California Angels vs Oakland Athletics
July 31, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

California Angels 8, Oakland Athletics 5

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 4 1 0 0
Jackson dh 3 1 1 0
Downing lf 3 1 1 4
  Jones lf 2 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 4 0 2 0
DeCinces 3b 4 1 1 0
Howell rf 3 1 0 0
  Hendrick rf 0 0 0 0
Wilfong 2b 2 0 0 0
Schofield ss 3 2 0 0
Boone c 3 1 1 4
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Lucas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 6 8
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 2b 5 1 3 2
Davis rf 5 0 2 1
Canseco lf 4 0 0 0
Bochte 1b 4 0 1 0
Lansford dh 4 1 2 0
Murphy cf 4 0 0 0
Hill 3b 4 2 2 1
Tettleton c 2 1 1 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
Griffin ss 4 0 1 1
Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Mooneyham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 5
California 004 400 000860
Oakland 020 000 3005120
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  W (11-7) 6.1 9 5 5 2 6
  Lucas   2.2 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
2
8
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Plunk  L (3-7) 6.1 6 8 8 7 4
  Mooneyham   2.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
8
8
7
5

  E–None.  DP–California 2, Oakland 1.  2B–California Joyner (16,off Plunk), Oakland Hill 2 (12,off Witt 2); Phillips (13,off Witt).  HR–California Downing (12,3rd inning off Plunk 3 on, 2 out); Boone (4,4th inning off Plunk 3 on, 1 out).  SH–Wilfong (5,off Plunk).  IBB–Schofield (2,by Plunk).  IBB–Plunk (2,Schofield).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Mark Johnson.  T–2:55.  A–16,113.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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