New York Yankees vs California Angels
May 1, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1979 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 12, California Angels 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 6 1 1 0
Beniquez cf 6 3 3 2
Munson c 5 2 3 1
Piniella lf 6 1 2 4
Nettles 3b 6 1 3 1
Jackson rf 5 3 2 0
Johnson dh 4 0 2 2
Chambliss 1b 5 0 0 0
Dent ss 5 1 1 1
Tiant p 0 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Mirabella p 0 0 0 0
  Clay p 0 0 0 0
  John p 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 12 17 11
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller R. cf 4 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph 1 0 1 1
  Anderson ss 0 0 0 0
Ford rf,cf 6 1 3 1
Carew 1b 6 1 2 1
Baylor lf,rf 5 1 1 1
Aikens dh 5 1 2 2
Lansford 3b 5 1 2 0
Downing c 5 0 0 0
Grich 2b 5 1 2 1
Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0
  Mulliniks ph,ss 2 0 0 0
  Davis ph 0 0 0 0
  Rudi ph,lf 2 2 2 1
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  Barlow p 0 0 0 0
  Clear p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Miller D. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 8 15 8
New York 412 000 000 0512171
California 000 102 004 018152
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant   5.1 5 3 3 1 3
  Tidrow   3.0 4 3 3 0 2
  Mirabella   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Clay   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  John  W (5-0) 2.2 3 1 1 1 3
Totals
11.0
15
8
8
2
8
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana   0.2 4 4 4 1 0
  Barlow   5.1 6 3 2 0 3
  Clear   4.0 1 0 0 0 2
  LaRoche  L (2-3) 0.2 3 4 4 1 1
  Miller   0.1 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
11.0
17
12
11
2
6

  E–Dent (4), Baylor (2), Downing (2).  DP–New York 2, California 1.  2B–New York Jackson 2 (5,off Tanana,off Barlow), California Grich (4,off Tiant); Ford 2 (4,off Tiant,off Tidrow).  HR–New York Piniella (2,1st inning off Tanana 2 on, 1 out); Beniquez (2,2nd inning off Barlow 0 on, 2 out), California Baylor (4,4th inning off Tiant 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Johnson (1,off LaRoche).  SB–Beniquez (1,2nd base off Tanana/Downing).  U-HP–Bob Campbell, 1B–Dale Williams, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Boyd Mauer.  T–3:46.  A–38,858.
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