New York Yankees vs California Angels
May 4, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 4, California Angels 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 5 0 2 0
Mumphrey cf 5 0 2 0
Winfield lf 3 0 0 0
Jackson dh 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 3 0 1 0
  Spencer 1b 0 0 0 0
Piniella rf 4 1 1 1
Nettles 3b 3 1 1 0
Foote c 4 2 2 1
Dent ss 4 0 2 2
Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Carew 1b 3 0 0 0
Burleson ss 4 0 0 0
Ford rf 4 0 1 0
Lynn cf 3 0 0 0
Harris lf 4 1 1 0
Baylor dh 3 1 1 1
Ott c 3 0 0 1
Grich 2b 3 0 1 0
Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Hassler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
New York 020 002 0004110
California 010 010 000241
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson  W (1-0) 6.0 4 2 2 2 4
  Davis  SV (2) 3.0 0 0 0 0 8
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
12
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn  L (3-3) 5.2 9 4 4 4 2
  Sanchez   2.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Hassler   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
5
3

  E–Lynn (3).  DP–New York 1, California 4.  2B–New York Dent (3,off Zahn); Watson (1,off Zahn); Mumphrey (3,off Sanchez), California Ford (4,off Nelson); Harris (2,off Nelson).  HR–New York Piniella (1,6th inning off Zahn 0 on, 1 out); Foote (4,6th inning off Zahn 0 on, 2 out), California Baylor (3,5th inning off Nelson 0 on, 0 out).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:30.  A–30,897.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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