California Angels vs Detroit Tigers
September 4, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1985 at Tiger 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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California Angels 5, Detroit Tigers 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Jones rf 5 0 0 0
Carew 1b 4 1 0 0
Downing lf 4 1 3 2
  White pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Jackson dh 4 1 1 0
Grich 2b,3b 4 1 2 1
Howell 3b 2 0 0 0
  Beniquez ph 0 0 0 0
  Wilfong 2b 0 0 0 0
Pettis cf 3 0 2 1
Boone c 3 0 0 1
Gerber ss 2 0 0 0
  Sconiers ph 1 0 0 0
  Schofield ss 1 0 1 0
Candelaria p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Trammell ss 3 0 1 1
Garbey 1b 3 0 0 0
  Grubb ph 1 0 0 0
  Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0
Gibson rf 4 0 0 0
Parrish c 4 0 1 0
Lemon cf 4 0 1 0
Herndon lf 3 1 1 1
Simmons dh 3 1 1 0
Brookens 3b 2 0 0 0
  Whitaker ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 2 0 1 0
  Evans ph,3b,1b 1 0 1 0
Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Cary p 0 0 0 0
  O'Neal p 0 0 0 0
  Scherrer p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
California 000 002 120590
Detroit 000 010 100271
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  W (4-1) 6.0 5 1 1 2 3
  Moore  SV (25) 3.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  L (14-9) 7.0 4 3 3 2 5
  Cary   0.1 2 2 2 0 1
  O'Neal   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Scherrer   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Lopez   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
6

  E–Brookens (18).  DP–California 1, Detroit 2.  2B–Detroit Parrish (24,off Candelaria); Flynn (2,off Candelaria).  3B–Detroit Lemon (4,off Candelaria).  HR–California Downing (18,6th inning off Morris 1 on, 2 out), Detroit Herndon (11,7th inning off Moore 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Howell (3,off Morris).  SF–Boone (2,off Morris).  IBB–Beniquez (3,by Scherrer).  IBB–Scherrer (11,Beniquez).  T–2:55.  A–15,123.
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