Boosting their lead over Baltimore to 4½ games, the Yankees defeated the Angels, 4-1. The Bronx Bombers scored three runs in the fourth inning when Oscar Gamble singled, Reggie Jackson walked and Jim Spencer followed with a home run. A sacrifice fly by Bobby Murcer drove in a sixth-inning tally. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, California Angels 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 7, 1980 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  0
Yankees      0  0  0    3  0  1    0  0  x  -   4  6  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 1b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .334      Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .296
Lansford 3b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .264      Murcer dh             4   0   1   1     0   1   .287
Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Gamble lf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .259
Downing dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .171        Piniella ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .302
  Thompson ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   1   .275        Lefebvre lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .274      Jackson rf            3   1   0   0     1   2   .289
Clark lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .232      Spencer 1b            2   1   1   3     0   0   .236
Miller cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .288        Watson ph,1b        1   0   0   0     1   0   .308
Campaneris ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Cerone c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .271
  Harlow ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Dent ss               1   1   0   0     3   0   .264
Skaggs c              2   0   0   0     0   2   .375      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .205
  Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Brown cf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .256
  Whitmer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .220      May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kubski ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dorsey p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knapp p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ferris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schuler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   7   0     3   7             Totals               28   4   6   4     8   5

Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance: 38,794
Left on Base: Angels 8, Yankees 11
DP: Angels 0, Yankees 0
Doubles: Grich (19), Gamble (5), Rodriguez (5)
Home Runs: Spencer (11)
Stolen Bases: Carew (21), Campaneris (10)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Brown (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Murcer (7)
Hit by Pitch: Cerone (6,by Lemanczyk)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dorsey L(0-2)           3.1   2   3   3   4   3   1  16  11.57
Knapp                   1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   6.36
LaRoche                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.50
Ferris                  0.2   1   1   1   3   0   0   6   4.50
Schuler                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  20.25
Lemanczyk               1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   8   4.79
Hassler                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.06
Totals                  8     6   4   4   8   5   1  39

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(13-5)             7     4   0   0   2   4   0  26   2.29
Bird                    1.1   3   1   1   1   2   0   8   3.38
Gossage SV(24)          0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.03
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   7   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Lemanczyk (2)
Wild Pitches: Knapp (4), Bird (1)

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - John Shulock, 3B - Terry Cooney


ANGELS 1ST: Carew grounded out (second to first); Lansford
grounded out (second to first); Ford grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Murcer
grounded out (first unassisted); Gamble popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Downing grounded out (second to first); Grich popped
to first; Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson was called out on strikes; Spencer grounded
out (first to pitcher); Cerone flied to right in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Miller lined to left; On a bunt Campaneris singled
to pitcher; Campaneris was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Skaggs was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent walked; Rodriguez struck out; Brown flied out
to center; Randolph flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 4TH: On a bunt Carew singled to catcher; Carew stole
second; Lansford flied out to right [Carew to third]; Ford
popped to catcher in foul territory; Downing grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer struck out; Gamble singled to left; Jackson
walked [Gamble to second]; Spencer homered [Gamble scored,
Jackson scored]; Cerone walked; Dent walked [Cerone to second];
KNAPP REPLACED DORSEY (PITCHING); Rodriguez popped to shortstop;
Knapp threw a wild pitch [Cerone to third, Dent to second];
Brown struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich walked; Clark singled to left [Grich to
second]; Miller grounded out (second to first) [Grich to third,
Clark to second]; On a bunt Campaneris reached on a fielder's
choice [Grich out at home (pitcher to catcher), Clark to third];
Campaneris stole second; Skaggs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Murcer
singled to right; Gamble doubled to left [Murcer to third];
LAROCHE REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Jackson popped to right;
WATSON BATTED FOR SPENCER; FERRIS REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING);
Watson walked; Cerone flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Angels 0, Yankees 3.

ANGELS 6TH: WATSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Carew was called
out on strikes; Lansford walked; Ford lined to center; Downing
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Dent walked; Rodriguez flied out to left; Brown
walked [Dent to second]; Randolph singled to third [Dent to
third, Brown to second]; SCHULER REPLACED FERRIS (PITCHING);
Murcer hit a sacrifice fly to center [Dent scored]; PINIELLA
BATTED FOR GAMBLE; LEMANCZYK REPLACED SCHULER (PITCHING);
Piniella forced Randolph (shortstop to second) [Brown to third];
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 4.

ANGELS 7TH: LEFEBVRE REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); Grich
doubled to center; Clark lined to second; Miller flied out to
left; Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson struck out; Watson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Cerone was hit by a pitch; Dent grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 4.

ANGELS 8TH: BIRD REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); HARRIS BATTED FOR
SKAGGS; Harris struck out; Carew singled to right; Lansford
walked [Carew to second]; Ford flied out to right [Carew to
third]; THOMPSON BATTED FOR DOWNING; Bird threw a wild pitch
[Carew scored, Lansford to second]; Thompson struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WHITMER
REPLACED HARRIS (PLAYING C ); Rodriguez doubled to right; Brown
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rodriguez to third];
Randolph walked; HASSLER REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Murcer
popped to left; Lefebvre grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 4.

ANGELS 9TH: Grich popped to second; Clark singled to right;
Miller singled to left [Clark to second]; HARLOW BATTED FOR
CAMPANERIS; GOSSAGE REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Harlow struck out;
KUBSKI BATTED FOR WHITMER; Kubski grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 4.