California Angels vs Oakland Athletics
April 11, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 1986 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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California Angels 10, Oakland Athletics 3

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 4 1 1 0
Jones rf 4 0 0 0
  Hendrick ph,rf 0 1 0 0
Joyner 1b 4 2 3 2
Jackson dh 4 2 2 2
Downing lf 4 2 1 4
  Miller lf 0 0 0 0
Grich 2b 4 1 1 1
DeCinces 3b 5 0 1 1
Burleson ss 4 0 1 0
Boone c 3 1 0 0
Romanick p 0 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 10 10
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 2b 4 1 1 0
Bochte 1b 4 1 1 0
Murphy cf 4 1 2 1
Kingman dh 4 0 1 1
Davis rf 4 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 3 0 0 1
Canseco lf 2 0 0 0
Griffin ss 2 0 2 0
Tettleton c 3 0 0 0
Langford p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
  Ontiveros p 0 0 0 0
  Birtsas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
California 010 003 10510100
Oakland 000 003 000370
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Romanick  W (1-0) 6.0 7 3 3 1 4
  Forsch  SV (1) 3.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford  L (0-1) 5.2 4 4 4 3 3
  Atherton   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Ontiveros   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Birtsas   1.0 2 5 5 3 0
Totals
9.0
10
10
10
6
4

  E–None.  DP–California 2.  2B–California Pettis (1,off Atherton), Oakland Bochte (1,off Romanick).  HR–California Grich (2,2nd inning off Langford 0 on, 1 out); Jackson (2,6th inning off Langford 1 on, 2 out); Downing (3,9th inning off Birtsas 3 on, 1 out).  SH–Pettis (1,off Birtsas).  IBB–Hendrick (1,by Birtsas).  SF–Lansford (1,off Romanick).  SB–Canseco (1,2nd base off Romanick/Boone).  IBB–Birtsas (1,Hendrick).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–2:36.  A–13,438.
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