New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
May 20, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1980 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees 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 8, Detroit Tigers 12

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 4 1 2 2
Jones cf 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 3 1 1 1
Jackson dh 2 0 0 0
  Soderholm ph,dh 1 1 0 0
  Spencer ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Piniella lf 2 1 0 0
  Murcer ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Brown rf 4 1 2 2
Nettles 3b 4 1 1 3
Dent ss 4 0 1 0
Cerone c 4 2 2 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 9 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Gibson cf 4 0 1 0
Trammell ss 5 0 2 2
Kemp dh 3 2 0 0
Parrish c 5 1 2 1
Wockenfuss lf 1 2 1 1
  Corcoran pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Hebner 3b 5 2 2 6
Thompson 1b 4 1 1 0
Brookens 2b 2 0 1 0
  Whitaker ph,2b 2 2 2 1
Stegman rf 2 0 0 0
  Summers ph,rf 2 1 2 1
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
  Rozema p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 12 14 12
New York 030 200 300890
Detroit 100 162 20x12140
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John  L (7-1) 4.2 7 7 7 6 2
  Davis   1.1 4 3 3 0 0
  Gossage   2.0 3 2 2 3 1
Totals
8.0
14
12
12
9
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood   4.0 6 5 5 4 2
  Hiller  W (1-0) 2.2 2 3 3 2 2
  Rozema  SV (1) 2.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
8
8
7
4

  E–None.  DP–New York 2, Detroit 2.  2B–Detroit Parrish (6,off John); Brookens (2,off John); Whitaker (4,off Davis).  3B–New York Cerone (1,off Underwood).  HR–New York Nettles (4,2nd inning off Underwood 2 on, 1 out); Randolph (3,4th inning off Underwood 1 on, 2 out), Detroit Wockenfuss (4,4th inning off John 0 on, 0 out); Hebner 2 (2,5th inning off John 3 on, 2 out,6th inning off Davis 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Gibson (1,off Gossage).  HBP–Wockenfuss (1,by Davis).  SB–Watson (1,2nd base off Underwood/Parrish).  CS–Randolph (3,2nd base by Underwood/Parrish).  WP–John (2), Rozema (2).  HBP–Davis (3,Wockenfuss).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:47.  A–31,194.
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