California Angels vs Chicago White Sox
May 26, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1979 at Comiskey Park I. The California Angels defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 8, Chicago White Sox 4

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 6 0 2 3
Lansford 3b 5 0 2 1
Carew 1b 5 0 2 0
Baylor lf 4 0 1 0
Aikens dh 3 2 0 0
Ford rf 5 2 2 1
Downing c 4 2 2 2
Grich 2b 2 2 1 1
Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  Clear p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 8
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Moore lf 3 0 1 0
  Garr ph,lf 2 0 1 1
Pryor ss 3 0 0 0
  Washington ph 1 0 0 0
  Kessinger ss 0 0 0 0
Lemon cf 3 0 0 0
Soderholm 3b 4 1 2 1
Bannister 2b 4 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 2 0
Nordhagen dh 3 1 1 0
  Orta ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Nahorodny c 2 1 0 0
Torres rf 4 0 2 2
Howard p 0 0 0 0
  Trout p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
California 000 430 0018130
Chicago 020 000 2004101
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana  W (4-3) 6.0 8 4 4 3 4
  Clear  SV (4) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
6
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Howard  L (0-1) 3.1 5 4 4 2 2
  Trout   5.2 8 4 3 3 3
Totals
9.0
13
8
7
5
5

  E–Bannister (8).  DP–California 3.  PB–Nahorodny (3).  2B–California Ford 2 (8,off Howard,off Trout); Grich (10,off Howard); Baylor (12,off Trout), Chicago Johnson (9,off Tanana).  HR–Chicago Soderholm (5,2nd inning off Tanana 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Campaneris (2,off Howard); Grich (6,off Trout).  HBP–Grich (1,by Howard).  SB–Carew (8,2nd base off Howard/Nahorodny); Baylor (8,3rd base off Trout/Nahorodny); Downing (1,2nd base off Trout/Nahorodny).  CS–R Miller (3,2nd base by Trout/Nahorodny).  HBP–Howard (1,Grich).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:49.  A–31,576.
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