Boston Red Sox vs California Angels
May 1, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1987 at Anaheim Stadium. 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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Boston Red Sox 12, California Angels 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Boggs 3b 4 2 2 5
  Romero ph,3b 1 1 1 0
Barrett 2b 5 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 5 1 2 1
Baylor dh 3 2 1 0
Evans rf 4 3 2 3
Greenwell lf 4 1 2 0
  Henderson lf 1 0 0 0
Hoffman ss 4 0 0 0
Sheaffer c 4 0 0 0
Burks cf 3 2 3 2
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
  Schiraldi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 12 13 11
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing dh 3 1 0 0
White rf 5 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 3 2 2 2
DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 0
  Polidor 3b 0 0 0 0
Howell lf 4 0 1 0
Schofield ss 4 0 1 1
Miller c 3 0 0 0
Pettis cf 2 0 0 0
McLemore 2b 3 0 1 0
Lugo p 0 0 0 0
  Lucas p 0 0 0 0
  Buice p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Boston 020 332 11012131
California 200 000 010361
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (2-2) 8.0 6 3 3 7 8
  Schiraldi   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
7
9
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Lugo  L (0-1) 5.0 6 8 8 5 5
  Lucas   3.0 7 4 4 0 1
  Buice   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
12
12
5
8

  E–Buckner (2), White (1).  DP–Boston 2, California 2.  2B–Boston Burks 2 (2,off Lugo,off Lucas); Greenwell (3,off Lugo), California DeCinces (5,off Clemens).  HR–Boston Boggs 2 (4,4th inning off Lugo 2 on, 2 out,6th inning off Lucas 1 on, 0 out); Evans (5,5th inning off Lugo 2 on, 0 out), California Joyner (6,1st inning off Clemens 1 on, 1 out).  WP–Lugo (1), Lucas (1).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:49.  A–50,352.
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