White Sox @ Angels
September 3, 1979

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Bottom 6	R	H	E
White Sox	3	5	1
Angels	5	5	0

Bottom 6	R	H	E
White Sox	3	5	1
Angels	5	5	0

Brian Downing Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.328
OBP	.000	.421
At Bats	2	433
Hits	0	142
• Singles	0	106
• Doubles	0	24
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	9
Walks	0	68
RBI’s	0	61

Ross Baumgarten Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
12	7	0

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Anaheim Stadium - September 3, 1979

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Ross Baumgarten

Milt May

Mike Squires

Jim Morrison

Kevin Bell

Harry Chappas

Thad Bosley

Chet Lemon

Claudell Washington

Brian Downing

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Downing hits a popup towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 6 Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 6 Chappas takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second.

Top 6 Bell takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 May hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Washington tags and scores.

Top 6 Washington hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford who is chasing the ball. Washington reaches third base with a triple.

Top 6 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Baylor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miller tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 5 Lansford hits a fly ball towards left. Bosley settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Bosley. Miller moves to third.

Bottom 5 Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Squires hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Squires for the out. Chappas moves to third. Bosley moves to second.

Top 5 Bosley takes first base on ball four. Chappas moves to second.

Top 5 Morrison hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Chappas takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Bell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 4 Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chappas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Grich hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 4 Downing hits a fly ball into left field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Baylor hits a fly ball into left field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 May hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bosley tags and scores.

Top 4 Lemon is called out on strikes.

Top 4 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bosley moves to third. Squires moves to second.

Top 4 Squires hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bosley moves to second.

Top 4 Bosley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Lansford strikes out.

Bottom 3 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 There goes Morrison. The throw from Downing and he is out, Grich applying the tag.

Top 3 Morrison is hit by the pitch.

Top 3 Chappas hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Aikens hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Clark hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 May hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Lemon strikes out.

Bottom 1 Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chappas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Downing hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Baylor hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 1 Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lansford moves to second.

Bottom 1 Lansford takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chappas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Squires takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Bosley strikes out.

Top 1 Morrison hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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Downing hits a popup towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

White Sox @ Angels
September 3, 1979