Rudy May extended his personal winning streak to seven games, pitching the Yankees to a 4-2 victory over the Red Sox with the help of Rich Gossage, who hurled the last 1 2/3 innings. Reggie Jackson homered for the Yankees' first run in the second inning and then doubled and scored on a single by Rick Cerone in the fourth. The deciding pair in the eighth counted on a single by Bobby Brown, double by Willie Randolph and single by Bob Watson. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Friday, September 12, 1980 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      0  1  0    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  8  0
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .295      Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   2   .281
Murcer rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Stapleton 2b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .313
  Lefebvre rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Fisk c                4   1   2   1     0   1   .294
Gamble lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Rice lf               4   0   2   1     0   1   .280
  Piniella ph,lf      0   0   0   0     1   0   .299      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Jackson dh            4   2   2   1     0   2   .294      Evans rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .269
Watson 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .313      Hobson dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Cerone c              3   0   1   1     0   1   .280        Hancock ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Hoffman 3b            1   0   0   0     2   0   .280
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .206        Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .339
Brown cf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .254      Dwyer cf              2   0   0   0     0   2   .276
May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Allenson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .365
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bowen cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Gedman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                          Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   8   4     1   7             Totals               33   2   6   2     4   8

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 33,787
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Red Sox 8
DP: Yankees 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Hoffman
Doubles: Jackson (19), Randolph 2 (20), Rice (16)
Home Runs: Jackson (37), Fisk (17)
Caught Stealing: Dent (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cerone (8), Murcer (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(14-5)             7.1   6   2   2   3   7   1  31   2.30
Gossage SV(27)          1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   6   1.93
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4   8   1  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(9-7)            7     6   4   4   0   4   1  28   3.71
Burgmeier               0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   2.08
Stanley                 1.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.63
Totals                  9     8   4   4   1   7   1  36

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Al Clark


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph lined to shortstop; Murcer grounded out
(second to first); Gamble lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (first unassisted); Stapleton
grounded out (pitcher to first); Fisk singled to third; Rice
forced Fisk (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson homered; Watson reached on an error by
Hoffman; Cerone out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Watson
to second]; Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Perez struck out; Evans singled to shortstop;
Hobson flied out to center; Hoffman walked [Evans to second];
Dwyer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Brown struck out; Randolph grounded out (shortstop
to first); Murcer made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson struck out; Stapleton walked; Fisk
grounded out (second to first) [Stapleton to second]; Rice
doubled to center [Stapleton scored]; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox
1.

YANKEES 4TH: Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
doubled to left; Watson flied out to center [Jackson to third];
Cerone singled to shortstop [Jackson scored]; Dent flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Hobson made
an out to second; Hoffman walked; Dwyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Brown grounded
out (first unassisted); Randolph doubled to right; Murcer
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson was called out on strikes; Stapleton made
an out to second; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Jackson
struck out; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice was called out on strikes; Perez singled to
right; Evans flied out to center; Hobson flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Cerone made an out to shortstop; Dent grounded out
(second to first); Rodriguez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Hoffman lined to left; ALLENSON BATTED FOR DWYER;
Allenson made an out to shortstop; Burleson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 8TH: BOWEN REPLACED ALLENSON (PLAYING CF); Brown singled
to left; Randolph doubled to right [Brown scored]; BURGMEIER
REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Murcer out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Randolph to third]; PINIELLA BATTED FOR GAMBLE;
Piniella was walked intentionally; Jackson was called out on
strikes; STANLEY REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Watson singled
to right [Randolph scored, Piniella to second]; Cerone struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: LEFEBVRE REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING RF); PINIELLA
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Stapleton grounded out (third to
first); Fisk homered; Rice singled to third; GOSSAGE REPLACED
MAY (PITCHING); Perez popped to second in foul territory; Evans
walked [Rice to second]; HANCOCK BATTED FOR HOBSON; Hancock
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 9TH: HANCOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Dent singled
to right; On a bunt Rodriguez made an out to catcher [Dent
stayed at first]; Aurelio Rodriguez called for interference
with Carlton Fisk; Brown struck out while Dent was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: RADER BATTED FOR HOFFMAN; Rader flied out to left;
GEDMAN BATTED FOR BOWEN; Gedman flied out to center; Burleson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Red Sox 2.