August 12, 1971 California Angels at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 9
@BOS 2 CLE 6
@CHW 2 DET 4
@MIL 3 BAL 8
@MIN 2 NYY 3
CAL 0 NYY 2
CAL 1
(11) KCR 2
@WSA 0 WSA 2
KCR 1 ATL 10
HOU 5 PHI 3
@LAD 1
(13) STL 3
@PIT 2 SDP 3
NYM 0

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Thursday, August 12, 1971, 5:05PM
Time of Game: 2:12

Angels

55-63

Lost 1

4th, 21 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  9  2
Yankees         1  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  X    3  9  0

W: F Peterson (12-7), L: R May (7-8)

Yankees

59-58

Won 1

4th, 13 GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Alomar 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .265  .640    0    3   1   
K Berry CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .204  .554    0    1   0   GDP
K McMullen 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .254  .705    0    2   0   2B
B Cowan LF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .320  .821    0    2   0   2B,GDP
J Fregosi SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .204  .589    0    0   2   
J Spencer 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .237  .702    0    6   0   
T Reynolds RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .598    0    2   0   GDP
J Moses C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .645    0    8   2   
R May P                       1   0   0   0    0   1  .170  .395    0    0   1   
  M Rivers PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .657    0    0   0   
  M Queen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111         0   0   
  S O'Brien PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .547    0    0   0   
  E Fisher P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143         0   0   
Totals                       33   0   9   0    1   4                    24   6

BATTING

2B: B Cowan (8, off F Peterson); K McMullen (16, off F Peterson).

TB: B Cowan 3; J Fregosi 2; K McMullen 2; S Alomar 2; M Rivers; K Berry.

GIDP: T Reynolds (6); B Cowan (1); K Berry (11).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K McMullen.

E: J Moses (8); K McMullen (11).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Clarke 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .244  .643    0    4   3   
T Munson C                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .258  .727    0    4   0   SH
B Murcer CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .335  .996    0    2   0   
R White LF                    3   0   3   2    1   0  .289  .874    0    1   0   2·2B,CS
D Cater 3B-1B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .262  .644    0    2   2   IW
R Swoboda RF                  3   0   1   1    1   1  .256  .728    0    6   0   2B
J Ellis 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .233  .681    0    8   0   IW
  J Kenney PR-3B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .666         0   0   
G Michael SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .633    0    0   6   
F Peterson P                  4   0   0   0    0   4  .083  .264    0    0   2   
Totals                       31   3   9   3    4   9                    27  13

BATTING

2B: R Swoboda (5, off E Fisher); R White 2 (18, 2 off R May).

SH: T Munson (3, off R May).

IBB: D Cater (4, by R May); J Ellis (3, by R May).

TB: R White 5; R Swoboda 2; H Clarke; J Ellis; D Cater; B Murcer; T Munson.

RBI: R White 2 (67); R Swoboda (19).

2-out RBI: R White.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 3. G Michael-H Clarke-J Ellis 2; D Cater-H Clarke-J Ellis.

BASERUNNING

CS: R White (7, 2nd base by R May/J Moses).

PITCHING

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R May, L (7-8)                 5     7   3   3    3   5   0   2.88   25     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 7     43    -     0.96  -0.17
M Queen                        2     0   0   0    1   3   0   1.69    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
E Fisher                       1     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.18    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 2          0-0    0.14   0.00
Totals                         8     9   3   3    4   9   0          36     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 1· 9           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Peterson, W (12-7)           9     9   0   0    1   4   0   3.09   34     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0· 8     72    -     1.27   0.36
Totals                         9     9   0   0    1   4   0          34     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: F Peterson (5).

IBB: R May 2 (4; D Cater, J Ellis).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Art Frantz.

Time of Game: 2:12.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             New York Yankees                     
1. S Alomar             2B    1. H Clarke             2B 
2. K Berry              CF    2. T Munson             C  
3. K McMullen           3B    3. B Murcer             CF 
4. B Cowan              LF    4. R White              LF 
5. J Fregosi            SS    5. D Cater              3B 
6. J Spencer            1B    6. R Swoboda            RF 
7. T Reynolds           RF    7. J Ellis              1B 
8. J Moses              C     8. G Michael            SS 
9. R May                P     9. F Peterson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-      11%  64% R White         R May           Single to LF; Clarke Scores
   b 3   1  0-1  1-3      10%  85% R White         R May           Double to CF; Munson Scores; Murcer to 3B
   t 7   1  3-0  12-       8%  95% T Reynolds      F Peterson      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 7   0  3-0  1--      -7%  81% J Fregosi       F Peterson      Single to LF; Cowan to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       7%  53% K Berry         F Peterson      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Fritz Peterson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  S Alomar        Single to CF
   OO     1--      53%  K Berry         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  K McMullen      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Rudy May facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  H Clarke        Single to LF
   O      1--      57%  T Munson        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Clarke to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  B Murcer        Popfly: 2B
   R      -2-      64%  R White         Single to LF; Clarke Scores
   O      1--      62%  D Cater         White Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Fritz Peterson facing 4-5-6
          ---      55%  B Cowan         Double to CF
   O      -2-      60%  J Fregosi       Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      63%  J Spencer       Flyball: RF; Cowan to 3B
   O      --3      67%  T Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rudy May facing 5-6-7
          ---      70%  D Cater         Single to LF
          1--      75%  R Swoboda       Walk; Cater to 2B
   O      12-      70%  J Ellis         Strikeout
   O      12-      67%  G Michael       Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      63%  F Peterson      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Fritz Peterson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      66%  J Moses         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  R May           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      68%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rudy May facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  H Clarke        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      69%  T Munson        Single to CF
          1--      75%  B Murcer        Single to RF; Munson to 3B
   R      1-3      85%  R White         Double to CF; Munson Scores; Murcer to 3B
          -23      85%  D Cater         Intentional Walk
   RO     123      87%  R Swoboda       Groundout: SS-1B; Murcer Scores; White to 3B; Cater to 2B
          -23      88%  J Ellis         Intentional Walk
   O      123      85%  G Michael       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Fritz Peterson facing 2-3-4
          ---      81%  K Berry         Single to CF
   O      1--      84%  K McMullen      Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--      88%  B Cowan         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rudy May facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      88%  F Peterson      Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  H Clarke        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  T Munson        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Fritz Peterson facing 5-6-7
          ---      83%  J Fregosi       Single to CF
   O      1--      86%  J Spencer       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      89%  T Reynolds      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      91%  J Moses         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rudy May facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  B Murcer        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      91%  R White         Double to LF
          -2-      92%  D Cater         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); White stays at 2B; Cater to 1B
   O      12-      91%  R Swoboda       Strikeout
   O      12-      89%  J Ellis         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Fritz Peterson facing 9-1-2
                  Mickey Rivers pinch hits for Rudy May batting 9th
          ---      85%  M Rivers        Single to C/Bunt
   O      1--      89%  S Alomar        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      91%  K Berry         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      93%  K McMullen      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mel Queen facing 8-9-1
                  Mel Queen replaces Mickey Rivers pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  G Michael       Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  F Peterson      Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  H Clarke        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Fritz Peterson facing 4-5-6
          ---      88%  B Cowan         Single to LF
          1--      81%  J Fregosi       Single to LF; Cowan to 2B
   O      12-      87%  J Spencer       Strikeout
   OO     12-      95%  T Reynolds      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mel Queen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  T Munson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  B Murcer        Strikeout Looking
          ---      95%  R White         E2 on Foul Ball
          ---      95%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      95%  D Cater         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Fritz Peterson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  J Moses         Flyball: LF
                  Syd O'Brien pinch hits for Mel Queen batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  S O'Brien       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      97%  S Alomar        Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  K Berry         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Eddie Fisher facing 6-7-8
                  Eddie Fisher replaces Syd O'Brien pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  R Swoboda       Double to CF
          -2-      99%  J Ellis         Single to RF; Swoboda to 3B
                  Jerry Kenney pinch runs for John Ellis batting 7th
   OO     1-3      98%  G Michael       Line Drive Double Play: 3B unassisted
   O      1--      97%  F Peterson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Fritz Peterson facing 3-4-5
                  Danny Cater moves to 1B; Jerry Kenney moves to 3B
          ---      94%  K McMullen      Double to RF
          -2-      87%  B Cowan         Walk
          12-      84%  J Fregosi       Wild Pitch; McMullen to 3B; Cowan to 2B
   O      -23      90%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -23      96%  J Spencer       Strikeout
   O      -23     100%  T Reynolds      Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation