California Angels vs New York Yankees
May 13, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 13, 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 10, New York Yankees 12

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 4 1 2 1
Lansford 3b 5 1 2 1
Carew 1b 3 2 2 1
Baylor rf 5 2 1 1
Aikens dh 4 2 2 4
Rudi lf 4 0 0 0
Downing c 4 0 2 1
  Humphrey c 1 0 0 0
Grich 2b 5 1 2 0
Campaneris ss 4 1 1 0
Knapp p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Barlow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 14 9
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 4 3 2 1
Munson c 4 2 2 2
  Narron c 0 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 5 1 2 5
Jackson rf 4 0 1 2
Piniella lf 5 1 1 0
Spencer dh 3 0 1 0
  Johnson ph,dh 1 1 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0
Beniquez cf 3 2 0 1
Dent ss 2 2 1 0
Beattie p 0 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Clay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 12 12 11
California 000 003 00710142
New York 300 100 35x12120
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Knapp  L (2-1) 6.1 5 7 4 2 5
  LaRoche   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Barlow   1.0 6 5 5 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
12
9
2
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Beattie  W (2-1) 5.1 3 3 3 5 3
  Tidrow   2.2 10 6 6 0 0
  Clay   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
10
10
5
4

  E–Carew (3), Campaneris (3).  DP–New York 2.  2B–California Downing (11,off Beattie); Grich (6,off Tidrow), New York Munson (6,off Barlow).  HR–California Aikens (6,9th inning off Clay 2 on, 0 out), New York Nettles (5,1st inning off Knapp 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Dent (6,off Knapp).  SF–Beniquez (2,off Knapp); Munson (3,off Knapp).  HBP–Randolph (1,by Knapp).  SB–Carew (3,2nd base off Beattie/Munson).  WP–Knapp (1), Barlow (1), Beattie (1).  HBP–Knapp (1,Randolph).  U-HP–Phil Lospitalier, 1B–Fred Spenn, 2B–Bill Henry, 3B–Merrill Hadry.  T–3:07.  A–30,083.
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