California Angels vs New York Yankees
May 31, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1983 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 3, New York Yankees 5

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Carew 1b 3 0 0 0
Foli ss 4 0 1 0
Valentine rf 4 0 0 0
Jackson dh 3 1 1 0
DeCinces 3b 4 1 1 0
Grich 2b 3 1 1 0
Beniquez cf 4 0 2 2
Clark lf 4 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 0 1
Travers p 0 0 0 0
  Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Hassler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris 2b 3 1 1 0
Smalley 3b 2 1 0 0
Winfield lf 2 1 1 1
Baylor dh 3 0 0 1
Piniella rf 2 0 1 1
  Mumphrey pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Balboni 1b 2 0 0 0
  Gamble ph,rf 0 1 0 0
Wynegar c 4 0 0 0
Griffey cf,1b 4 0 2 2
Robertson ss 4 0 0 0
Rawley p 0 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 5 5 5
California 000 000 300361
New York 100 000 04x551
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Travers   7.0 3 2 2 5 6
  Witt  L (3-5) 0.1 1 3 3 2 0
  Hassler   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
5
5
7
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Rawley   6.0 5 3 3 2 1
  Murray  W (1-1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
4

  E–Beniquez (3), Smalley (5).  DP–New York 2.  PB–Boone (3).  2B–New York Campaneris (4,off Travers); Winfield (6,off Travers).  IBB–Carew (4,by Murray); Gamble (1,by Witt).  SH–Smalley (1,off Travers).  SF–Winfield (2,off Travers); Baylor (3,off Witt).  SB–Winfield (9,2nd base off Witt/Boone); Smalley (3,3rd base off Witt/Boone).  CS–Campaneris (2,2nd base by Travers/Boone).  WP–Travers (2).  IBB–Witt (2,Gamble); Murray (2,Carew).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:30.  A–20,219.
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