CAL @ BOS

California Angels at Boston Red Sox, October 15, 1986

At home, the Boston Red Sox won 8-1 over the California Angels on October 15, 1986 in a League Championship Series game. The Boston Red Sox won comfortably. Retrosheet records attendance of 33,001, a running time of 159 minutes, and a night start for this game. Conditions were recorded as night skies. The California Angels' only run came in the eighth inning. The line score has the Boston Red Sox crossing the plate in the second, fourth, and seventh; the fourth brought 4 runs. The California Angels had 6 hits and the Boston Red Sox 8, with 2 and 1 errors. Roger Clemens was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 4 hits in 7.0 innings. The loss was charged to John Candelaria after 3.2 innings and 7 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Calvin Schiraldi, who had 5. The California Angels used John Candelaria, Donnie Moore, and Don Sutton on the mound. The California Angels' top hitter was Rick Burleson, 2 for 3. The Boston Red Sox's top hitter was Spike Owen, 2 for 4 and 1 RBI. Jim Rice drove in 3 for the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox got more home runs from Dwight Evans and Jim Rice. Behind the plate was umpire Larry Barnett.