California Angels vs Boston Red Sox
July 21, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 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 4, Boston Red Sox 8

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Carew 1b 5 0 0 0
Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 5 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 2 2 1
Downing dh 5 1 1 0
DeCinces 3b 4 1 4 1
Boone c 3 0 2 1
Schofield ss 3 0 1 1
  Grich ph 1 0 0 0
  Gerber ss 0 0 0 0
Lugo p 0 0 0 0
  Clements p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 10 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Evans rf 5 2 2 1
Boggs 3b 3 1 1 1
Rice lf 4 1 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 2 2 3
Easler dh 3 0 0 0
Gedman c 4 1 4 3
Hoffman ss 4 0 0 0
Lyons cf 4 1 2 0
Barrett 2b 4 0 1 0
Nipper p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
  Stanley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 8
California 020 000 0204101
Boston 400 021 10x8122
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Lugo  L (3-2) 4.2 7 6 5 1 3
  Clements   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Sanchez   3.1 4 2 2 0 3
Totals
8.0
12
8
7
2
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Nipper  W (6-6) 7.0 7 2 2 2 6
  Crawford   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Stanley   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
6

  E–Schofield (11), Buckner (6), Nipper (4).  DP–California 2.  2B–California Jackson (16,off Nipper); Schofield (9,off Nipper); DeCinces (14,off Nipper), Boston Buckner 2 (24,off Lugo 2); Lyons (6,off Sanchez); Boggs (24,off Sanchez).  3B–Boston Gedman (4,off Lugo).  HR–California Jackson (16,8th inning off Crawford 0 on, 1 out), Boston Evans (11,5th inning off Lugo 0 on, 0 out); Gedman (7,7th inning off Sanchez 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Beniquez (4,by Stanley).  WP–Crawford (2).  HBP–Stanley (2,Beniquez).  T–3:03.  A–28,636.
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