Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
July 31, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1983 at Anaheim Stadium. 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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Oakland Athletics 0, California Angels 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
Peters rf 4 0 1 0
Murphy cf 4 0 1 0
Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 3 0 1 0
Burroughs dh 3 0 0 0
Almon 1b 3 0 1 0
Hill ss 3 0 0 0
Kearney c 3 0 2 0
Heimueller p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 7 0
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Carew 1b 4 0 0 0
Lubratich 3b 2 2 1 0
Brown cf 3 1 2 2
Jackson R. lf 4 0 1 1
Grich 2b 4 0 1 0
Jackson R. dh 4 1 1 1
Valentine rf 3 0 1 0
Foli ss 4 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 1 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
Oakland 000 000 000070
California 000 010 21x480
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Heimueller  L (0-2) 6.2 6 3 3 4 2
  Atherton   1.1 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
5
3
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn  W (8-5) 9.0 7 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
0
2

  E–None.  DP–California 3.  2B–Oakland Kearney (10,off Zahn), California Valentine (5,off Heimueller); M Brown (2,off Heimueller).  3B–California M Brown (1,off Heimueller).  HR–California Reggie Jackson (14,8th inning off Atherton 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lubratich (1,off Heimueller).  SB–Carew (4,2nd base off Heimueller/Kearney); Boone (4,2nd base off Atherton/Kearney).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:29.  A–27,051.
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