California Angels vs Boston Red Sox
May 8, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1979 at Fenway Park. The California Angels defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 10, Boston Red Sox 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 4 1 1 0
Ford rf 4 0 0 1
Carew 1b 3 1 0 1
Baylor dh 4 2 2 0
  Ramirez pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Rudi lf 5 1 1 4
Downing c 4 1 1 0
Lansford 3b 5 2 2 3
Grich 2b 4 1 1 0
Campaneris ss 3 1 1 0
Knapp p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 9 9
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Remy 2b 4 0 1 0
Burleson ss 4 0 0 0
Lynn cf 3 0 0 0
Rice dh 4 0 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 3 0 1 0
Scott 1b 4 1 0 0
Hobson 3b 4 0 2 1
Evans rf 4 1 1 1
Allenson c 3 0 1 0
Rainey p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
California 422 010 1001090
Boston 000 011 000271
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Knapp  W (2-0) 9.0 7 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
1
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Rainey  L (1-2) 1.0 3 6 6 2 1
  Wright   4.0 2 3 3 3 1
  Campbell   2.0 3 1 0 0 2
  Burgmeier   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
10
9
5
4

  E–Burleson (4).  DP–California 1, Boston 1.  PB–Allenson 2 (3).  2B–California R Miller (5,off Rainey); Grich (5,off Rainey), Boston Hobson 2 (3,off Knapp 2).  3B–Boston Yastrzemski (1,off Knapp).  HR–California Rudi (5,1st inning off Rainey 3 on, 1 out); Lansford 2 (3,3rd inning off Wright 1 on, 1 out,5th inning off Wright 0 on, 2 out), Boston Evans (6,5th inning off Knapp 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Carew (1,off Wright).  HBP–Campaneris (1,by Rainey).  WP–Campbell (1).  HBP–Rainey (2,Campaneris).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Jim McNally, 2B–Dick Clegg, 3B–Lester Pratt.  T–2:29.  A–21,160.
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