New York Yankees vs California Angels
May 8, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1966 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 5, California Angels 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
White lf 2 2 1 0
Richardson 2b 5 0 3 1
Mantle cf 5 0 1 1
  Repoz cf 0 0 0 0
Pepitone 1b 5 0 0 0
Tresh 3b 3 0 0 0
Maris rf 3 1 1 0
Boyer ss 4 1 1 0
Howard c 3 1 1 0
Downing p 3 0 1 1
  Ramos p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 3
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 5 0 0 0
Knoop 2b 3 0 1 2
Fregosi ss 4 0 0 0
Reichardt lf 4 0 0 0
Warner rf 4 0 0 0
Siebern 1b 4 0 2 0
  Hernandez pr 0 0 0 0
  Satriano 1b 0 0 0 0
Cardenal cf 4 0 3 0
Rodgers c 4 1 1 0
Chance p 1 0 0 0
  Sanford p 0 0 0 0
  Piersall ph 1 0 1 0
  Burdette p 0 0 0 0
  Malzone ph 1 0 1 0
  Lopez pr 0 1 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
New York 020 011 001591
California 000 010 100292
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Downing  W (1-3) 6.0 7 2 2 1 8
  Ramos  SV (1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
9
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Chance  L (2-2) 4.0 4 3 1 6 2
  Sanford   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Burdette   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Lee   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
6
4

  E–Tresh (2), Fregosi (9), Warner (1).  DP–California 3.  2B–New York Howard (2,off Burdette); White (3,off Lee), California Siebern (5,off Downing); Rodgers (4,off Downing); Cardenal (1,off Downing); Malzone (1,off Downing).  IBB–Howard (1,by Chance).  SF–Knoop (2,off Ramos).  IBB–Chance (3,Howard).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Bill Valentine, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:45.  A–26,260.
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