California Angels 9 – 2 Boston Red Sox
23 July 1979 · BOS07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | Willie Aikens | 1 in 497 games |
| 27 | final score 9–2 | 1 in 122 games | |
| 12 | 4 RBI | Joe Rudi | 1 in 128 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Angels | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Box score
California Angels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Carew | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Carney Lansford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dan Ford | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Don Baylor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Aikens | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brian Downing | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Joe Rudi | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Jim Anderson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Dickie Thon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
California Angels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Frost | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jack Brohamer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Fred Lynn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Rice | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Watson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Gary Allenson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Butch Hobson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Dwight Evans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Finch | 0.1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Allen Ripley | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |