California Angels vs Seattle Mariners
August 8, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1987 at Kingdome. The Seattle Mariners defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 3, Seattle Mariners 5

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 3 1 2 0
  Downing ph 0 0 0 0
  Pettis pr,cf 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 5 1 2 2
White cf,rf,cf 5 1 2 0
Buckner dh 4 0 1 0
Howell rf,lf 3 0 0 0
  Hendrick ph,lf 1 0 1 0
DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 1 0
Polidor ss 4 0 1 0
McLemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Finley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 2
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Moses cf 5 0 1 1
Bradley P. lf 3 1 0 0
Bradley S. c 3 2 2 0
Davis 1b 2 1 1 2
Presley 3b 4 0 2 1
Phelps dh 3 1 1 1
Kingery rf 4 0 1 0
Quinones ss 3 0 1 0
Reynolds 2b 3 0 2 0
Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkinson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 11 5
California 000 120 0003100
Seattle 211 000 10x5112
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  L (13-8) 6.1 11 5 5 5 5
  Finley   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
5
6
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Morgan  W (10-11) 5.1 8 3 2 2 2
  Wilkinson  SV (5) 3.2 2 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
3
6

  E–Presley 2 (15).  DP–California 1.  2B–California Joyner (22,off Morgan), Seattle S Bradley 2 (12,off Witt 2); Reynolds (23,off Witt).  HR–California Joyner (24,5th inning off Morgan 1 on, 0 out), Seattle Davis (16,1st inning off Witt 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Quinones (4,off Witt); S Bradley (2,off Witt).  IBB–Davis (5,by Witt).  SB–White (23,2nd base off Morgan/S Bradley).  CS–White (7,2nd base by Morgan/S Bradley); Reynolds (14,2nd base by Witt/Boone).  IBB–Witt (4,Davis).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Tim Tschida.  T–3:05.  A–15,540.
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