California Angels vs Oakland Athletics
May 31, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1968 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The California Angels defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 3, Oakland Athletics 0

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 4 0 0 0
Fregosi ss 4 0 0 0
Hinton cf 5 1 1 0
Mincher 1b 4 0 0 0
Reichardt lf 5 0 2 0
Hall rf 4 1 1 0
Rodgers c 4 1 1 3
Knoop 2b 3 0 0 0
  Satriano ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Ellis p 2 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 0 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
  Morton ph 1 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 5 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 0 1 0
Donaldson 2b 5 0 1 0
Bando 3b 5 0 0 0
Robinson lf 3 0 0 0
  Jackson rf 0 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 4 0 0 0
Cater 1b 4 0 0 0
Gosger cf 4 0 0 0
Hershberger rf,lf 4 0 2 0
Dobson p 4 0 1 0
Totals 38 0 5 0
California 000 000 000 003350
Oakland 000 000 000 000050
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis   8.0 4 0 0 3 2
  Rojas   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Wright  W (5-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
12.0
5
0
0
4
2
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (2-5) 12.0 5 3 3 4 13
Totals
12.0
5
3
3
4
13

  E–None.  DP–California 2.  2B–Oakland Donaldson (3,off Ellis).  HR–California Rodgers (1,12th inning off Dobson 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Mincher (3,off Dobson).  IBB–Hall (3,by Dobson).  CS–Schaal (7,2nd base by Dobson/Pagliaroni); Cater (2,2nd base by Ellis/Rodgers).  SB–Hershberger (2,2nd base off Ellis/Rodgers).  IBB–Dobson (3,Hall).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–3:12.  A–6,415.
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