California Angels vs Boston Red Sox
July 23, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1979 at Fenway Park. 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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California Angels 9, Boston Red Sox 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Carew dh 5 2 1 0
Lansford 3b 4 1 1 0
Ford cf 5 0 3 1
Baylor lf 4 1 1 2
Aikens 1b 4 1 0 0
Downing c 3 2 2 0
Rudi rf 5 1 1 4
Anderson ss 5 1 3 0
Thon 2b 4 0 2 1
Frost p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 14 8
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 4 0 0 0
Brohamer 2b 4 0 0 0
Lynn cf 3 0 0 0
  Poquette cf 0 0 0 0
Rice lf 3 1 1 1
Yastrzemski 1b 3 0 0 0
  Dwyer 1b 0 0 0 0
Watson dh 3 0 1 0
Fisk c 2 0 1 0
  Allenson c 1 0 0 0
Hobson 3b 3 1 1 1
Evans rf 3 0 0 0
Finch p 0 0 0 0
  Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Ripley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
California 610 000 2009141
Boston 000 000 011242
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Frost  W (8-6) 9.0 4 2 2 0 5
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
0
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Finch  L (0-2) 0.1 2 5 5 2 0
  Drago   2.0 5 2 2 2 1
  Ripley   6.2 7 2 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
14
9
8
6
5

  E–Anderson (9), Lynn (2), Hobson (12).  DP–California 2, Boston 1.  TP–Boston 1.  2B–California Carew (9,off Finch); Anderson (7,off Drago), Boston Fisk (13,off Frost).  HR–California Rudi (9,1st inning off Drago 3 on, 1 out), Boston Rice (22,8th inning off Frost 0 on, 0 out); Hobson (15,9th inning off Frost 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Baylor (7,off Drago).  SB–Baylor (13,2nd base off Finch/Fisk).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–3:00.  A–35,024.
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