Toronto Blue Jays vs California Angels
August 18, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1979 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 5, California Angels 7

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 3 0 0 1
Cannon rf 4 0 0 0
Howell 3b 4 2 2 0
Carty dh 3 0 1 0
  Gomez pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 1
  Bailor pr 0 0 0 0
Bosetti cf 3 0 0 1
Woods lf 3 1 1 1
Cerone c 2 1 1 1
  Solaita ph 0 0 0 0
  Johnson pr 0 0 0 0
Ainge 2b 3 0 0 0
  Kusick ph 1 0 0 0
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 6 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Carew 1b 5 1 1 2
Lansford 3b 5 0 2 0
Ford rf 4 2 2 1
Baylor lf 4 0 1 0
Downing c 4 0 0 0
Grich 2b 3 2 2 2
Rettenmund dh 1 1 0 0
  Aikens ph,dh 1 0 1 0
  Campaneris pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Miller cf 3 1 1 1
  Harlow cf 0 0 0 0
Anderson ss 3 0 0 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Clear p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 6
Toronto 002 100 002561
California 101 103 10x7100
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood  L (5-15) 5.2 7 6 5 2 4
  Todd   2.1 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
6
2
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (13-8) 8.2 6 5 5 4 7
  Clear  SV (13) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
5
7

  E–Cerone (9).  DP–Toronto 1, California 2.  2B–California Aikens (14,off Todd).  3B–Toronto Cerone (2,off Ryan).  HR–California Ford (17,1st inning off Underwood 0 on, 2 out); Grich 2 (23,6th inning off Underwood 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Todd 0 on, 2 out); Carew (3,6th inning off Underwood 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Griffin (3,off Ryan); Bosetti (5,off Ryan).  SH–Anderson (6,off Underwood).  HBP–R Miller (1,by Underwood); Rettenmund (1,by Underwood).  SB–Lansford (18,2nd base off Todd/Cerone).  WP–Ryan (4).  HBP–Underwood 2 (9,R Miller,Rettenmund).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:30.  A–30,361.
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