Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
August 9, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1984 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 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 2 1 2 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
  Wagner ss 0 0 0 0
Kingman dh 3 1 0 0
Murphy cf 4 1 1 1
Lopes rf 3 1 2 2
  Davis rf 1 0 0 0
Heath c 4 1 1 2
Bochte 1b 4 0 0 0
Phillips ss,2b 4 0 1 0
Young p 0 0 0 0
  Rainey p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Caudill p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Beniquez rf 4 1 1 0
Sconiers 1b 4 0 0 0
Lynn cf 3 0 1 2
DeCinces 3b 3 1 2 0
Downing lf 3 1 1 0
Jackson dh 4 0 1 2
Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
  Wilfong ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Boone c 4 0 1 0
Schofield ss 2 1 2 0
  Narron ph 1 0 0 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
  Kison p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Oakland 020 003 000581
California 012 001 000490
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Young  W (5-1) 6.0 8 4 4 1 1
  Rainey   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Caudill  SV (26) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
1
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn  L (10-9) 5.2 6 5 5 2 1
  Kison   3.1 2 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
6

  E–Henderson (5).  DP–Oakland 2, California 1.  PB–Heath (5).  2B–California DeCinces (18,off Young); Downing (17,off Young).  HR–Oakland Heath (12,2nd inning off Zahn 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Beniquez (3,off Rainey).  HBP–Schofield (5,by Young); Lynn (2,by Young).  CS–Phillips (4,2nd base by Kison/Boone).  HBP–Young 2 (6,Schofield,Lynn).  T–2:33.  A–24,188.
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