New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
September 8, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 2008 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 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 1, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 12

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 1 1 0
Jeter ss 3 0 0 0
Abreu rf 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez A. 3b 4 0 1 1
Giambi 1b 3 0 1 0
  Betemit 1b 1 0 0 0
Nady lf 4 0 1 0
Matsui dh 4 0 0 0
Cano 2b 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez I. c 2 0 0 0
  Molina c 1 0 1 0
Pavano p 0 0 0 0
  Giese p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
  Britton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ab   r   h rbi
Figgins 3b 3 2 1 0
  Morales rf 1 0 0 0
Anderson dh 4 2 2 0
  Sandoval ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Teixeira 1b 1 1 0 2
  Willits lf 0 0 0 0
Guerrero rf 4 2 2 3
  Quinlan 1b 0 0 0 0
Hunter cf 3 0 1 0
  Matthews, Jr. cf 1 0 1 2
Rivera lf 3 1 0 0
  Brown 3b 0 0 0 0
Napoli c 4 1 1 0
  Wilson c 0 0 0 0
Wood ss 4 2 3 3
Rodriguez 2b 3 1 2 1
Garland p 0 0 0 0
  Jepsen p 0 0 0 0
  O'Day p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 12 13 11
New York 100 000 000161
Los Angeles 101 006 31x12130
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pavano  L (2-1) 5.1 6 5 5 1 2
  Giese  0.1 3.0 3 2 1 0 1
  Ramirez  0.2 3.0 3 3 1 1 0
  Britton  1.2 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
12.1
13
12
11
4
3
  Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim IP H R ER BB SO
Garland  W (13-8) 7.0 6 1 1 2 4
  Jepsen  1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  O'Day  1 0.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
7.0
6
1
1
2
6

  E–Abreu (2).  DP–New York 3. Cano-Giambi, Jeter-Cano-Giambi, Betemit, Los Angeles 1. Wood-S. Rodriguez-Teixeira.  2B–New York Giambi (17,off Garland), Los Angeles Guerrero (29,off Ramirez); Matthews (14,off Ramirez).  HR–Los Angeles Wood 2 (4,3rd inning off Pavano 0 on 0 out,8th inning off Britton 0 on 0 out); S. Rodriguez (2,6th inning off Pavano 0 on 0 out); Guerrero (24,6th inning off Giese 1 on 1 out)..  Team LOB–6.  SF–Teixeira (4,off Pavano).  HBP–Figgins (3,by Pavano).  Team–2.  SB–I. Rodriguez (8,2nd base off Garland/Napoli); Figgins (31,2nd base off Pavano/I. Rodriguez); Hunter 2 (17,2nd base off Giese/I. Rodriguez,3rd base off Giese/I. Rodriguez).  CS–Napoli (2,3rd base by Pavano/I. Rodriguez).  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–Ed Hickox, 3B–CB Bucknor.  T–2:57.  A–41,025.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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