California Angels vs New York Yankees
July 25, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 25, 1979 at Yankee 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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California Angels 9, New York Yankees 5

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Carew dh 4 0 1 1
Lansford 3b 5 0 0 0
Ford cf,rf 5 2 3 0
Baylor lf 4 2 2 1
  Miller cf 0 0 0 0
Downing c 4 1 2 0
Rudi rf,lf 3 2 2 3
Grich 2b 4 0 0 1
Aikens 1b 3 1 1 0
Anderson ss 3 1 0 1
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Botting p 0 0 0 0
  Clear p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 11 7
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 1 1 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0
Chambliss 1b 5 1 1 1
Jackson rf 4 1 1 0
Nettles 3b 3 1 2 1
Spencer dh 2 1 1 1
Murcer lf 2 0 0 0
  Piniella ph,lf 2 0 1 2
Narron c 4 0 0 0
Dent ss 4 0 1 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  Clay p 0 0 0 0
  Hood p 0 0 0 0
  Burris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
California 031 000 0419110
New York 000 010 040593
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Botting  W (1-0) 5.1 3 1 1 3 6
  Clear  SV (9) 2.2 6 4 4 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
9
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John  L (13-6) 2.0 5 4 3 2 1
  Clay   4.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Hood   1.0 2 3 3 1 1
  Burris   2.0 3 2 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
11
9
7
5
4

  E–Randolph (11), Narron 2 (3).  DP–California 1.  PB–Downing (4).  2B–California Rudi (7,off John); Ford (17,off John); Baylor (21,off John); Aikens (12,off Burris), New York Rivers (17,off Clear); Piniella (14,off Clear); Randolph (8,off Clear).  HR–New York Spencer (11,5th inning off Botting 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Rudi (4,off Clay).  SF–Grich (2,off Burris); Rudi (2,off Burris).  SB–Carew (13,2nd base off John/Narron); Baylor (15,2nd base off Burris/Narron); Randolph (21,2nd base off Botting/Downing).  WP–Botting (1), Clear (4).  U-HP–Fred Spenn, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–3:01.  A–47,449.
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