California Angels vs Boston Red Sox
May 8, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1985 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 1, Boston Red Sox 6

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 5 1 1 0
Wilfong 2b 3 0 1 0
Grich 1b 3 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 3 0 0 1
Jackson dh 4 0 0 0
Downing lf 1 0 0 0
Brown rf 4 0 1 0
Boone c 2 0 1 0
Schofield ss 4 0 0 0
Slaton p 0 0 0 0
  John p 0 0 0 0
  Corbett p 0 0 0 0
  Lugo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Boggs 3b 3 1 2 0
Evans rf 5 1 3 0
Rice lf 5 0 1 1
Armas cf 4 1 2 2
Easler dh 2 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 2 0
Gedman c 4 2 2 0
Barrett 2b 3 1 1 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 1 2
Boyd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 14 5
California 000 001 000141
Boston 010 032 00x6140
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Slaton  L (3-1) 4.2 7 4 4 3 1
  John   0.2 3 2 2 1 1
  Corbett   1.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Lugo   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
6
6
5
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Boyd  W (4-1) 9.0 4 1 1 7 6
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
7
6

  E–Boone (2).  DP–California 3.  2B–California Brown (1,off Boyd), Boston Gedman (5,off Slaton); Evans (7,off Lugo).  HR–Boston Armas (8,2nd inning off Slaton 0 on, 0 out).  SF–DeCinces (3,off Boyd).  SH–Barrett (2,off Slaton).  SB–Wilfong (1,2nd base off Boyd/Gedman); Pettis 2 (16,2nd base off Boyd/Gedman 2).  WP–John (4).  T–2:57.  A–17,052.
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