Toronto Blue Jays vs California Angels
June 4, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1979 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 2, California Angels 4

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 5 1 1 0
Bailor rf 5 1 1 0
Howell 3b 5 0 1 0
Carty dh 4 0 3 2
Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Bosetti cf 4 0 2 0
Woods lf 3 0 0 0
Ainge 2b 3 0 0 0
Cerone c 4 0 1 0
Huffman p 0 0 0 0
  Buskey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 1 2 0
Lansford 3b 3 0 0 0
Ford cf 4 1 2 1
Baylor lf 4 0 1 1
Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0
Downing c 3 0 1 0
Rettenmund dh 3 1 2 1
Grich 2b 3 1 1 1
Davis rf 3 0 0 0
Knapp p 0 0 0 0
  Barlow p 0 0 0 0
  Clear p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 9 4
Toronto 101 000 000290
California 001 012 00x491
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Huffman  L (2-6) 5.1 6 4 4 0 2
  Buskey   2.2 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
0
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Knapp   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Barlow  W (1-1) 5.0 6 1 1 1 4
  Clear  SV (5) 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
8

  E–Campaneris (7).  DP–Toronto 1, California 1.  2B–California Ford (9,off Huffman).  3B–California Ford (2,off Huffman).  HR–California Grich (10,3rd inning off Huffman 0 on, 1 out); Rettenmund (1,5th inning off Huffman 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Mayberry (2,by Knapp).  SH–Lansford (4,off Buskey).  SB–Bailor (4,2nd base off Barlow/Downing); Bosetti (10,2nd base off Barlow/Downing).  CS–Carty (1,2nd base by Barlow/Downing); Baylor (4,2nd base by Buskey/Cerone).  HBP–Knapp (2,Mayberry).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–2:22.  A–16,979.
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