Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
April 18, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1983 at Anaheim Stadium. 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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Oakland Athletics 5, California Angels 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 0 0
Davis rf 5 1 1 2
Gross 3b,1b 5 0 1 1
Murphy cf 4 0 1 0
Burroughs dh 4 0 2 0
  Page pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Lopes 2b 3 1 2 0
Moore 1b 4 0 1 1
  Almon pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Kearney c 4 1 1 0
Phillips ss 3 1 1 0
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
  Baker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 4
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Carew 1b 4 0 1 2
Clark rf 4 0 1 0
Lynn cf 4 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 0
Jackson dh 4 1 1 1
Downing lf 3 0 0 0
Grich 2b 4 1 1 0
Foli ss 2 1 1 0
Boone c 2 0 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Goltz p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Hassler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Oakland 004 100 0005101
California 002 000 001363
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood  W (1-1) 6.0 4 2 1 3 2
  Baker  SV (1) 3.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
3
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  L (0-3) 3.0 7 5 5 1 2
  Goltz   5.0 3 0 0 2 1
  Sanchez   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Hassler   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
3

  E–Lopes (2), Carew (1), DeCinces (3), Grich (3).  DP–Oakland 2, California 2.  2B–Oakland Lopes (2,off Witt).  HR–California Reggie Jackson (4,9th inning off Baker 0 on, 1 out).  CS–Davis (3,2nd base by Witt/Boone).  WP–Witt (3).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–2:26.  A–27,780.
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