New York Yankees vs California Angels
July 14, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 14, 1979 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 7, California Angels 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Brown cf 6 0 3 2
Munson c 4 0 0 0
  Narron c 2 1 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 5 1 1 1
Piniella lf 5 1 1 0
Chambliss dh,1b 6 2 2 4
Spencer 1b 5 1 3 0
  Murcer pr 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 1 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 5 1 2 0
Dent ss 4 0 0 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 7 13 7
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Grich 2b 6 0 2 0
Lansford 3b 6 1 2 0
Ford cf 5 2 2 0
  Miller cf 1 0 1 0
Baylor lf 5 3 2 4
Downing c 5 1 2 1
Rudi rf 5 1 2 2
Rettenmund dh 4 0 2 1
Aikens 1b 5 0 1 0
Anderson ss 2 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Campaneris ss 2 0 0 0
Aase p 0 0 0 0
  Barlow p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Clear p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 8 16 8
New York 000 510 001 0007132
California 000 002 023 0018161
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John   5.1 6 2 1 2 1
  Gossage   3.2 7 5 5 1 3
  Davis  L (8-1) 2.1 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
11.1
16
8
7
4
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Aase   3.1 7 5 5 3 1
  Barlow   4.2 3 1 1 1 2
  LaRoche   2.0 3 1 1 1 2
  Clear  W (10-2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
12.0
13
7
7
5
7

  E–Randolph (10), Dent (9), Rudi (2).  DP–New York 3, California 2.  PB–Narron (4).  2B–New York Spencer (8,off Aase), California Grich (21,off Gossage); Downing (21,off Davis).  HR–New York Chambliss 2 (11,4th inning off Aase 2 on, 1 out,5th inning off Barlow 0 on, 1 out), California Baylor 2 (23,8th inning off Gossage 0 on, 0 out,9th inning off Gossage 2 on, 2 out); Rudi (8,8th inning off Gossage 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Rudi (3,off Davis).  SB–Brown (1,2nd base off Aase/Downing); Randolph (19,2nd base off Aase/Downing).  U-HP–Fred Spenn, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–3:32.  A–41,693.
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