Baltimore Orioles vs California Angels
May 16, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1987 at Anaheim Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 4, California Angels 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins dh 5 0 0 0
Dwyer rf,lf 5 2 2 1
Ripken, Jr. ss 5 1 2 0
Murray 1b 4 0 2 1
Lynn cf 3 1 2 2
Knight 3b 5 0 0 0
Kennedy c 4 0 2 0
Sheets lf 3 0 0 0
  Lacy ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Burleson 2b 2 0 0 0
McGregor p 0 0 0 0
  Dixon p 0 0 0 0
  O'Connor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing dh 4 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 4 0 1 0
White rf 4 1 1 0
DeCinces 3b 0 0 0 0
  Howell ph,3b 2 1 0 0
Miller lf,c 2 0 0 0
Schofield ss 4 0 1 0
Boone c 3 0 2 1
  Jones pr,lf 0 0 0 0
  Polidor ph 1 0 0 0
Pettis cf 3 0 1 0
McLemore 2b 2 0 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Finley p 0 0 0 0
  Lucas p 0 0 0 0
  Harvey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 1
Baltimore 000 201 1004101
California 000 200 000260
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McGregor  W (2-5) 6.0 6 2 2 3 1
  Dixon   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  O'Connor  SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  L (5-3) 6.2 10 4 4 1 1
  Finley   0.2 0 0 0 3 1
  Lucas   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Harvey   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
5
4

  E–McGregor (1).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore C Ripken (11,off Witt).  HR–Baltimore Lynn (7,6th inning off Witt 0 on, 1 out); Dwyer (5,7th inning off Witt 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Murray (3,off Witt).  SH–Miller (2,off McGregor).  SB–White (7,2nd base off McGregor/Kennedy).  CS–Schofield (2,2nd base by McGregor/Kennedy); Jones (1,3rd base by Dixon/Kennedy).  WP–McGregor (2), Harvey 2 (2).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–3:10.  A–35,463.
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