A six-run explosion in the first inning propelled the Angels to a 9-2 drubbing of the Red Sox. Rod Carew led off the game with a double and Carney Lansford was safe on a fielder's choice. A single by Dan Ford scored Carew and an infield out by Don Baylor drove in Lansford. Starter Joel Finch then walked the next two batters and Joe Rudi greeted reliever Dick Drago with a homer, his 12th career grand slam.

In the eighth inning, the Red Sox turned their second triple play against the Angels this season. With the bases loaded, Willie Aikens lined to Rick Burleson, who stepped on second to double Ford before throwing to first to erase Baylor. It was the seventh triple play in the A. L. this season, tying the major league record. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 9, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Monday, July      23, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Angels       6  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   9 14  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  4  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew dh              5   2   1   0     1   0   .348      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Lansford 3b           4   1   1   0     1   1   .302      Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .270
Ford cf               5   0   3   1     0   1   .292      Lynn cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .322
Baylor lf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .289        Poquette cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Aikens 1b             4   1   0   0     1   2   .275      Rice lf               3   1   1   1     0   0   .324
Downing c             3   2   2   0     2   0   .348      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Rudi rf               5   1   1   4     0   0   .223        Dwyer 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Anderson ss           5   1   3   0     0   0   .260      Watson dh             3   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Thon 2b               4   0   2   1     1   1   .333      Fisk c                2   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Allenson c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
                                                          Hobson 3b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .247
                                                          Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .271
                                                          Finch p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ripley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  14   8     6   5             Totals               29   2   4   2     0   5

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 35,024
Left on Base: Angels 10, Red Sox 0
DP: Angels 2, Red Sox 1
Errors: Anderson, Lynn, Hobson
Doubles: Carew (9), Anderson (7), Fisk (13)
Home Runs: Rudi (9), Rice (22), Hobson (15)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Baylor (7)
GIDP: Thon (1), Yastrzemski (9)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost W(8-6)            9     4   2   2   0   5   2  29   4.07
Totals                  9     4   2   2   0   5   2  29

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Finch L(0-2)            0.1   2   5   5   2   0   0   6   5.81
Drago                   2     5   2   2   2   1   1  12   3.50
Ripley                  6.2   7   2   1   2   4   0  28   2.57
Totals                  9    14   9   8   6   5   1  46

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Russ Goetz


ANGELS 1ST: Carew doubled to left; Lansford reached on a
fielder's choice; Ford singled to right [Carew scored, Lansford
to third]; Baylor forced Ford (third to second) [Lansford
scored]; Baylor stole second; Aikens walked; Downing walked
[Baylor to third, Aikens to second]; DRAGO REPLACED FINCH
(PITCHING); Rudi homered [Baylor scored, Aikens scored, Downing
scored]; Anderson singled to left; Thon grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Anderson out at second]; 6
R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson made an out to second; Brohamer struck
out; Lynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6,
Red Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Carew walked; Lansford flied out to right; Ford
singled to center [Carew to third]; Baylor hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Carew scored]; Aikens struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 7, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice reached on an error by Anderson; Yastrzemski
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Rice
out at second]; Watson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 7, Red Sox 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Downing singled to right; Rudi flied out to center;
Anderson doubled to left [Downing to third]; Thon walked; RIPLEY
REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Carew forced Downing (first to
catcher) [Anderson to third, Thon to second]; Lansford struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 7, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Hobson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7, Red Sox 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford grounded out (second to first); Baylor flied
out to center; Aikens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
7, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brohamer grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7, Red Sox 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Downing singled to center; Rudi popped to right;
Anderson flied out to right; Thon was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski
flied out to right; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7, Red Sox 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Lansford
singled to shortstop; Ford struck out; Baylor flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk doubled to right; Hobson lined into a double
play (pitcher to second) [Fisk out at second]; Evans struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7, Red Sox 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Aikens grounded out (first unassisted); Downing
walked; Rudi lined to third; Anderson singled to left [Downing
to second]; Thon singled to center [Downing scored (RBI),
Anderson scored (error by Lynn) (unearned) (no RBI), Thon to
third]; Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 9, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Brohamer was called out on strikes; Lynn made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 9, Red Sox 0.

ANGELS 8TH: POQUETTE REPLACED LYNN (PLAYING CF); ALLENSON
REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); Lansford walked; Ford singled to
center [Lansford to second]; Baylor singled to third [Lansford
to third, Ford to second]; Aikens lined into a triple play
(shortstop to shortstop to first) [Ford out at second, Baylor
out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 9, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice homered; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to
first); Watson singled to center [Watson out at second (center
to second)]; Allenson lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 9, Red Sox 1.

ANGELS 9TH: DWYER REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING 1B); Downing
reached on an error by Hobson; Rudi flied out to center;
Anderson flied out to left; Thon singled to left [Downing to
second]; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 9, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Hobson homered; Evans struck out; Burleson was
called out on strikes; Brohamer lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 9, Red Sox 2.