New York Yankees vs California Angels
July 15, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1979 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 4, California Angels 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Brown cf 4 0 1 0
Munson c 4 1 2 0
Chambliss 1b 3 1 2 2
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 1 1 0
Spencer dh 4 1 1 2
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
Dent ss 4 0 0 0
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 5 1 2 0
Grich 2b 5 1 4 5
Lansford 3b 4 0 0 0
Baylor lf 4 0 0 0
Rudi rf 4 0 0 0
Rettenmund dh 4 0 3 0
Aikens 1b 4 0 0 0
Anderson ss 3 2 1 0
Donohue c 3 1 1 0
Frost p 0 0 0 0
  Barr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
New York 220 000 000470
California 001 000 2025110
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry  L (6-7) 8.2 11 5 5 2 10
Totals
8.2
11
5
5
2
10
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Frost   6.0 7 4 4 2 1
  Barr  W (7-4) 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
2

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Brown (1,off Frost), California Rettenmund (1,off Guidry); Grich (22,off Guidry).  HR–New York Chambliss (12,1st inning off Frost 1 on, 1 out); Spencer (9,2nd inning off Frost 1 on, 0 out), California Grich (19,9th inning off Guidry 1 on, 2 out).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Fred Spenn.  T–2:19.  A–40,739.
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