Boston Red Sox vs California Angels
July 4, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1985 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 4, California Angels 5

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Evans rf 4 1 1 0
Boggs 3b 4 1 1 0
Rice lf 3 1 0 0
Buckner 1b 3 0 0 1
Easler dh 4 1 1 3
Gedman c 3 0 0 0
Hoffman ss 3 0 2 0
  Gutierrez pr 0 0 0 0
Lyons cf 3 0 2 0
  Nichols ph 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 0 0
Barrett 2b 4 0 1 0
Boyd p 0 0 0 0
  Clear p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Carew 1b 4 0 0 0
Sconiers dh 4 0 1 0
Beniquez cf 1 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
  Brown rf 0 0 0 0
Downing lf 4 1 1 0
Grich 2b 2 2 2 0
DeCinces 3b 3 1 2 1
Narron c 3 1 1 3
Gerber ss 3 0 0 0
Lugo p 0 0 0 0
  Clements p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 7 4
Boston 000 004 000481
California 010 010 30x571
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Boyd  L (9-7) 7.0 7 5 5 2 4
  Clear   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
2
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Lugo   5.2 6 4 4 3 2
  Clements  W (5-0) 2.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Moore  SV (16) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
3

  E–Boyd (1), Gerber (4).  DP–Boston 1, California 2.  2B–California DeCinces (11,off Boyd).  HR–Boston Easler (9,6th inning off Lugo 2 on, 1 out), California Narron (5,7th inning off Boyd 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Buckner (5,off Lugo).  HBP–Rice (2,by Lugo).  SH–Grich (4,off Boyd); Beniquez (6,off Boyd).  CS–DeCinces (3,Home by Boyd/Gedman).  WP–Boyd (1).  HBP–Lugo (2,Rice).  T–2:35.  A–62,951.
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