California Angels vs New York Yankees
May 12, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1979 at Yankee 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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California Angels 5, New York Yankees 6

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller R. cf 5 1 3 1
Ford rf 4 0 0 0
Carew 1b 4 1 2 1
Baylor dh 4 1 2 0
Rudi lf 3 0 1 1
Downing c 4 0 1 1
Lansford 3b 4 1 1 0
Grich 2b 3 1 1 1
Anderson ss 1 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Ramirez ss 0 0 0 0
  Aikens ph 1 0 0 0
  Campaneris ss 0 0 0 0
Miller D. p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Frost p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 5 0 0 0
Munson c 5 2 3 0
Nettles 3b 5 1 2 2
Jackson rf 4 1 2 1
Piniella lf 4 1 3 1
Spencer dh 2 0 1 0
  Johnson ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 3 1 1 2
Beniquez cf 4 0 2 0
Dent ss 3 0 2 0
Tiant p 0 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 16 6
California 210 000 1105111
New York 201 101 0016161
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Miller   4.0 7 4 4 1 0
  LaRoche   3.1 7 1 1 0 1
  Frost  L (2-1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
16
6
6
1
1
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant   6.1 8 4 4 2 2
  Kaat   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Tidrow  W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
2

  E–Downing (3), Munson (5).  DP–California 1, New York 3.  2B–California Rudi (4,off Tiant); Baylor (8,off Kaat), New York Piniella 2 (3,off D Miller 2); Dent (4,off LaRoche); Nettles (2,off Frost).  3B–California Lansford (3,off Tiant); Carew (2,off Tiant); R Miller (3,off Tiant), New York Jackson (1,off D Miller); Munson (2,off D Miller).  HR–New York Chambliss (3,6th inning off LaRoche 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Anderson (1,off Tiant).  SF–Chambliss (2,off D Miller).  SB–Baylor (5,2nd base off Tiant/Munson); Munson (1,2nd base off LaRoche/Downing).  CS–Beniquez (2,2nd base by LaRoche/Downing).  U-HP–Harold Siroka, 1B–Fred Spenn, 2B–Bill Henry, 3B–Merrill Hadry.  T–3:14.  A–28,783.
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