Milwaukee Brewers vs Oakland Athletics
July 20, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1986 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Milwaukee Brewers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Brewers 2, Oakland Athletics 4

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor dh 4 0 1 1
Yount cf 3 0 1 0
Braggs lf 4 0 0 0
Thomas 1b 4 1 1 1
Riles ss 4 0 1 0
Manning rf 4 0 1 0
Sveum 3b 4 0 0 0
Gantner 2b 3 1 2 0
Cerone c 1 0 0 0
  Schroeder c 1 0 0 0
Leary p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 2b 5 0 1 0
Murphy cf 3 0 1 0
Canseco lf 4 0 0 0
Bochte 1b 3 1 2 0
Kingman dh 4 2 2 1
Davis rf 4 1 2 1
Lansford 3b 3 0 0 1
Willard c 3 0 1 0
Griffin ss 4 0 1 1
Rijo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
Milwaukee 011 000 000270
Oakland 003 001 00x4100
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Leary  L (6-10) 2.2 5 3 3 4 2
  Johnson   5.1 5 1 1 0 6
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
4
8
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rijo  W (4-8) 9.0 7 2 2 1 12
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
12

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Milwaukee Gantner (14,off Rijo); Molitor (12,off Rijo).  HR–Milwaukee Thomas (11,2nd inning off Rijo 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Kingman (21,6th inning off Johnson 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Cerone (2,off Rijo).  SF–Lansford (3,off Leary).  HBP–Murphy (3,by Leary).  SB–Phillips (15,2nd base off Leary/Cerone).  WP–Johnson (1), Rijo (5).  HBP–Leary (6,Murphy).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:44.  A–31,979.
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