Cleveland Indians vs California Angels
June 1, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 1, 1979 at Anaheim Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 7, California Angels 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Norris lf 6 0 0 0
Harrah dh 5 2 2 1
Bonds rf 3 2 2 0
Thornton 1b 4 1 4 3
Manning cf 4 1 1 0
Alexander c 4 1 1 2
Cox 3b 5 0 2 1
Kuiper 2b 5 0 2 0
Veryzer ss 4 0 1 0
Wise p 0 0 0 0
  Monge p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 15 7
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller R. cf 2 1 1 0
  Davis ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 5 1 1 0
Carew 1b 5 0 2 1
Baylor lf 4 1 1 2
Aikens dh 3 0 1 0
  Rettenmund ph,dh 1 1 1 0
Ford rf,cf 3 0 1 0
Downing c 4 0 1 0
Grich 2b 2 0 1 1
Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0
  Rudi ph 1 0 0 0
  Anderson ss 0 0 0 0
Frost p 0 0 0 0
  Barlow p 0 0 0 0
  Miller D. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Cleveland 401 000 1107151
California 003 000 0104101
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wise  W (5-5) 6.0 6 3 3 5 4
  Monge   1.1 4 1 1 1 0
  Cruz  SV (4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
6
7
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Frost  L (3-3) 2.1 5 5 5 2 0
  Barlow   3.2 4 0 0 0 0
  Miller   3.0 6 2 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
15
7
7
5
1

  E–Cox (4), Carew (5).  DP–Cleveland 3, California 2.  2B–Cleveland Alexander (6,off Frost); Thornton 2 (14,off Frost,off D Miller), California Grich (13,off Monge).  HR–Cleveland Harrah (5,1st inning off Frost 0 on, 1 out), California Baylor (11,3rd inning off Wise 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Bonds (4,by Frost).  SB–Cox (2,2nd base off Frost/Downing); Bonds 3 (13,2nd base off Frost/Downing,2nd base off D Miller/Downing,3rd base off D Miller/Downing); Manning (13,2nd base off Barlow/Downing); Thornton (3,2nd base off D Miller/Downing); Carew (10,2nd base off Wise/Alexander); Ford (3,2nd base off Wise/Alexander).  CS–Kuiper (8,2nd base by D Miller/Downing).  HBP–Frost (2,Bonds).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–3:35.  A–20,070.
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