STARTING PITCHERS
15W 14 X
CAL 000 000 001 001 2 6 0
NYY 000 000 010 000 1 7 0
HR CAL Cardenal 1 Schaal 4
NYY Whitaker 1
RBI CAL Cardenal 7 Schaal 7
NYY Whitaker 9
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER GSc
Clark 9 6 1 3 8 1 1 76
Downing 9 3 1 3 10 1 1 84
WP Rojas 2-0 0.96
LP Tillitson 0-2 6.30
After a pitchers duel in the opener, two more excellent pitchers go in this one, each making their first start of the season. Yanks looking for the split whole California wouldn’t mind jetting west with the sweep.
Downing worked around a walk in the top of the 1st and Clark whiffed Charley Smith with 2 on. Downing settled down to allow just WP runners through 8. Yanks blew a golden opportunity in the 5th, loading the bases but Jake Gibbs tapped back to the box to ruin it all. Bottom 8, Steve Whitaker broke the goose egg fest with a Yankee Stadium special and a 1-0 leaf. Top 9, Downing whiffed Johnstone leafing off but Jose Cardenal dropped one beyond the fence to tie the game. Yanks had a chance for a walkoff win, Ray Barker singled and with 2 outs, Mgr Ralph Houk sent Mantle up to pinch hit. Rickey Clark wanted no part of the aging slugger give him an unententional intentional walk. But Hoss Clarke grounded out to push the game into overtime. Both teams best relievers came in and tossed two shutout inning. Top 12 with one out, the thorn in the side of the Bombers, Paul Schaal tucked one inside the foul pole putting the Cherubs up 2-1. Minnie Rojas retired in order for the west coast sweep, splitting the 4 game series.
Paul Schaal. Wow, two game winning homers! After being punched around the first 2 games, the Angels held the Pinstripers to one run in each game of the doubleheader. Steve Whitaker gad quite the series, going 10-17 with 6 RBIs. Horace Clarke came back from his rib cage pull to play the second game but Charley Smith injured himself. He has a rough series overall, only one hit in 18 ab’s committing 3 errors. Joe Pepitone sat again with a sprained thumb.
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