Boston Red Sox vs California Angels
July 9, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1979 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Red Sox 0, California Angels 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 4 0 0 0
Brohamer 2b 4 0 1 0
Lynn cf 3 0 1 0
Rice lf 4 0 0 0
Yastrzemski dh 3 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 0 0 0
Poquette rf 4 0 3 0
Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0
Montgomery c 2 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph 1 0 1 0
  Allenson c 0 0 0 0
Torrez p 0 0 0 0
  Finch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 2 2 1 0
Lansford 3b 4 1 1 0
Ford rf 4 0 0 0
Baylor dh 3 1 2 1
Aikens 1b 3 1 0 0
Downing c 2 1 1 2
Rudi lf 4 0 2 2
Grich 2b 4 0 0 0
Anderson ss 4 0 1 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 8 5
Boston 000 000 000–060
California 300 011 10x–680
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez  L (9-5) 6.0 6 5 5 4 3
  Finch   2.0 2 1 1 2 2
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
6
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (11-6) 9.0 6 0 0 2 12
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
2
12
  E–None.  DP–California 1.  2B–California Lansford (18,off Finch).  HR–California Downing (8,6th inning off Torrez 0 on, 0 out).  SH–R Miller (4,off Torrez); Lansford (5,off Torrez).  WP–Torrez (3).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Terry Cooney, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–2:32.  A–27,692.
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