Rick Cerone batted in three runs with three singles and Bob Watson drove in two runs with a homer and double to account for the Yankees' RBIs in a 5-2 victory over the Angels. Don Baylor scored one run and batted in one for the Angels. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, California Angels 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    23, 1980 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Yankees      1  1  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   5 13  1
Angels       0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jones cf              4   1   1   0     1   2   .225      Miller rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .268
Murcer dh             5   1   1   0     0   2   .282      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Watson 1b             4   2   2   2     0   0   .308      Ford dh               3   1   1   0     1   2   .263
  Spencer 1b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Baylor lf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .253
Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     2   3   .295      Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Piniella lf           4   1   3   0     1   0   .283      Clark cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .220
Cerone c              5   0   3   3     0   0   .273      Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .279
Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .282      Thon 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
  Doyle 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Whitmer c             2   0   1   0     0   0   .221
Dent ss               2   0   0   0     2   1   .256        Carew ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Rodriguez 2b,3b       3   0   1   0     0   2   .201        Donohue pr,c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .183
May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      LaRoche p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  13   5     6  12             Totals               33   2   5   1     1  11

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 38,331
Left on Base: Yankees 11, Angels 5
DP: Yankees 0, Angels 1
Errors: Watson, Grich
Doubles: Watson (19), Ford (10), Carew (25)
Home Runs: Watson (10)
Stolen Bases: Jones (17), Campaneris (8)
Caught Stealing: Jones (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(11-5)             7.1   5   2   1   0   9   0  28   2.50
Gossage SV(21)          1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   6   2.27
Totals                  9     5   2   1   1  11   0  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaRoche L(2-4)          6.1   9   4   4   4   8   1  29   4.10
Clear                   2.2   4   1   1   2   4   0  14   3.43
Totals                  9    13   5   5   6  12   1  43

Wild Pitches: May (7)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mark Johnson


YANKEES 1ST: Jones singled to right; Murcer struck out while
Jones was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Watson
homered; Jackson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris
was called out on strikes; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella singled to second [Piniella to second
(error by Grich)]; Cerone singled to right [Piniella scored,
Cerone out at second (right to first to shortstop)]; Soderholm
singled to right; Dent walked [Soderholm to second]; Rodriguez
struck out; Jones struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor singled to left; May threw a wild pitch
[Baylor to second]; Grich lined to shortstop; Clark grounded out
(shortstop to first); Thompson reached on an error by Watson
[Baylor scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Thon forced Thompson (third
to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
popped to second; Jackson walked; Piniella singled to left
[Jackson to second]; Cerone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Whitmer singled to center; Miller was called out on
strikes; Campaneris forced Whitmer (shortstop to second);
Campaneris stole second; Ford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Angels 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Soderholm struck out; Dent was called out on
strikes; Rodriguez singled to center; Jones grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor struck out; Grich grounded out (second to
first); Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Angels 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Murcer singled to center; Watson flied out to
center [Murcer to second]; Jackson struck out; Piniella walked;
Cerone singled to center [Murcer scored, Piniella out at third
(center to third to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Thon flied out
to center; Whitmer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Angels 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Soderholm grounded out (first unassisted); Dent
flied out to center; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
lined to right; Ford doubled to center; Baylor singled to left
[Ford scored]; Grich struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
3, Angels 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Jones walked; Jones stole second; Murcer popped to
second in foul territory; CLEAR REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING);
Watson doubled to right [Jones scored]; Jackson was walked
intentionally; Piniella flied out to right; Cerone singled to
left [Watson scored, Jackson to second]; Soderholm was called
out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: SPENCER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); DOYLE REPLACED
SODERHOLM (PLAYING 2B); RODRIGUEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); Clark grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson was called
out on strikes; Thon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Angels 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent walked; Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Dent to second]; Jones struck out; Murcer
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: CAREW BATTED FOR WHITMER; Carew doubled to left;
DONOHUE RAN FOR CAREW; Miller struck out; GOSSAGE REPLACED MAY
(PITCHING); Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Donohue to third]; Ford walked; Baylor forced Ford (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Angels 2.

YANKEES 9TH: DONOHUE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Spencer
singled to right; Jackson struck out; Piniella singled to left
[Spencer to second]; Cerone flied out to left; Doyle flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Grich flied out to left; Clark struck out; Thompson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Angels 2.