New York Yankees vs California Angels
May 5, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1981 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."

"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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 2, California Angels 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 3 1 0 0
Mumphrey cf 4 0 1 0
Winfield lf 4 0 3 1
Jackson dh 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 0 0 0
Piniella rf 2 0 1 0
  Gamble ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0
Foote c 3 1 1 1
Dent ss 3 0 0 0
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Castro p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Carew 1b 4 0 0 0
Burleson ss 4 1 2 1
Ford rf 4 2 2 0
Lynn cf 2 1 0 0
Baylor dh 4 0 3 3
Downing c 4 1 1 1
Clark lf 4 0 0 0
Grich 2b 3 1 2 1
Hobson 3b 4 0 1 0
Travers p 0 0 0 0
  Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 11 6
New York 110 000 000270
California 000 311 10x6110
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood  L (0-4) 3.0 5 3 3 1 2
  Bird   2.2 4 2 2 2 2
  Castro   1.1 2 1 1 0 1
  LaRoche   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
4
6
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Travers   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Jefferson  W (1-4) 6.2 6 1 1 0 0
  Aase  SV (1) 2.1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
2

  E–None.  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Winfield (7,off Jefferson), California Burleson (5,off Castro).  HR–New York Foote (5,2nd inning off Jefferson 0 on, 2 out), California Downing (2,7th inning off Castro 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Carew (2,by Bird).  SB–Randolph (5,2nd base off Jefferson/Downing).  CS–Piniella (1,2nd base by Jefferson/Downing).  WP–Aase (1).  BK–Jefferson (2).  IBB–Bird (1,Carew).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:39.  A–35,629.
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