Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
July 2, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1979 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Oakland Athletics 3, California Angels 8

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 4 0 1 0
Chalk 2b 4 0 1 0
Gross 3b 4 0 0 0
Newman 1b 4 1 1 1
Essian lf 4 0 1 0
Heath c 4 0 2 0
Edwards dh 4 0 1 0
Armas rf 4 2 2 1
Picciolo ss 3 0 1 1
Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Norris p 0 0 0 0
  Minetto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Grich 2b 5 2 2 0
Lansford 3b 3 1 1 0
Ford rf 5 2 2 2
Baylor dh 3 2 3 3
Aikens 1b 3 0 0 1
Downing c 1 0 0 1
Rudi lf 4 0 2 0
Harlow cf 4 0 0 0
Anderson ss 3 1 0 0
Barr p 0 0 0 0
  Barlow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 10 7
Oakland 001 010 0013100
California 005 201 00x8101
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Morgan  L (0-2) 3.2 8 7 7 6 2
  Norris   3.1 2 1 1 1 3
  Minetto   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
8
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Barr  W (4-4) 8.0 10 3 3 0 0
  Barlow   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
0
0

  E–Lansford (6).  DP–Oakland 2, California 3.  2B–Oakland Picciolo (4,off Barr); Chalk (2,off Barr), California Grich (20,off Morgan).  HR–Oakland Armas (4,3rd inning off Barr 0 on, 0 out); Newman (14,9th inning off Barr 0 on, 0 out), California Baylor (17,6th inning off Norris 0 on, 2 out).  CS–Lansford (7,2nd base by Morgan/Heath); Baylor (8,2nd base by Morgan/Heath).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:18.  A–27,639.
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