California Angels vs Boston Red Sox
August 24, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1988 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 4, Boston Red Sox 3

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
White cf 5 1 1 0
Ray 2b 3 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 3 1 2 1
Davis rf 4 0 1 0
Downing dh 4 0 1 1
Howell 3b 4 1 1 0
Armas lf 4 1 1 2
Schofield ss 3 0 0 0
Miller c 4 0 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Harvey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Reed ss 5 0 0 0
Barrett 2b 4 0 0 0
Boggs 3b 3 0 1 0
Greenwell lf 4 1 1 0
Burks cf 3 2 2 1
Benzinger rf 4 0 0 0
Rice dh 4 0 2 2
  Owen pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Parrish 1b 4 0 0 0
Gedman c 4 0 2 0
  Romine pr 0 0 0 0
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
  Stanley p 0 0 0 0
  Bolton p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
California 021 000 010470
Boston 000 000 102380
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  W (10-12) 8.0 6 3 3 2 3
  Harvey  SV (13) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  L (15-9) 6.0 5 3 3 2 6
  Stanley   1.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Bolton   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Smith   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
9

  E–None.  2B–California Howell (23,off Clemens), Boston Gedman (9,off Witt); Burks 2 (32,off Witt 2); Greenwell (34,off Witt).  HR–California Armas (11,2nd inning off Clemens 1 on, 2 out).  SB–White (15,3rd base off Clemens/Gedman); Ray (4,2nd base off Clemens/Gedman).  BK–Witt (2).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–3:12.  A–32,522.
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