Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
April 21, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1979 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Oakland Athletics 1, California Angels 13

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Murray lf 5 0 0 0
Wallis rf 2 0 0 0
Page dh 3 1 1 0
Revering 1b 3 0 0 0
Murphy cf 2 0 0 0
Gross 3b 2 0 1 1
Klutts ss 3 0 0 0
Essian c 4 0 0 0
Edwards 2b 4 0 0 0
Keough p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 2 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 4 2 2 0
Lansford 3b 4 1 2 2
Carew 1b 4 1 1 1
  Rettenmund lf 0 0 0 0
Baylor rf 4 2 1 4
Rudi lf,1b 5 2 2 3
Aikens dh 2 2 2 0
Downing c 5 1 2 1
  Humphrey c 0 0 0 0
Grich 2b 5 2 4 2
  Anderson 2b 0 0 0 0
Mulliniks ss 4 0 1 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Barr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 13 17 13
Oakland 000 000 010121
California 003 190 00x13170
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Keough  L (0-2) 4.0 10 7 7 4 2
  Todd   0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Lacey   1.2 5 4 4 2 2
  Hamilton   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
17
13
13
8
6
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (3-1) 7.2 1 1 1 9 12
  Barr   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
9
13

  E–Murray (1).  DP–Oakland 3, California 1.  2B–California Lansford (4,off Lacey).  HR–California Rudi (3,3rd inning off Keough 2 on, 2 out); Baylor (2,5th inning off Lacey 3 on, 1 out).  SH–R Miller (1,off Keough).  SB–Wallis (1,2nd base off Ryan/Downing); Page (1,2nd base off Ryan/Downing).  U-HP–Dale Williams, 1B–Boyd Mauer, 2B–Fred Spenn, 3B–Charlie Lupo.  T–3:03.  A–34,728.
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