California Angels vs Detroit Tigers
May 16, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1986 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 11, Detroit Tigers 1

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 5 1 1 3
Joyner 1b 6 2 2 2
Downing lf 3 2 2 0
  Miller ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Jackson dh 5 1 2 0
  Burleson ph,dh 1 0 1 0
DeCinces 3b 3 1 0 0
Jones rf 5 1 2 2
Wilfong 2b 1 0 0 0
  Grich ph,2b 4 0 1 0
Schofield ss 2 2 2 2
Boone c 4 1 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 11 13 9
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 1 1 0
Trammell ss 4 0 1 1
Collins lf 4 0 0 0
Parrish c 2 0 1 0
  Spilman c 1 0 0 0
Evans dh 4 0 1 0
Coles 3b 3 0 1 0
  Grubb ph 0 0 0 0
Bergman 1b 4 0 0 0
Lemon cf 3 0 2 0
Sheridan rf 3 0 0 0
Petry p 0 0 0 0
  Scherrer p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
California 140 003 21011130
Detroit 000 000 010173
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  W (3-3) 9.0 7 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Petry  L (3-3) 1.2 3 5 4 2 1
  Scherrer   4.0 4 3 2 5 3
  Campbell   2.1 5 3 3 0 1
  Hernandez   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
11
9
7
6

  E–Whitaker (3), Sheridan 2 (2).  DP–California 2.  PB–Parrish (3).  2B–California Schofield (5,off Scherrer); Jackson (4,off Scherrer); Jones (10,off Scherrer); Downing (12,off Campbell), Detroit Lemon (6,off Witt).  HR–California Joyner 2 (15,1st inning off Petry 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off Campbell 0 on, 2 out); Pettis (2,2nd inning off Petry 2 on, 1 out); Schofield (4,7th inning off Campbell 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Schofield (1,off Campbell).  HBP–Downing (6,by Petry); Schofield (1,by Petry).  IBB–DeCinces 2 (2,by Scherrer 2).  SB–Schofield (4,2nd base off Petry/Parrish).  WP–Witt (4).  HBP–Petry 2 (3,Downing,Schofield).  IBB–Scherrer 2 (2,DeCinces 2).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–(none), 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:52.  A–23,184.
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