California Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 24, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 4, Toronto Blue Jays 6

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Carew 1b 5 0 1 0
Lansford 3b 5 1 3 1
Ford rf 5 0 0 0
Baylor dh 4 0 0 0
Downing c 2 1 1 0
Grich 2b 3 1 1 0
Clark lf 3 1 1 2
Miller cf 4 0 1 0
Anderson ss 3 0 1 0
  Aikens ph 1 0 0 0
  Thon ss 0 0 0 0
Knapp p 0 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 3
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 3 1 0 0
Cannon rf,lf 3 0 0 0
Howell 3b 4 1 1 1
Solaita dh 3 2 2 1
  Carty ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 1 2 2
Bosetti cf 3 0 1 1
Woods lf 2 0 1 0
  Bailor ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Cerone c 4 0 2 0
  Davis pr,c 0 0 0 0
Ainge 2b 3 1 2 1
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
  Buskey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 11 6
California 030 010 000490
Toronto 020 040 00x6110
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Knapp  L (3-3) 4.1 8 6 6 2 0
  Aase   1.2 1 0 0 2 1
  LaRoche   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
4
4
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood  W (6-15) 6.2 9 4 4 3 4
  Buskey  SV (6) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
6

  E–None.  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Toronto Solaita (1,off Knapp); Mayberry 2 (19,off Knapp,off Aase); Woods (18,off Knapp); Cerone (20,off LaRoche).  3B–California Clark (1,off Underwood).  HR–California Lansford (14,5th inning off Underwood 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Cannon (3,off Knapp); Griffin (15,off Aase).  SF–Bosetti (7,off Knapp).  SB–Clark (1,Home off Underwood/Cerone).  CS–Cannon (1,2nd base by Knapp/Downing).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–(none), 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–2:33.  A–18,077.
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