Detroit Tigers vs California Angels
May 21, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1985 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 1, California Angels 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0
Trammell ss 5 0 0 0
Gibson rf 4 1 2 1
Parrish c 4 0 0 0
Evans 1b 4 0 1 0
  Garbey pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Herndon lf 3 0 0 0
Laga dh 4 0 0 0
Lemon cf 3 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 1 0 0 0
  Grubb ph 1 0 0 0
  Pittaro 3b 0 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
  Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0
Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 4 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Wilfong 2b 3 0 0 0
  Miller ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Beniquez cf,1b 5 1 2 0
Downing lf 4 0 0 0
Jones rf,cf 3 0 1 1
Howell 3b 3 0 1 0
Sconiers dh 4 0 0 0
Grich 1b,2b 3 0 0 0
Boone c 4 0 2 0
Schofield ss 3 1 1 1
McCaskill p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Detroit 000 000 100 00140
California 000 000 010 01270
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris   8.0 4 1 1 4 6
  Hernandez  L (2-1) 2.1 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.1
7
2
2
4
7
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
McCaskill   8.2 3 1 1 2 5
  Moore  W (3-1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
4
1
1
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1, California 2.  2B–California Jones (7,off Hernandez).  HR–Detroit Gibson (6,7th inning off McCaskill 0 on, 1 out), California Schofield (5,8th inning off Morris 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Herndon (1,off Moore); Howell (1,off Morris); Schofield (3,off Morris); Downing (2,off Hernandez).  HBP–Lemon (4,by McCaskill).  CS–Jones (2,Home by Morris/Parrish).  HBP–McCaskill (1,Lemon).  T–2:51.  A–35,184.
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