New York Yankees vs California Angels
August 21, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1971 at Anaheim 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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New York Yankees 1, California Angels 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kenney 3b 4 1 1 0
Munson c 4 0 1 0
Murcer cf 5 0 2 1
White lf 5 0 0 0
Blomberg rf 4 0 0 0
  Swoboda ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Alou 1b 5 0 1 0
Clarke 2b 4 0 0 0
Michael ss 4 0 0 0
Bahnsen p 3 0 0 0
  Cater ph 1 0 1 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Ellis ph 1 0 0 0
  Closter p 0 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 1 6 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 6 1 2 0
Rivers cf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 4 0 1 0
  Berry ph 1 0 0 0
Fregosi ss 5 1 2 0
Spencer 1b 5 0 2 0
McMullen 3b 6 0 1 2
Repoz rf 5 0 0 0
Stephenson c 4 0 0 0
Murphy p 3 0 1 0
  Cowan ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 1 0 0 0
Totals 45 2 9 2
New York 100 000 000 000 0160
California 010 000 000 000 1290
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen   10.0 5 1 1 3 6
  McDaniel   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Closter  L (1-1) 0.2 1 1 1 2 1
  Aker   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.2
9
2
2
5
8
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy   10.0 5 1 1 0 3
  Allen   0.2 1 0 0 3 0
  LaRoche  W (5-1) 2.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
13.0
6
1
1
3
4

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, California 2.  2B–New York Murcer (21,off Murphy).  SH–Michael (3,off Allen); Rivers (5,off Closter).  IBB–Kenney (3,by Allen); Stephenson (3,by Bahnsen); Fregosi (6,by Closter).  IBB–Bahnsen (7,Stephenson); Closter (3,Fregosi); Allen (7,Kenney).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–3:11.  A–25,474.
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