Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees
May 16, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1980 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 2, New York Yankees 6

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 1 0 0
Wills 2b 4 1 2 0
Oliver lf 4 0 2 1
Ellis 1b 4 0 2 1
Zisk dh 4 0 1 0
Sundberg c 4 0 0 0
Sample rf 4 0 2 0
Roberts 3b 4 0 0 0
Frias ss 2 0 1 0
  Walton ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrelson ss 1 0 0 0
Medich p 0 0 0 0
  Rajsich p 0 0 0 0
  Kern p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 10 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 5 1 2 0
Murcer lf 2 1 1 0
  Piniella ph,lf 1 0 0 1
Jones cf 4 2 2 3
Jackson dh 4 1 2 1
Spencer 1b 2 1 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 2 0
Brown rf 4 0 0 1
Dent ss 3 0 0 0
Cerone c 3 0 0 0
John p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 6
Texas 100 010 0002100
New York 012 100 20x692
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Medich  L (3-1) 3.1 7 4 4 2 3
  Rajsich   3.2 2 2 2 1 3
  Kern   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
3
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (7-0) 9.0 10 2 1 0 5
Totals
9.0
10
2
1
0
5

  E–Jones (1), Spencer (3).  PB–Sundberg (7).  2B–Texas Sample (3,off John), New York Murcer (1,off Medich).  3B–Texas Wills (1,off John), New York Randolph (3,off Medich).  HR–New York Jones 2 (3,3rd inning off Medich 1 on, 0 out,7th inning off Rajsich 0 on, 1 out); Jackson (8,7th inning off Rajsich 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Piniella (1,off Rajsich).  HBP–Spencer (1,by Rajsich).  CS–Sample (2,2nd base by John/Cerone).  SB–Randolph (6,2nd base off Medich/Sundberg).  HBP–Rajsich (2,Spencer).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:32.  A–30,068.
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