California Angels vs New York Yankees
August 31, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1985 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 4, New York Yankees 10

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing lf 5 0 2 0
Jones rf 5 2 2 2
Carew 1b 3 1 1 0
  Beniquez ph,1b 0 0 0 0
Jackson dh 4 0 1 1
Howell 3b 4 0 0 1
Grich 2b 2 0 0 0
Boone c 4 0 0 0
Pettis cf 2 0 0 0
Schofield ss 4 1 1 0
Romanick p 0 0 0 0
  Corbett p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 4 0 0 1
Griffey lf 3 1 2 0
  Pasqua lf 1 0 0 0
Mattingly 1b 4 1 1 1
Winfield rf 4 1 0 0
Hassey c 3 2 2 4
Baylor dh 4 0 1 0
Randolph 2b 4 2 2 0
Pagliarulo 3b 3 1 1 3
Meacham ss 4 2 3 1
Whitson p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 12 10
California 000 220 000470
New York 120 133 00x10120
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Romanick   4.0 7 4 4 2 3
  Corbett  L (2-2) 2.0 5 6 6 2 1
  Sanchez   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
10
10
5
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson   4.2 5 4 4 1 5
  Righetti  W (11-7) 2.1 1 0 0 3 2
  Allen   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
5
10

  E–None.  DP–California 1, New York 1.  2B–California Jackson (22,off Whitson), New York Griffey (20,off Romanick); Baylor (20,off Romanick).  HR–California Jones (20,5th inning off Whitson 1 on, 2 out), New York Meacham (1,4th inning off Romanick 0 on, 0 out); Pagliarulo (17,5th inning off Corbett 2 on, 2 out); Hassey (10,6th inning off Corbett 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Henderson (4,off Romanick).  SB–Meacham (20,2nd base off Romanick/Boone).  T–3:04.  A–26,991.
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