Cleveland Indians vs California Angels
August 21, 1979 Box Score

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

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Cleveland Indians 12, California Angels 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove lf 4 2 3 0
Manning cf 5 3 3 1
Bonds rf 2 2 1 2
Harrah 3b 4 1 2 3
Johnson dh 5 2 2 4
Thornton 1b 3 0 0 1
Hassey c 5 0 1 1
Kuiper 2b 5 1 3 0
Veryzer ss 5 1 0 0
Paxton p 0 0 0 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 12 15 12
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 5 0 1 0
  Clark cf 0 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 5 0 2 0
Carew 1b 4 1 2 0
Baylor lf 5 3 3 1
Aikens dh 5 2 3 3
Grich 2b 4 0 1 1
  Thon 2b 1 0 0 0
Harlow rf 4 0 1 0
Anderson ss 5 1 1 0
Donohue c 3 0 1 2
Frost p 0 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
  Barlow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 7 15 7
Cleveland 100 050 33012151
California 200 120 0027152
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Paxton   4.1 11 5 5 2 2
  Reuschel  W (1-0) 4.2 4 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
15
7
7
3
7
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Frost  L (12-8) 4.2 6 6 2 3 1
  Aase   1.1 3 3 3 2 0
  Barlow   3.0 6 3 3 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
12
8
5
2

  E–Veryzer (16), Grich (8), Aase (2).  DP–Cleveland 1, California 3.  2B–Cleveland Manning (9,off Frost); Harrah (19,off Frost), California Donohue (3,off Paxton); Baylor (28,off Reuschel).  HR–Cleveland Johnson (11,5th inning off Frost 2 on, 2 out), California Aikens (18,9th inning off Reuschel 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Bonds (7,off Frost); Thornton (7,off Barlow).  SB–Carew (15,2nd base off Paxton/Hassey); Baylor (17,2nd base off Paxton/Hassey).  CS–Harlow (6,2nd base by Paxton/Hassey).  WP–Frost 2 (5), Barlow (6).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–3:19.  A–30,902.
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