Bombers sweep Halos

Game 1 - Yankee Stadium
May vs. Stottlemyre

The Angels started hot, scoring two runs in the second and one in the third. After an RBI single by Jim Fergosi in the fifth, the Angels carried a 4-2 lead into the ninth. But an RBI triple by Joe DiMaggio, who already had an RBI double in the fourth, and a sac fly by Yogi Berra sent the game into extra innings. Wally Joyner led off the California 12th with a solo shot, putting the Angels in front.. But in the bottom of the inning Phil Rizzuto doubled with two outs. After Mickey Mantle was intentionally walked, relief pitcher Frank Tanana managed to lose pinch-hitter Thurman Munson to load the bases. Then Joe DiMaggio came to the plate and smacked one into the right field porch for a walk-off grand slam with two outs. New York took the win 8-5 and DiMaggio drove in six.

Game 2 at Angels Stadium
Terry vs Brunet
Ralph Terry got the start in place of the ineffective Whitey Ford. HE got some support right away as Mickey Mantle hit a solo shot in the first. Willie Randolph hit an RBI double in the fourth. Howell led off the California fifth with a solo shot, which Joe DiMaggio answered in the sixth. DiMaggio then followed up with a two-run shot in the seventh to provide Terry some insurance. Then the Yankees blew it open in the ninth, with a two-run single from Yogi Berra followed by a two-run double by Clete Boyer. New York wins 9-2 as Terry allowed only four hits and two runs in eight innings.

Game 3 at Angels Stadium
Raschi vs. Wright 
It would be an agonizingly long night for the Angels. Moose Skowron started things off in the second with a two-run shot Mickey Mantle hit a two-run shot in the third, and then the roof caved in in the fourth. Clete Boyer led off with a home run, Skowron was his by a pitch, Rickey Henderson got a base hit, Phil Rizzuto walked, and Roger Maris send them all home with a grand slam. DiMaggio followed up with a solo home run. The Yankees led by ten and it was essentially over. Before it was done Angels pitching would have given up eight home runs. Skowron and DiMaggio hit two each. On the Angels side, Vic Raschi returned to his early-season form scattering five hits over nine innings with nothing coming across. The Yanks took home a lopsided decision 16-0. Joe DiMaggio had a dominant series, hitting .625 with five homers and 11 RBI.

--submitted by Michael Hopcroft--