Baltimore Orioles vs California Angels
August 20, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 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 0, California Angels 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Harlow cf 3 0 1 0
  Lopez ph,cf 3 0 1 0
Smith 2b 4 0 0 0
  Dauer ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Kelly lf 3 0 0 0
  Mora ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Singleton rf 4 0 1 0
Murray 1b 5 0 1 0
DeCinces 3b 5 0 1 0
May dh 5 0 0 0
Dempsey c 5 0 0 0
Belanger ss 5 0 1 0
Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 0 7 0
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Landreaux lf 6 0 1 0
Miller cf 4 1 1 0
Bostock rf 6 0 0 0
Baylor dh 6 0 2 1
Rudi 1b 4 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 5 0 1 0
Downing c 5 0 1 0
Chalk 2b,ss 5 0 1 0
Anderson ss 3 0 0 0
  Solaita ph 1 0 0 0
  Grich 2b 1 0 0 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 1 7 1
Baltimore 000 000 000 000 00070
California 000 000 000 000 01170
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez   11.0 5 0 0 1 4
  Stanhouse  L (5-6) 2.2 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
13.2
7
1
1
2
6
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan   7.0 5 0 0 1 8
  LaRoche   5.0 1 0 0 0 6
  Griffin  W (3-4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
14.0
7
0
0
1
16

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 1, California 2.  2B–California Baylor (20,off Stanhouse).  HBP–Rudi (1,by D Martinez).  CS–Harlow (10,2nd base by Ryan/Downing); Lopez (6,2nd base by Griffin/Downing); Baylor (6,2nd base by Stanhouse/Dempsey).  HBP–D Martinez (3,Rudi).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–3:43.  A–20,773.
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