New York Yankees vs California Angels
August 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1978 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 3, California Angels 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 5 0 3 0
Munson c 5 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 0
Piniella dh 4 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 2 2 1
Jackson rf 3 0 3 1
White lf 4 0 3 1
Dent ss 3 0 0 0
  Spencer ph 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Stanley ss 0 0 0 0
Figueroa p 0 0 0 0
  Clay p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 13 3
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 5 0 1 0
Lansford 3b 5 1 3 1
Bostock rf 4 2 1 0
Baylor dh 4 2 3 2
Rudi lf 2 0 1 2
Fairly 1b 2 0 2 1
Downing c 4 0 0 0
Chalk 2b 4 1 2 0
Anderson ss 2 0 0 0
Knapp p 0 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 13 6
New York 000 102 0003132
California 202 100 10x6130
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa  L (12-9) 4.0 7 5 4 2 2
  Clay   3.0 5 1 1 0 0
  Lindblad   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
6
5
2
2
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Knapp  W (13-7) 5.1 10 3 3 1 2
  Griffin   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  LaRoche  SV (18) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
3
3
2
5

  E–Rivers (8), Clay (2).  DP–New York 1, California 1.  2B–New York Jackson (11,off Knapp); Nettles (17,off Knapp); White (10,off Knapp); Chambliss (21,off Griffin), California Lansford 2 (17,off Figueroa 2); R Miller (16,off Figueroa); Baylor (21,off Figueroa).  HR–New York Nettles (20,4th inning off Knapp 0 on, 2 out), California Baylor (26,7th inning off Clay 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Anderson 2 (3,off Figueroa,off Clay).  SF–Rudi 2 (4,off Figueroa 2); Fairly (4,off Figueroa).  SB–Lansford (15,2nd base off Lindblad/Munson).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:26.  A–33,472.
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