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Game Log for 1980
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Apr 10 L, 0-1 at Rangers Finish 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NYY Apr 11 L, 7-11 at Rangers Finish 1.0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 NYY Apr 15 L, 3-4 at White Sox Middle 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NYY Apr 19 L, 1-5 vs Brewers Finish 1.0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 NYY Apr 21 W, 3-2 vs Orioles Finish 1 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NYY Apr 23 W, 6-5 vs Orioles Finish 2 3.0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 NYY Apr 26 L, 7-8 vs White Sox Middle 2.0 2 9 2 2 1 2 0 1 1.93 NYY Apr 30 L, 4-7 at Orioles Finish 1.0 1 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 2.61 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY May 03 W, 7-3 at Twins Finish 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.19 NYY May 09 W, 5-2 vs Twins Finish 3 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.13 NYY May 12 L, 3-12 vs Royals Finish 1.0 5 10 6 3 0 0 1 1 3.95 NYY May 20 L, 8-12 at Tigers Finish 2.0 3 12 2 2 0 3 0 1 4.60 NYY May 21 W, 9-5 at Tigers Finish 0.2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.41 NYY May 22 W, 5-1 at Blue Jays Finish 2.0 1 9 0 0 0 2 0 3 3.93 NYY May 26 W, 13-5 vs Tigers Finish 4 3.0 3 14 1 1 1 1 0 5 3.80 NYY May 28 L, 3-6 vs Tigers Finish 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.63 NYY May 30 W, 6-0 vs Blue Jays Finish 5 1.1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.42 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Jun 01 W, 11-7 vs Blue Jays Finish 2.0 5 11 3 3 1 0 0 1 4.21 NYY Jun 07 W, 1-0 at Mariners Finish 6 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15 NYY Jun 09 W, 8-7 at Angels Finish 2.2 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.77 W (1-0) NYY Jun 10 L, 4-5 at Angels Finish 0.2 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 3.68 NYY Jun 11 W, 9-7 at Angels Finish 3.0 1 10 1 1 0 2 0 2 3.62 W (2-0) NYY Jun 13 (2) W, 6-4 at A's Finish 7 2.1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.38 NYY Jun 14 W, 2-1 at A's Finish 8 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.34 NYY Jun 16 W, 6-3 vs Mariners Finish 9 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.25 NYY Jun 21 W, 5-3 vs A's Finish 10 1.2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.11 NYY Jun 24 W, 10-5 vs Red Sox Finish 11 1.1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.00 NYY Jun 27 L, 0-2 vs Indians Finish 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.85 NYY Jun 28 W, 11-10 vs Indians Finish 1.0 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.00 W (3-0) NYY Jun 30 W, 6-3 at Red Sox Finish 12 2.1 1 10 0 0 0 2 0 5 2.84 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Jul 05 W, 3-2 at Indians Finish 13 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.78 NYY Jul 11 L, 8-10 at Rangers Finish 0.2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.74 NYY Jul 14 W, 7-6 at White Sox Finish 14 1.0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.68 NYY Jul 15 L, 4-5 vs Twins Middle 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.64 NYY Jul 22 (2) L, 1-4 vs Brewers Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.59 NYY Jul 26 W, 5-4 at Royals Finish 4.2 2 17 1 1 1 1 0 5 2.53 W (4-0) NYY Jul 30 L, 1-2 at Twins Finish 1.0 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 2.65 L (4-1) NYY Jul 31 W, 7-6 at Brewers Finish 3.0 2 14 0 0 0 1 1 2 2.51 W (5-1) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Aug 02 W, 5-3 at Brewers Finish 15 3.0 2 13 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.39 NYY Aug 06 W, 2-1 vs Rangers Finish 16 0.1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.37 NYY Aug 08 L, 2-5 vs Orioles Finish 1.1 5 9 2 2 0 0 0 1 2.61 NYY Aug 09 L, 2-4 vs Orioles Middle 0.2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.59 NYY Aug 15 W, 4-3 at Orioles Finish 17 2.1 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.49 NYY Aug 16 W, 4-1 at Orioles Finish 18 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.42 NYY Aug 19 W, 3-1 at Mariners Finish 19 2.1 1 9 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.34 NYY Aug 20 W, 6-4 at Mariners Finish 20 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.33 NYY Aug 23 W, 5-2 at Angels Finish 21 1.2 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.27 NYY Aug 24 W, 4-2 at Angels Finish 22 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.24 NYY Aug 26 L, 1-3 at A's Finish 1.2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.19 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Sep 02 W, 6-1 vs A's Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.16 NYY Sep 05 W, 6-5 vs Angels Finish 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.10 W (6-1) NYY Sep 06 W, 7-4 vs Angels Finish 23 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.05 NYY Sep 07 W, 4-1 vs Angels Finish 24 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.03 NYY Sep 08 W, 7-4 at Blue Jays Finish 25 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.02 NYY Sep 10 W, 7-6 at Blue Jays Finish 26 2.1 1 9 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.97 NYY Sep 12 W, 4-2 at Red Sox Finish 27 1.2 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.93 NYY Sep 16 W, 5-4 vs Blue Jays Finish 28 2.2 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.87 NYY Sep 19 W, 2-1 vs Red Sox Finish 29 2.0 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.83 NYY Sep 21 W, 3-0 vs Red Sox Finish 30 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.79 NYY Sep 22 W, 4-3 vs Indians Finish 31 1.0 2 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.87 NYY Sep 28 L, 5-6 at Tigers Middle 2.2 3 12 2 2 1 2 0 0 2.00 NYY Sep 30 L, 9-12 at Indians Middle 1.0 5 9 4 4 0 1 0 2 2.36 L (6-2) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Oct 02 W, 3-2 vs Tigers Finish 32 1.2 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.32 NYY Oct 04 (1) W, 5-2 vs Tigers Finish 33 2.0 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.27

Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average

                                                                                                        Team
Role             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Middle relief    0   1   8.00    6   0   0   0   0   0    9.0   11    41    8    8   2    5   0    3    0-6 
As closer        6   1   1.70   58   0   0  58  33   0   90.0   63   360   21   17   3   29   3  100   44-14

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB              189   27   42   63   5   2   4   25   1   3   16   3   0   49   3  .222  .333  .290  .624
vs RHB              162   14   32   46   7   2   1   12   1   3   18   0   1   54   3  .198  .284  .279  .563

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             2   0   2.72   30   0   0  27  17   0   43.0   38   173   17   13   3   10   1   46   21-9 
Road             4   2   1.93   34   0   0  31  16   0   56.0   36   228   12   12   2   24   2   57   23-11

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              0   0   2.70   12   0   0  11   8   0   20.0   16    83    7    6   3    6   0   24   10-2 
Night            6   2   2.16   52   0   0  47  25   0   79.0   58   318   22   19   2   28   3   79   34-18

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            0   0   2.61    8   0   0   6   2   0   10.1    6    40    4    3   1    4   0    3    2-6 
May              0   0   4.05    9   0   0   9   3   0   13.1   14    64    9    6   1    7   1   15    6-3 
June             3   0   2.18   13   0   0  13   7   0   20.2   14    78    5    5   1    6   1   23   11-2 
July             2   1   1.38    8   0   0   7   2   0   13.0   10    53    2    2   1    4   1   12    4-4 
August           0   0   1.08   11   0   0  10   8   0   16.2   11    68    2    2   0    5   0   19    8-3 
September        1   1   2.95   13   0   0  11   9   0   21.1   16    82    7    7   1    6   0   24   11-2 
October          0   0   0.00    2   0   0   2   2   0    3.2    3    16    0    0   0    2   0    7    2-0 

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Angels           3   0   0.66    8   0   0   8   4   0   13.2    4    47    1    1   0    4   1   15    7-1 
A's              0   0   0.00    5   0   0   5   3   0    7.0    1    22    0    0   0    0   0   11    4-1 
Blue Jays        0   0   2.53    6   0   0   6   4   0   10.2    8    43    3    3   1    3   0   12    6-0 
Brewers          1   0   0.00    4   0   0   4   1   0    8.0    5    35    1    0   0    3   1    8    2-2 
Indians          1   1   9.00    5   0   0   4   2   0    6.0   10    30    6    6   0    4   0    7    3-2 
Mariners         0   0   0.00    4   0   0   4   4   0    4.0    1    14    0    0   0    2   0    5    4-0 
Orioles          0   0   2.53    7   0   0   6   4   0   10.2    8    42    3    3   0    2   0    7    4-3 
Rangers          0   0   0.00    4   0   0   4   1   0    2.0    4    11    0    0   0    1   0    0    1-3 
Red Sox          0   0   0.00    5   0   0   5   5   0    9.1    6    35    0    0   0    3   0   12    5-0 
Royals           1   0   6.35    2   0   0   2   0   0    5.2    7    27    7    4   1    1   1    6    1-1 
Tigers           0   0   3.46    7   0   0   6   3   0   13.0   13    61    5    5   2    9   0   15    4-3 
Twins            0   1   2.25    4   0   0   3   1   0    4.0    3    15    1    1   0    0   0    3    2-2 
White Sox        0   0   3.60    3   0   0   1   1   0    5.0    4    19    2    2   1    2   0    2    1-2 

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