California Angels vs New York Yankees
May 23, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1986 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 5, New York Yankees 10

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 4 1 2 2
Joyner 1b 2 0 0 1
Downing lf 4 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 3 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0
Jackson dh 4 1 1 0
Grich 2b 4 1 2 0
Schofield ss 1 1 1 1
Boone c 1 1 0 0
  Narron ph,c 1 0 0 0
Sutton p 0 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Bryden p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 6 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 5 3 3 1
Randolph 2b 4 2 2 2
Mattingly 1b 5 1 1 3
Pasqua lf 2 1 0 0
Winfield rf 3 0 1 0
Easler dh 4 0 3 2
Hassey c 3 0 0 0
Pagliarulo 3b 4 2 2 2
Meacham ss 2 1 0 0
Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0
  Whitson p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 10 12 10
California 004 100 000561
New York 342 010 00x10120
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  L (2-4) 1.1 7 6 5 0 1
  Forsch   4.2 5 4 4 4 4
  Bryden   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
12
10
9
5
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen   2.2 3 4 4 3 3
  Whitson  W (3-1) 5.1 3 1 1 0 6
  Fisher   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
3
10

  E–Grich (1).  DP–California 2, New York 1.  2B–California Pettis (5,off Rasmussen), New York Henderson (9,off Sutton); Easler (8,off Forsch).  3B–New York Henderson (2,off Forsch).  HR–New York Mattingly (5,1st inning off Sutton 2 on, 0 out); Pagliarulo 2 (7,2nd inning off Sutton 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Forsch 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Joyner (4,off Rasmussen); Randolph (1,off Sutton).  SF–Joyner (3,off Rasmussen); Schofield (2,off Whitson).  HBP–Meacham (1,by Forsch).  CS–Pettis (5,3rd base by Rasmussen/Hassey); Meacham (5,2nd base by Forsch/Boone).  WP–Rasmussen (2).  HBP–Forsch (2,Meacham).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:40.  A–26,491.
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