California Angels 5 – 3 Boston Red Sox
10 May 1979 · BOS07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | Joe Rudi | 1 in 497 games |
| 16 | final score 5–3 | 1 in 31 games | |
| 10 | 7 total bases | Brian Downing | 1 in 93 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Angels | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
Box score
California Angels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Miller | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Dan Ford | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rod Carew | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Don Baylor | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Rudi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Brian Downing | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Carney Lansford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Bobby Grich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bert Campaneris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
California Angels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Aase | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Clear | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Burleson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Lynn | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Rice | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Butch Hobson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Scott | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dwight Evans | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Montgomery | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Eckersley | 4.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Wright | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |