California Angels vs New York Yankees
May 28, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1971 at Yankee Stadium. The California Angels defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 9, New York Yankees 6

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar ss 5 1 1 0
O'Brien 2b 4 2 1 0
Johnson lf 5 1 1 2
Repoz rf 2 2 1 0
McMullen 3b 4 1 1 1
Spencer 1b 4 1 2 4
Berry cf 4 0 0 0
Torborg c 4 0 1 0
Messersmith p 4 1 1 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 9 7
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 2 1 0
Gibbs c 4 2 2 0
White lf 5 0 1 1
Murcer cf 4 1 1 2
Cater 1b 4 0 2 2
Lyttle rf 3 1 1 0
  Hansen ph 1 0 0 0
Kenney 3b 4 0 2 0
Baker ss 1 0 0 1
Kline p 1 0 0 0
  Kekich p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Ellis ph 0 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
  Woods ph 1 0 0 0
  Waslewski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 10 6
California 026 100 000990
New York 200 000 1216101
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  W (5-5) 7.1 7 5 5 4 3
  Allen   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  LaRoche  SV (3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
6
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kline  L (4-4) 2.0 6 8 6 2 2
  Kekich   3.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Jones   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Aker   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Waslewski   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
9
7
3
7

  E–Kenney (5).  DP–California 2, New York 1.  2B–California Johnson (6,off Kline), New York Kenney (2,off Allen).  HR–California Spencer (7,2nd inning off Kline 1 on, 1 out), New York Murcer (8,8th inning off Messersmith 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Repoz (2,by Kline).  SF–Cater (2,off Messersmith); Baker (1,off Messersmith).  HBP–Ellis (2,by Messersmith).  HBP–Messersmith (4,Ellis).  IBB–Kline (3,Repoz).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jake O'Donnell, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:47.  A–9,508.
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