–0. New York Yankees put up 5 in the 1st. Mel Stottlemyre earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
NYA	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	6

W: Mel Stottlemyre L: Rudy May SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Russ Goetz · 1B: John Rice · 2B: Marty Springstead · 3B: Hank Morgenweck · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

California Angels — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Sandy Alomar	4	1	0	0
Mickey Rivers	3	1	1	0
Vada Pinson	4	1	0	0
Andy Kosco	4	0	0	0
Jim Spencer	4	2	0	0
Leo Cardenas	4	2	0	0
Ken McMullen	3	0	0	1
Jeff Torborg	3	0	0	0
Eddie Fisher	1	0	0	1
Leroy Stanton	1	0	0	1
Tom Silverio	1	0	0	1

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Horace Clarke	4	1	1	0	0	1
Rusty Torres	2	1	0	0	2	0
Bobby Murcer	4	1	1	0	0	1
Roy White	4	1	2	1	0	0
Felipe Alou	4	0	0	0	0	0
Thurman Munson	2	1	1	2	2	0
Rich McKinney	3	0	1	2	1	0
Gene Michael	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Stottlemyre	3	0	0	0	0	0

California Angels — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rudy May	0.1	4	1	0
Eddie Fisher	4.2	2	0	1
Paul Doyle	0.1	0	2	0
Mel Queen	1.2	0	1	1
Tom Murphy	1.0	0	1	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mel Stottlemyre	9.0	7	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sandy Alomar: 43
Mickey Rivers: 1/FL
Vada Pinson: 13

Bot 1

Horace Clarke: D7
Rusty Torres: W
Bobby Murcer: S9.2-3;1-2
Roy White: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2
Felipe Alou: 9
Thurman Munson: D7.3-H;2-H;1-3
Rich McKinney: S7.3-H;2-H
Gene Michael: 64(1)/FO
Mel Stottlemyre: 8

Top 2

Andy Kosco: 13
Jim Spencer: 31
Leo Cardenas: S7
Ken McMullen: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Horace Clarke: 3/G
Rusty Torres: 53
Bobby Murcer: K/C

Top 3

Jeff Torborg: 63
Eddie Fisher: K/C
Sandy Alomar: 63

Bot 3

Roy White: S7
Felipe Alou: 4
Thurman Munson: SB2
Thurman Munson: 7
Rich McKinney: 7

Top 4

Mickey Rivers: W
Vada Pinson: 9
Andy Kosco: 14(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Gene Michael: 8
Mel Stottlemyre: 53
Horace Clarke: 6

Top 5

Jim Spencer: S4
Leo Cardenas: S7.1-2
Ken McMullen: 8
Jeff Torborg: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Rusty Torres: 9
Bobby Murcer: 3/FL
Roy White: 8

Top 6

Leroy Stanton: K
Sandy Alomar: S8
Mickey Rivers: S2/BG.1-2
Vada Pinson: 43.2-3;1-2
Andy Kosco: 7/L

Bot 6

Felipe Alou: 5
Thurman Munson: W
Rich McKinney: BK.1-2
Rich McKinney: W
Gene Michael: 8/L
Mel Stottlemyre: 5(2)/FO

Top 7

Jim Spencer: S7
Leo Cardenas: 9
Ken McMullen: K
Jeff Torborg: 2/FL

Bot 7

Horace Clarke: K
Rusty Torres: W
Bobby Murcer: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Tom Silverio: K/C
Sandy Alomar: 6
Mickey Rivers: 13

Bot 8

Roy White: 43
Felipe Alou: 7
Thurman Munson: W
Rich McKinney: 54(1)/FO

Top 9

Vada Pinson: S9
Andy Kosco: 9
Jim Spencer: 7
Leo Cardenas: 64(1)/FO