California Angels vs Oakland Athletics
July 28, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1987 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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California Angels 9, Oakland Athletics 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 5 1 1 0
White rf 5 2 2 3
Downing dh 4 0 1 1
Buckner 1b 5 1 3 2
  Hendrick 1b 0 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 3 1 0 0
Howell lf 5 1 2 0
Boone c 5 1 1 0
Polidor ss 4 1 1 0
McLemore 2b 2 1 1 1
Witt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 12 7
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia cf 4 0 1 0
Davis dh 4 0 0 0
Canseco lf 4 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 0 1 0
Lansford 3b 4 1 1 0
Jackson rf 4 1 2 2
Steinbach c 3 0 0 0
  Sinatro c 0 0 0 0
  Javier ph 1 0 0 0
Griffin ss 2 0 0 0
LeMaster 2b 3 0 1 0
Andujar p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Caudill p 0 0 0 0
  Cadaret p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
California 020 030 0409121
Oakland 000 000 002263
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  W (13-6) 9.0 6 2 2 0 11
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
11
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar  L (3-4) 4.1 6 5 4 2 2
  Nelson   2.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Caudill   0.2 5 4 4 0 2
  Cadaret   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
9
8
3
7

  E–Boone (10), Polonia (4), Canseco (4), Griffin (17).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–California Buckner (7,off Andujar); White (24,off Caudill).  3B–Oakland Lansford (3,off Witt).  HR–Oakland Jackson (14,9th inning off Witt 1 on, 2 out).  SH–McLemore (10,off Andujar).  HBP–Downing (11,by Andujar); Griffin (4,by Witt).  WP–Witt (4).  HBP–Witt (1,Griffin); Andujar (3,Downing).  U-HP–Vic Voltaggio, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–2:53.  A–16,326.
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