Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
April 23, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1985 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 14, California Angels 9

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Collins lf 6 2 3 0
Lansford 3b 6 1 1 3
Murphy cf 3 1 1 1
Kingman 1b 3 2 2 2
  Picciolo pr 0 1 0 0
  Bochte 1b 0 0 0 0
Baker dh 4 1 2 5
Heath c 5 1 1 0
Davis rf 4 2 2 2
Hill 2b 5 1 2 0
Griffin ss 4 2 1 0
Warren p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
  Conroy p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 14 15 13
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 4 1 0 0
Carew 1b 3 1 0 0
Beniquez lf 5 1 2 1
DeCinces 3b 5 1 1 1
Jackson rf 4 2 2 2
Downing dh 5 0 0 0
Grich 2b 4 1 2 1
Boone c 1 0 0 0
  Narron c 3 1 2 1
Schofield ss 4 1 2 1
Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Corbett p 0 0 0 0
  Clements p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 11 7
Oakland 013 302 05014153
California 010 131 2019112
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Warren   4.1 6 5 4 1 5
  Atherton  W (1-0) 2.1 3 3 2 1 1
  Conroy   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Howell  SV (5) 2.1 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
9
7
4
6
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Kipper  L (0-1) 2.2 4 4 4 1 0
  Sanchez   2.1 5 4 4 4 1
  Corbett   2.2 6 6 4 1 2
  Clements   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
14
12
6
3

  E–Hill (1), Warren (1), Conroy (1), Jackson (2), Corbett (1).  DP–Oakland 1, California 2.  PB–Heath (1).  2B–Oakland Baker (1,off Sanchez); Kingman (4,off Corbett), California Beniquez (1,off Atherton).  HR–Oakland Kingman (3,2nd inning off Kipper 0 on, 0 out); Lansford (1,4th inning off Sanchez 2 on, 2 out); Baker (2,8th inning off Corbett 2 on, 2 out); Davis (6,8th inning off Corbett 1 on, 2 out), California Jackson 2 (3,2nd inning off Warren 0 on, 1 out,4th inning off Warren 0 on, 2 out); Narron (2,5th inning off Warren 0 on, 1 out); Schofield (3,5th inning off Warren 0 on, 1 out); Grich (1,6th inning off Atherton 0 on, 2 out); DeCinces (3,9th inning off How.  SF–Murphy (1,off Kipper).  SB–Heath (1,2nd base off Kipper/Boone); Collins 3 (10,2nd base off Kipper/Boone,3rd base off Kipper/Boone,2nd base off Corbett/Narron); Griffin (4,2nd base off Sanchez/Narron); Pettis (7,3rd base off Warren/Heath).  WP–Conroy (1).  T–3:18.  A–25,921.
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