Detroit Tigers vs California Angels
August 31, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1986 at Anaheim 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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Detroit Tigers 3, California Angels 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 1
Trammell ss 4 0 0 0
Coles dh 4 0 1 0
Herndon lf 2 1 0 0
  Bergman ph 1 0 0 0
Evans 1b 4 1 0 0
Lemon cf 3 0 1 0
  Grubb ph 1 0 0 0
Heath c 3 0 0 0
  Gibson ph 1 0 1 0
Brookens 3b 4 1 1 0
Collins rf 3 0 1 0
Terrell p 0 0 0 0
  Slaton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Jones cf 4 1 2 1
  Wilfong 2b 0 0 0 0
Grich 2b 1 1 0 0
  White pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 4 0 1 0
Jackson dh 3 0 0 0
  Pettis pr,dh,cf 0 1 0 0
DeCinces 3b 4 1 1 1
Downing lf 2 1 1 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 4 0 1 3
Boone c 4 0 0 0
Schofield ss 3 0 0 0
Candelaria p 0 0 0 0
  Lucas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 6 5
Detroit 010 010 001350
California 200 000 03x563
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Terrell  L (11-11) 7.2 6 5 5 6 3
  Slaton   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
6
3
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria   4.2 3 2 1 1 1
  Lucas   2.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Moore  W (3-5) 1.2 1 1 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
3
1
1
4

  E–Moore (1), Boone (8), Schofield (15).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Detroit Coles (25,off Lucas), California Joyner (22,off Terrell); Hendrick (10,off Terrell).  HR–California Jones (15,1st inning off Terrell 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Whitaker (4,off Candelaria).  SB–Collins (26,2nd base off Lucas/Boone).  BK–Moore (1).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:41.  A–30,662.
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