Cleveland Indians vs California Angels
August 20, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1979 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 5, California Angels 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove lf 3 2 0 0
Manning cf 1 1 0 0
Bonds rf 3 0 0 1
Harrah 3b,ss 3 0 0 1
Johnson dh 4 1 1 3
Thornton 1b 4 0 1 0
Hassey c 3 0 1 0
  Rosello pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Kuiper 2b 4 1 2 0
Veryzer ss 2 0 0 0
  Norris ph 1 0 0 0
  Alexander c 1 0 0 0
Barker p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Monge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 5 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Carew 1b 2 1 1 1
Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0
Ford rf 4 1 1 2
Baylor lf 2 1 1 1
Aikens dh 2 0 1 0
  Campaneris pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Grich 2b 4 0 1 0
Miller cf 4 0 1 0
Anderson ss 4 1 1 0
Donohue c 4 2 2 1
Barr p 0 0 0 0
  Clear p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 10 5
Cleveland 300 000 020551
California 000 000 51x6100
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Barker   6.0 7 3 3 6 3
  Cruz   0.1 2 2 1 0 0
  Monge  L (7-8) 1.2 1 1 1 2 2
Totals
8.0
10
6
5
8
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Barr   7.2 3 5 5 4 4
  Clear   0.0 0 0 0 3 0
  LaRoche  W (5-10) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
5
5
7
6

  E–Monge (3).  DP–Cleveland 3, California 2.  2B–California Baylor (27,off Cruz).  HR–Cleveland Johnson (10,1st inning off Barr 2 on, 2 out), California Donohue (3,8th inning off Monge 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Rosello (6,off LaRoche); Lansford (9,off Cruz).  SB–Ford (8,2nd base off Cruz/Hassey); Campaneris (10,2nd base off Monge/Hassey).  WP–Barker 3 (9).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–3:03.  A–35,497.
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