California Angels vs Oakland Athletics
August 8, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1976 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 3, Oakland Athletics 9

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Guerrero ss 3 1 1 0
Remy 2b 3 0 0 0
Bonds rf 3 1 1 0
Solaita 1b 4 0 2 0
Bochte lf 4 0 0 1
Briggs cf 4 1 2 0
Davis dh 4 0 1 1
Jackson 3b 3 0 0 0
Etchebarren c 3 0 1 0
Monge p 0 0 0 0
  Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Verhoeven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 1 0 0
  Alexander cf 0 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 4 2 2 2
  Sandt ss 0 0 0 0
Baylor rf 5 2 2 2
Rudi lf 4 0 1 1
Bando 3b 5 0 3 2
Tenace c,1b 4 0 1 0
McMullen 1b 4 1 1 0
  Newman c 1 0 0 0
Williams dh 4 2 3 1
Garner 2b 4 1 2 1
Mitchell p 0 0 0 0
  Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 15 9
California 110 001 000382
Oakland 120 011 04x9150
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Monge  L (4-4) 4.1 8 4 4 2 2
  Drago   3.0 6 5 4 1 1
  Verhoeven   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
15
9
8
4
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Mitchell   1.0 4 2 2 2 1
  Bahnsen  W (5-3) 4.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Fingers  SV (16) 3.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
3

  E–Solaita (2), Monge (2).  DP–Oakland 3.  2B–California Guerrero (4,off P Mitchell); Davis (5,off P Mitchell), Oakland Williams 2 (10,off Monge 2); Baylor (19,off Drago).  HR–Oakland Baylor (11,5th inning off Monge 0 on, 0 out); Williams (11,8th inning off Drago 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Remy (9,off P Mitchell).  HBP–Guerrero (1,by Fingers).  IBB–Rudi (8,by Verhoeven).  SB–Bonds (30,2nd base off P Mitchell/Tenace); Campaneris 2 (41,2nd base off Monge/Etchebarren 2); Williams (4,3rd base off Monge/Etchebarren); Garner (24,2nd base off Drago/Etchebarren); North (55,2nd base off Drago/Etchebarren).  CS–Garner (5,3rd base by Drago/Etchebarren).  WP–P Mitchell (4).  HBP–Fingers (5,Guerrero).  IBB–Verhoeven (2,Rudi).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:23.
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