California Angels vs Boston Red Sox
October 7, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 7, 1986 at Fenway Park. 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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California Angels 8, Boston Red Sox 1

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Jones rf 4 1 1 1
  Burleson ph 1 0 0 0
  White rf 0 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 4 1 2 1
Downing lf 5 0 2 4
Jackson dh 4 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 5 0 1 0
Wilfong 2b 5 1 0 0
Schofield ss 5 1 1 0
Boone c 3 2 2 1
Pettis cf 3 2 2 1
Witt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 11 8
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Boggs 3b 3 0 1 0
Barrett 2b 4 0 2 1
Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0
Rice lf 4 0 0 0
Baylor dh 4 0 1 0
Evans rf 4 0 0 0
Armas cf 3 0 0 0
Gedman c 3 0 0 0
Owen ss 2 1 1 0
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Stanley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
California 041 000 0308110
Boston 000 001 000151
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  W (1-0) 9.0 5 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  L (0-1) 7.1 10 8 7 3 5
  Sambito   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Stanley   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
7
4
5

  E–Owen (1).  DP–California 1.  2B–California Joyner 2 (2,off Clemens 2), Boston Baylor (1,off Witt).  SB–Schofield (1,2nd base off Clemens/Gedman).  U–Larry Barnett, Larry McCoy, Terry Cooney, Nick Bremigan, Rich Garcia, Rocky Roe.  T–2:52.  A–32,993.
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