California Angels vs Boston Red Sox
May 10, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 10, 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 5, Boston Red Sox 3

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 5 0 2 1
Ford rf 5 0 1 0
Carew 1b 5 1 2 0
Baylor dh 4 0 3 1
Rudi lf 3 1 1 0
Downing c 4 2 3 2
Lansford 3b 4 1 1 1
Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0
Aase p 0 0 0 0
  Clear p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 13 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Remy 2b 5 0 2 0
Burleson ss 5 0 1 0
Lynn cf 5 0 1 1
Rice dh 4 2 2 1
Yastrzemski lf 3 0 2 0
Hobson 3b 3 0 0 1
Scott 1b 4 0 1 0
Evans rf 3 0 1 0
Montgomery c 3 1 1 0
  Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0
  Allenson c 0 0 0 0
Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
California 122 000 0005130
Boston 011 001 0003110
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Aase  W (3-3) 5.0 8 3 3 1 1
  Clear  SV (2) 4.0 3 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley  L (3-2) 4.1 9 5 5 1 4
  Wright   4.2 4 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
1
6

  E–None.  DP–California 1.  TP–Boston 1.  2B–California Carew (7,off Eckersley); Downing (10,off Eckersley); Lansford (7,off Eckersley); R Miller (7,off Eckersley), Boston Yastrzemski (8,off Aase).  HR–California Downing (4,3rd inning off Eckersley 1 on, 2 out), Boston Rice (5,6th inning off Aase 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Grich (3,off Eckersley).  SF–Hobson (3,off Aase).  U-HP–Richard LaPierre, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Lester Pratt, 3B–Dick Clegg.  T–2:49.  A–24,990.
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