California Angels vs Oakland Athletics
April 9, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1983 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 10, Oakland Athletics 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Carew dh 5 2 3 4
  Jackson R. ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Sconiers 1b 4 3 2 0
Downing lf 4 0 2 0
  Beniquez rf 1 1 1 0
Jackson R. rf 4 0 2 1
  Clark pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Lynn cf 5 0 3 3
DeCinces 3b 3 1 1 1
  Adams pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Grich 2b 5 0 1 0
Foli ss 5 1 1 0
Boone c 5 1 2 0
Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 10 18 9
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 2 1
  Hancock rf 0 0 0 0
Davis rf,cf 4 0 2 1
Lansford 3b 3 0 0 0
  Gross 3b 1 0 0 0
Murphy cf 2 0 1 0
  Meyer lf 1 0 0 0
Burroughs dh 3 0 1 0
  Page ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Moore 1b 3 0 0 0
Lopes 2b 2 0 0 0
  Almon ss 0 0 0 0
Kearney c 2 0 0 0
Phillips ss,2b 3 1 0 0
Keough p 0 0 0 0
  Underwood p 0 0 0 0
  Conroy p 0 0 0 0
  Baker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2
California 000 050 14010180
Oakland 002 000 000261
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (1-0) 5.0 4 2 2 1 1
  Sanchez  SV (1) 4.0 2 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Keough  L (0-1) 4.1 8 5 5 1 5
  Underwood   1.2 5 1 1 1 0
  Conroy   2.0 4 4 0 2 1
  Baker   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
18
10
6
5
6

  E–Lansford (2).  DP–California 4, Oakland 4.  2B–California Sconiers (1,off Keough); Reggie Jackson (2,off Underwood), Oakland Henderson (1,off Forsch); Davis (2,off Sanchez).  HR–California Carew (1,5th inning off Keough 3 on, 1 out).  IBB–DeCinces (1,by Conroy).  SB–Lynn (1,2nd base off Keough/Kearney); Grich (1,2nd base off Underwood/Kearney); Davis (2,2nd base off Forsch/Boone); Murphy (1,2nd base off Sanchez/Boone).  CS–Burroughs (1,2nd base by Forsch/Boone).  IBB–Conroy (1,DeCinces).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Drew Coble, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–3:02.  A–22,507.
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