New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
May 4, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1980 at Metropolitan Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 10, Minnesota Twins 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 1 0 0 1
Jones cf 4 0 1 1
Watson 1b 5 0 1 1
Jackson rf 4 2 2 1
  Werth rf 1 0 1 0
Soderholm dh 2 1 1 0
  Spencer ph,dh 3 1 2 0
Piniella lf 2 1 2 1
  Brown ph,lf 3 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 5 2 2 1
Cerone c 4 2 3 4
  Oates c 1 0 0 0
Dent ss 4 1 0 0
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 15 10
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Mackanin 2b,ss 5 0 1 0
Landreaux lf 2 0 2 0
  Sofield cf 1 0 0 0
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
  Cubbage 1b 1 0 0 0
Castino 3b,ss 3 0 0 0
  Wilfong ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Jackson 1b,3b 4 0 1 0
Vega dh 3 0 0 0
  Goodwin ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Edwards cf,lf 3 0 0 0
  Adams ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Norwood rf 3 0 0 0
  Powell ph 1 0 0 0
Wynegar c 1 1 1 1
  Butera c 2 0 1 0
Koosman p 0 0 0 0
  Verhoeven p 0 0 0 0
  Erickson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
New York 010 630 00010151
Minnesota 000 010 000173
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood  W (2-3) 7.0 6 1 1 1 4
  Davis   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (2-2) 3.1 9 7 7 2 2
  Verhoeven   1.2 4 3 3 2 1
  Erickson   4.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
15
10
10
5
5

  E–Nettles (7), Castino (4), Koosman (1), Verhoeven (1).  DP–New York 1, Minnesota 2.  PB–Cerone (2).  2B–New York Werth (1,off Erickson), Minnesota Wilfong (5,off Davis).  HR–New York Jackson (6,2nd inning off Koosman 0 on, 0 out); Cerone (2,5th inning off Verhoeven 2 on, 1 out), Minnesota Wynegar (1,5th inning off Underwood 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Randolph (1,off Koosman).  HBP–Wynegar (2,by Underwood).  CS–Jones (2,2nd base by Koosman/Wynegar).  HBP–Underwood (1,Wynegar).  U-HP–Vic Voltaggio, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:39.  A–13,085.
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