California Angels vs Boston Red Sox
July 22, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 1987 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 6, Boston Red Sox 5

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 3 2 0 0
White rf 4 0 2 0
DeCinces 3b 4 2 2 0
Downing dh 5 1 1 2
Hendrick 1b 4 1 2 2
Howell lf 3 0 0 0
Boone c 4 0 0 1
Polidor ss 4 0 1 1
McLemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Buice p 0 0 0 0
  Lucas p 0 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burks cf 5 1 2 1
Romero 2b 5 2 2 0
Boggs 3b 4 0 0 0
Rice lf 5 1 4 3
  Benzinger pr 0 0 0 0
Evans rf 4 0 2 1
Greenwell dh 5 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
Owen ss 4 0 1 0
Gedman c 4 1 1 0
Boyd p 0 0 0 0
  Gardner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 13 5
California 400 010 001680
Boston 000 001 3015132
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  W (12-6) 6.1 9 4 4 1 5
  Buice   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Lucas   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Minton  SV (8) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
2
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Boyd  L (1-3) 0.2 3 4 2 2 0
  Gardner   8.1 5 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
8
6
4
5
5

  E–Romero (3), Buckner (6).  DP–Boston 1.  2B–California Hendrick 2 (4,off Boyd,off Gardner); DeCinces (15,off Gardner), Boston Gedman (8,off Witt); Evans (23,off Buice); Romero (4,off Buice).  HR–Boston Rice (10,6th inning off Witt 0 on, 0 out).  SH–White (12,off Gardner).  IBB–Howell (4,by Boyd).  WP–Gardner (3).  IBB–Boyd (1,Howell).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–3:17.  A–31,729.
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