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Angels
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 23, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels, played on July 23, 1979 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 23, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
California Angels
|
| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 23, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | California Angels |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Frost |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joel Finch |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 35,024 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Rocky Roe 3B: Russ Goetz |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rod Carew | DH |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Dan Ford | Center Fielder |
| Don Baylor | Left Fielder |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| Brian Downing | Catcher |
| Joe Rudi | Right Fielder |
| Jim Anderson | Shortstop |
| Dickie Thon | Second Baseman |
| Jim Fregosi | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Bob Watson | DH |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 23, 1979
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Finch
Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Carew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Finch
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Finch
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carew scores. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baylor vs. Finch
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to second for the out. Lansford scores. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Finch
There goes Baylor. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Baylor steals second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aikens vs. Finch
Aikens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Downing vs. Finch
Downing takes first base on ball four. Baylor moves to third. Aikens moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rudi vs. Drago
Dick Drago now pitching.
Rudi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Drago
Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. Drago
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Frost
Burleson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Frost
Brohamer strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Frost
Lynn hits a fly ball into right field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Drago
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Drago
Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Drago
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baylor vs. Drago
Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carew tags and scores. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Drago
Aikens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Frost
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson misplays the ball. That's an error on Anderson. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Frost
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Frost
Watson hits a popup towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Drago
Downing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Drago
Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Drago
Anderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Anderson reaches second base with a double. Downing moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thon vs. Drago
Thon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carew vs. Ripley
Allen Ripley now pitching.
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to home to get Downing. Anderson moves to third. Thon moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lansford vs. Ripley
Lansford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Frost
Fisk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Downing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Frost
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Frost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Frost
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Ripley
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Ripley
Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Ripley
Aikens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Frost
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Frost
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Frost
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Frost covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Ripley
Downing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Ripley
Rudi hits a popup into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Ripley
Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. Ripley
Thon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Frost
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Frost
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Frost
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Ripley
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Ripley
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Ripley
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Ripley
Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Frost
Fisk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rudi. Fisk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Frost
Hobson hits a line drive towards the mound. Frost catches it and throws to second to double up Fisk. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Frost
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Ripley
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aikens for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Ripley
Downing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Ripley
Rudi hits a line drive towards third. Hobson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Ripley
Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Downing moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thon vs. Ripley
Thon hits a line drive into center field. Lynn picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lynn. Downing scores. Anderson goes all the way around to score. Thon moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carew vs. Ripley
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Ripley covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Frost
Burleson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Downing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Frost
Brohamer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Frost
Lynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Ripley
Tom Poquette now playing center field. Gary Allenson now catching.
Lansford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Ripley
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lansford moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Ripley
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lansford moves to third. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aikens vs. Ripley
Aikens hits a line drive towards short. Burleson catches it and steps on second to double up Ford. The throw to first to get Baylor, and that's a triple play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Frost
Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Frost
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Frost
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ford throws the ball in to Thon who tags Watson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Frost
Allenson hits a line drive into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Ripley
Jim Dwyer now playing first base.
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson juggles the ball. That's an error on Hobson. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Ripley
Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Ripley
Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. Ripley
Thon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Downing moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Ripley
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Frost
Hobson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Frost
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Frost
Burleson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Frost
Brohamer hits a line drive into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/23/1979 -- California at Boston (N)
California AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Carew R, dh 5 2 1 0 Burleson R, ss 4 0 0 0
Lansford C, 3b 4 1 1 0 Brohamer J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Ford D, cf 5 0 3 1 Lynn F, cf 3 0 0 0
Baylor D, lf 4 1 1 2 Poquette T, cf 0 0 0 0
Aikens W, 1b 4 1 0 0 Rice J, lf 3 1 1 1
Downing B, c 3 2 2 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Rudi J, rf 5 1 1 4 Dwyer J, 1b 0 0 0 0
Anderson J, ss 5 1 3 0 Watson B, dh 3 0 1 0
Thon D, 2b 4 0 2 1 Fisk C, c 2 0 1 0
Allenson G, c 1 0 0 0
Hobson B, 3b 3 1 1 1
Evans D, rf 3 0 0 0
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39 9 14 8 29 2 4 2
California 610 000 200 -- 9
Boston 000 000 011 -- 2
California IP H R ER BB SO
Frost D (W) 9.0 4 2 2 0 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Finch J (L) 0.1 2 5 5 2 0
Drago D 2.0 5 2 2 2 1
Ripley A 6.2 7 2 1 2 4
E -- Anderson J, Lynn F, Hobson B
DP -- California 2, Boston 1
TP -- Boston 1
LOB -- California 10, Boston 0
2B -- Carew R, Anderson J, Fisk C
HR -- Rudi J, Rice J, Hobson B
SB -- Baylor D
SF -- Baylor D
T -- 3:00
A -- 35024
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