California Angels vs Baltimore Orioles
July 21, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1979 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 2, Baltimore Orioles 10

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 2 0 1 0
  Harlow ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 0 1
Carew 1b 3 0 0 0
Baylor lf 5 0 0 0
Aikens dh 4 1 1 1
Ford rf 3 0 1 0
Downing c 3 0 1 0
Anderson ss 4 1 1 0
Thon 2b 2 0 1 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Barlow p 0 0 0 0
  Botting p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Belanger ss 5 2 3 0
Kelly lf 4 2 1 0
  Bumbry cf 1 1 1 0
Singleton rf 5 1 1 0
  Roenicke lf 0 0 0 0
Murray 1b 4 2 3 3
Lowenstein cf,lf,rf 2 1 1 3
May dh 5 1 1 1
DeCinces 3b 3 0 1 0
Dauer 2b 3 0 1 1
Dempsey c 4 0 0 0
Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Stoddard p 0 0 0 0
  Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 13 8
California 000 000 110264
Baltimore 022 020 13x10131
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (12-7) 4.0 7 6 4 4 6
  Barlow   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Botting   2.0 5 4 4 1 3
Totals
8.0
13
10
8
6
9
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart  W (6-3) 8.0 6 2 2 5 6
  Stoddard   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Stanhouse   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
8
7

  E–Carew (6), Anderson (7), Thon 2 (7), DeCinces (6).  DP–California 3, Baltimore 2.  2B–Baltimore Kelly (8,off Ryan); Bumbry (16,off Botting).  3B–Baltimore Lowenstein (1,off Botting).  HR–California Aikens (16,8th inning off Stewart 0 on, 1 out), Baltimore Murray (12,7th inning off Botting 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Lansford (3,off Stewart).  IBB–Murray (4,by Botting).  SB–Lowenstein (13,2nd base off Ryan/Downing); Belanger (4,3rd base off Ryan/Downing); Kelly (2,2nd base off Ryan/Downing).  IBB–Botting (1,Murray).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–3:08.  A–51,381.
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