New York Yankees vs California Angels
May 6, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1981 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
Randolph 2b 5 1 2 0
Mumphrey cf 4 0 0 0
Winfield lf 3 0 1 1
Jackson rf 5 0 1 0
Gamble dh 4 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 1 1 0
Spencer 1b 1 2 0 0
  Watson ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Foote c 3 0 0 0
Dent ss 2 1 2 4
  Milbourne pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Carew 1b 5 0 1 0
Burleson ss 5 0 0 0
Ford rf 3 1 1 0
Lynn cf 4 0 2 0
Baylor dh 3 0 0 1
Downing c 3 1 2 0
Clark lf 2 0 0 0
  Harris ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
Hobson 3b 3 0 1 1
  Campaneris pr 0 0 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0
  Hassler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
New York 120 200 000581
California 000 011 000271
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry  W (3-2) 5.0 5 2 2 2 8
  Bird   2.1 2 0 0 1 1
  Gossage  SV (7) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
11
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  L (2-2) 3.2 5 5 4 4 2
  D'Acquisto   2.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Hassler   3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
4
4

  E–Milbourne (1), Witt (2).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Jackson (5,off Witt); Nettles (3,off Witt); Dent (4,off Witt), California Lynn (3,off Guidry).  HR–New York Dent (4,4th inning off Witt 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Foote (1,off Witt).  SF–Winfield (1,off Witt); Baylor (2,off Bird).  SB–Winfield (2,2nd base off Witt/Downing).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:59.  A–37,410.
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