New York Yankees vs California Angels
May 12, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1972 at Anaheim Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 6, California Angels 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 0 1 1
Callison rf 3 0 2 0
  Torres pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Murcer cf 5 0 0 0
White lf 3 1 0 0
Blomberg 1b 4 1 1 2
  Alou 1b 0 0 0 0
Munson c 4 2 2 0
McKinney 3b 4 1 1 0
  Lanier 3b 0 0 0 0
Michael ss 4 1 2 1
Kline p 4 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 4
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 0 0 0
Berry cf 5 0 1 0
Pinson lf 4 1 3 0
Oliver rf 4 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 4 1 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 1 1 2
McMullen 3b 4 0 4 1
Kusnyer c 3 0 2 0
  Kosco ph 1 0 0 0
  Azcue c 0 0 0 0
Clark p 2 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Silverio ph 1 0 0 0
  Queen p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 11 3
New York 010 001 220692
California 000 100 0203113
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kline  W (2-1) 7.2 11 3 1 0 5
  Lyle  SV (3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
1
0
7
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Clark  L (2-3) 6.1 7 4 4 3 3
  Fisher   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Queen   2.0 2 2 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
4
5

  E–Clarke (1), Blomberg (3), Alomar (4), Oliver (2), Kusnyer (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Callison (4,off Clark); McKinney (1,off Clark), California Berry (3,off Kline).  HR–New York Blomberg (2,8th inning off Queen 0 on, 0 out), California Cardenas (3,4th inning off Kline 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Munson (2,2nd base off Clark/Kusnyer); White (4,2nd base off Clark/Kusnyer).  WP–Clark 3 (4).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:44.  A–12,356.
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