Baltimore Orioles vs California Angels
August 19, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1978 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 3, California Angels 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Harlow cf 4 2 1 1
Dempsey c 4 0 1 0
Kelly lf 4 0 1 0
Singleton rf 3 0 1 1
Murray 1b 4 1 1 1
DeCinces 3b 4 0 3 0
May dh 4 0 1 0
Dauer 2b 3 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
Belanger ss 3 0 2 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 11 3
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Landreaux lf 3 1 1 0
Miller cf 4 0 2 1
Bostock rf 4 0 2 1
Baylor dh 3 1 1 0
Rudi 1b 4 1 2 2
Lansford 3b 4 0 0 0
Downing c 2 0 0 0
Chalk 2b 4 1 0 0
Anderson ss 3 0 1 0
Hartzell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
Baltimore 001 011 0003111
California 200 100 10x491
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  L (14-12) 8.0 9 4 4 4 4
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
4
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Hartzell  W (5-7) 9.0 11 3 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
2
1
2

  E–Dempsey (10), Bostock (4).  DP–California 3.  2B–California Bostock (17,off Palmer).  HR–Baltimore Harlow (4,3rd inning off Hartzell 0 on, 0 out); Murray (24,6th inning off Hartzell 0 on, 0 out), California Rudi (12,4th inning off Palmer 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Bostock (13,2nd base off Palmer/Dempsey); Baylor (18,2nd base off Palmer/Dempsey).  CS–R Miller (13,2nd base by Palmer/Dempsey).  WP–Hartzell (5).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:10.  A–38,870.
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