July 21, 1972 California Angels at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 5
OAK 4
(14) CLE 8
@CHW 2 BAL 7
@KCR 6 MIL 2
MIN 0 NYY 6
CAL 0 NYY 3
CAL 0 DET 3
@TEX 1 STL 2
@ATL 1 CHC 11
@HOU 3 LAD 3
PHI 0 CIN 11
@PIT 5 SDP 5
MON 4 NYM 3
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Friday, July 21, 1972, 5:06
Time of Game: 2:16

Angels

38-50

Lost 5

5th, 16½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
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

W: F Peterson (9-11), L: L Allen (2-7)

Yankees

40-41

Won 3

4th, 7 GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Alomar 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .616    0    1   5   
L Cardenas SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .573    0    4   3   
A Kosco LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .647    0    1   0   GDP
B Oliver 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .752    0    9   2   
K McMullen 3B                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .278  .725    0    4   0   2B
L Stanton RF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .680    0    1   0   
K Berry CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .748    0    2   0   
A Kusnyer C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .557    0    1   0   
L Allen P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .133  .266    0    0   3   
  M Queen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         1   0   
  C Motton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .460    0    0   0   
  E Fisher P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .266         0   0   
Totals                       31   0   4   0    0   3                    24  13

BATTING

2B: K McMullen (12, off F Peterson).

TB: K McMullen 3; L Cardenas; L Stanton.

GIDP: A Kosco (4).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Cardenas-B Oliver; S Alomar-L Cardenas-B Oliver.

E: L Stanton (2); L Cardenas (14).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Clarke 2B                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .241  .596    0    3   1   GDP
T Munson C                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .272  .727    0    4   0   GDP
B Murcer CF                   3   2   2   3    1   0  .282  .834    0    3   0   2·HR
R White LF                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .271  .769    0    3   0   
R Blomberg 1B                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .295  .888    0    9   0   HR
B Allen 3B                    2   1   0   0    2   1  .263  .714    0    1   3   
J Callison RF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .223  .579    0    4   0   HR
J Kenney SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .474    0    0   7   
F Peterson P                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .453    0    0   1   
Totals                       31   6   7   5    6   1                    27  12

BATTING

HR: R Blomberg (8, off L Allen; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); J Callison (3, off M Queen; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); B Murcer 2 (13, 2 off L Allen; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: B Murcer 8; J Callison 5; R Blomberg 4; T Munson 2.

GIDP: H Clarke (5); T Munson (6).

RBI: B Murcer 3 (43); J Callison (8); R Blomberg (33).

2-out RBI: B Murcer; J Callison.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Kenney-H Clarke-R Blomberg.

E: B Allen (5).

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
L Allen, L (2-7)               4.1   5   5   4    5   0   3   3.34   23     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 0· 4     30    -     0.85  -0.24
M Queen                        2.2   2   1   1    1   1   1   4.35   11     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 2          0-0    0.06  -0.01
E Fisher                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.08    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8     7   6   5    6   1   4          37     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 0· 6           -

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 (9-11)           9     4   0   0    0   3   0   3.16   31     -       ·  ·     13·10· 2· 3     82    -     0.54   0.25
Totals                         9     4   0   0    0   3   0          31     -       ·  ·     13·10· 2· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: F Peterson (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 88° F.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             New York Yankees                     
1. S Alomar             2B    1. H Clarke             2B 
2. L Cardenas           SS    2. T Munson             C  
3. A Kosco              LF    3. B Murcer             CF 
4. B Oliver             1B    4. R White              LF 
5. K McMullen           3B    5. R Blomberg           1B 
6. L Stanton            RF    6. B Allen              3B 
7. K Berry              CF    7. J Callison           RF 
8. A Kusnyer            C     8. J Kenney             SS 
9. L Allen              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  ---      13%  63% B Murcer        L Allen         Home Run
   b 5   0  0-2  1--       9%  95% B Murcer        L Allen         Home Run; Munson Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      -7%  51% T Munson        L Allen         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 2   1  0-1  1-3       6%  80% F Peterson      L Allen         Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Allen Scores/unER/No RBI; Kenney to 2B
   b 2   1  0-2  12-      -5%  75% H Clarke        L Allen         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  L Cardenas      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      52%  A Kosco         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      54%  B Oliver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Lloyd Allen facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  H Clarke        Walk
   OO     1--      51%  T Munson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   R      ---      63%  B Murcer        Home Run
          ---      64%  R White         Walk
   O      1--      63%  R Blomberg      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Fritz Peterson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  K McMullen      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      62%  L Stanton       Single to RF
   O      1--      65%  K Berry         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      67%  A Kusnyer       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Lloyd Allen facing 6-7-8
          ---      71%  B Allen         Walk
          1--      75%  J Callison      Fielder's Choice SS; Allen to 2B/Adv on E6
   O      12-      74%  J Kenney        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Allen to 3B
   R      1-3      80%  F Peterson      Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Allen Scores/unER/No RBI; Kenney to 2B
   OO     12-      75%  H Clarke        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Fritz Peterson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      77%  L Allen         Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  S Alomar        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      80%  L Cardenas      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lloyd Allen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      79%  T Munson        Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---      78%  B Murcer        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      78%  R White         Walk
   O      1--      77%  R Blomberg      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Fritz Peterson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      79%  A Kosco         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      81%  B Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      80%  K McMullen      Single to LF
   O      1--      82%  L Stanton       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lloyd Allen facing 6-7-8
          ---      84%  B Allen         Walk
          1--      87%  J Callison      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Allen to 2B
   O      12-      84%  J Kenney        Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Callison to 2B
   O      12-      82%  F Peterson      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Callison to 3B
   O      1-3      80%  H Clarke        Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Fritz Peterson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      82%  K Berry         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      84%  A Kusnyer       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  L Allen         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lloyd Allen facing 2-3-4
          ---      86%  T Munson        Single to RF
   RR     1--      95%  B Murcer        Home Run; Munson Scores
   O      ---      95%  R White         Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      97%  R Blomberg      Home Run
                  Mel Queen replaces Lloyd Allen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  B Allen         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   R      ---      99%  J Callison      Home Run
   O      ---      99%  J Kenney        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 6.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-6, Fritz Peterson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  S Alomar        Flyball: LF
          ---      98%  L Cardenas      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      99%  A Kosco         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Mel Queen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  F Peterson      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      99%  H Clarke        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      99%  T Munson        Single to CF
          1--      99%  B Murcer        Walk; Munson to 2B
   O      12-      99%  R White         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 6.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-6, Fritz Peterson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  B Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  K McMullen      Double to RF
   O      -2-      99%  L Stanton       Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      99%  K Berry         Wild Pitch; McMullen to 3B
   O      --3     100%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Mel Queen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  R Blomberg      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  B Allen         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Callison      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 6.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-6, Fritz Peterson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  A Kusnyer       Lineout: RF
                  Curt Motton pinch hits for Mel Queen batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  C Motton        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---     100%  S Alomar        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Eddie Fisher facing 8-9-1
                  Eddie Fisher replaces Curt Motton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Kenney        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  F Peterson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  H Clarke        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 6.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-6, Fritz Peterson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  L Cardenas      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  A Kosco         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Oliver        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Yankees 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation