Toronto Blue Jays vs California Angels
June 6, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1979 at Anaheim Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 5, California Angels 4

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 5 1 1 0
Ainge 2b 4 1 2 1
  Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0
Howell 3b 3 0 0 1
Carty dh 5 0 2 1
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
Velez lf 2 1 1 0
  Wilborn lf 0 0 0 0
Bosetti cf 4 1 0 0
Bailor rf 2 0 1 1
Davis c 4 1 1 0
Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 4
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 1 2 0
Lansford 3b 3 0 1 0
Ford rf 4 1 2 1
Baylor lf 4 0 0 0
Aikens 1b 3 0 1 0
Downing dh 4 0 1 0
Harlow cf 4 0 0 0
Grich 2b 4 1 1 1
Donohue c 3 1 2 1
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
Frost p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Clear p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 3
Toronto 020 000 102581
California 001 010 0114103
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Jefferson  W (1-5) 9.0 10 4 3 2 4
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
2
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Frost   6.1 5 3 0 5 1
  LaRoche  L (2-5) 2.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Clear   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
2
5
1

  E–Ainge (2), Aikens (1), Donohue (1), Frost (1).  DP–Toronto 2, California 2.  2B–Toronto Velez (8,off Frost), California Ford (10,off Jefferson); Campaneris (3,off Jefferson).  3B–Toronto Ainge (1,off LaRoche).  HR–California Donohue (1,3rd inning off Jefferson 0 on, 0 out); Ford (6,8th inning off Jefferson 0 on, 1 out); Grich (12,9th inning off Jefferson 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Ainge (2,off Frost).  SF–Bailor (2,off Frost).  IBB–Howell (4,by Frost).  CS–Bailor (3,2nd base by LaRoche/Donohue); Lansford (5,2nd base by Jefferson/Davis).  WP–Jefferson (1).  IBB–Frost (2,Howell).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:21.  A–18,835.
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