New York Yankees vs California Angels
August 23, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1980 at Anaheim Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the California Angels 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 5, California Angels 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jones cf 4 1 1 0
Murcer dh 5 1 1 0
Watson 1b 4 2 2 2
  Spencer 1b 1 0 1 0
Jackson rf 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 1 3 0
Cerone c 5 0 3 3
Soderholm 3b 4 0 1 0
  Doyle 2b 1 0 0 0
Dent ss 2 0 0 0
Rodriguez 2b,3b 3 0 1 0
May p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 13 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller rf 4 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0
Ford dh 3 1 1 0
Baylor lf 4 1 2 1
Grich 2b 4 0 0 0
Clark cf 4 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0
Thon 3b 3 0 0 0
Whitmer c 2 0 1 0
  Carew ph 1 0 1 0
  Donohue pr,c 0 0 0 0
LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Clear p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 1
New York 110 010 2005131
California 010 001 000251
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
May  W (11-5) 7.1 5 2 1 0 9
  Gossage  SV (21) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
1
11
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
LaRoche  L (2-4) 6.1 9 4 4 4 8
  Clear   2.2 4 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
6
12

  E–Watson (4), Grich (6).  DP–California 1.  2B–New York Watson (19,off Clear), California Ford (10,off May); Carew (25,off May).  HR–New York Watson (10,1st inning off LaRoche 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Rodriguez (3,off Clear).  IBB–Jackson (8,by Clear).  SB–Jones (17,2nd base off LaRoche/Whitmer); Campaneris (8,2nd base off May/Cerone).  CS–Jones (8,2nd base by LaRoche/Whitmer).  WP–May (7).  IBB–Clear (8,Jackson).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–Mark Johnson.  T–2:57.  A–38,331.
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