Registering his 42nd career shutout, Nolan Ryan pitched the Angels to a 6-0 triumph over the Red Sox. The righthander struck out 12 batters, the 127th time in his career he has fanned 10 or more batters in a game. His third strikeout of the night gave him 2,837, moving him past Mickey Lolich into third place on the all-time list. The Angels scored three runs in the first inning on a walk to Brian Downing with the bases loaded and a two-run single by Joe Rudi. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Monday, July      9, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Angels       3  0  0    0  1  1    1  0  x  -   6  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      R. Miller cf          2   2   1   0     2   0   .273
Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Lansford 3b           4   1   1   0     0   2   .315
Lynn cf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .318      Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .284
Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   3   .321      Baylor dh             3   1   2   1     1   0   .296
Yastrzemski dh        3   0   0   0     1   1   .298      Aikens 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .279
Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .273      Downing c             2   1   1   2     2   0   .351
Poquette rf           4   0   3   0     0   0   .246      Rudi lf               4   0   2   2     0   0   .237
Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .252      Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Montgomery c          2   0   0   0     0   2   .385      Anderson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
  Dwyer ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Allenson c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Finch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     2  12             Totals               30   6   8   5     6   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 27,692
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Angels 8
DP: Red Sox 0, Angels 1
Doubles: Lansford (18)
Home Runs: Downing (8)
Sacrifice Hits: R. Miller (4), Lansford (5)
GIDP: Rice (6)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(9-5)           6     6   5   5   4   3   1  28   4.26
Finch                   2     2   1   1   2   2   0  10   4.15
Totals                  8     8   6   6   6   5   1  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(11-6)            9     6   0   0   2  12   0  34   2.71
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2  12   0  34

Wild Pitches: Torrez (3)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Ken Kaiser


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (first unassisted); Brohamer
flied out to center; Lynn singled to third; Rice struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller walked; Lansford struck out; Ford struck
out; Baylor singled to left [R. Miller to third]; Aikens walked
[Baylor to second]; Downing walked [R. Miller scored, Baylor to
third, Aikens to second]; Rudi singled to center [Baylor scored,
Aikens scored, Downing to third]; Grich forced Rudi (shortstop
to second); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski walked; Watson was called out on
strikes; Poquette singled to center [Yastrzemski to second];
Hobson struck out; Montgomery struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Anderson singled to right; R. Miller out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Anderson to second];
Lansford was called out on strikes; Ford grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson was called out on strikes; Brohamer popped
to shortstop in foul territory; Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Baylor flied out to center; Aikens flied out to
center; Downing made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Angels 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski struck out; Watson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels
3.

ANGELS 4TH: Rudi flied out to left; Grich grounded out (third to
first); Anderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Angels 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Poquette singled to left; Hobson was called out on
strikes; Montgomery struck out; Burleson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: R. Miller singled to left; Lansford out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [R. Miller to second]; Ford
flied out to center [R. Miller to third]; Torrez threw a wild
pitch [R. Miller scored]; Baylor walked; Aikens flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Brohamer singled to right; Lynn flied out to left;
Rice struck out; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Downing homered; Rudi singled to left; Grich
grounded out (third to first) [Rudi to second]; Anderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Miller grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Watson was called out on strikes; Poquette singled
to left; Hobson popped to third in foul territory; DWYER BATTED
FOR MONTGOMERY; Dwyer singled to center [Poquette to second];
Burleson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Angels 5.

ANGELS 7TH: ALLENSON REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING C ); FINCH REPLACED
TORREZ (PITCHING); Lansford doubled to center; Ford struck out;
Baylor singled to center [Lansford scored]; Aikens was called
out on strikes; Downing walked [Baylor to second]; Rudi forced
Baylor (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Angels 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Brohamer flied out to right; Lynn walked; Rice
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lynn out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 6.

ANGELS 8TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Anderson
flied out to right; R. Miller walked; Lansford grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski popped to third in foul territory;
Watson grounded out (third to first); Poquette flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 6.