Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
August 16, 1987 Box Score

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

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Oakland Athletics 9, California Angels 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bernazard 2b 6 1 2 1
Davis rf 5 1 0 1
Canseco lf 5 2 3 2
McGwire 1b 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 3 1 2 2
Lansford 3b 2 0 0 0
  Gallego ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Jackson dh 4 2 2 0
  Polonia pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Steinbach c 3 0 2 1
Griffin ss 5 1 2 2
Ontiveros p 0 0 0 0
  Cadaret p 0 0 0 0
  Lamp p 0 0 0 0
  Leiper p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 9
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing lf 4 1 1 0
Howell 3b 4 2 2 2
White cf 5 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 4 0 1 0
Buckner dh 3 0 0 0
  DeCinces ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Jones rf 4 0 1 0
Schofield ss 4 1 1 0
Miller c 3 1 1 1
  Boone c 1 0 0 0
McLemore 2b 4 1 3 2
Fraser p 0 0 0 0
  Finley p 0 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 5
Oakland 011 023 1019132
California 140 001 0006101
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ontiveros   1.1 5 5 4 0 1
  Cadaret  W (2-0) 3.2 3 1 0 0 1
  Lamp   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Leiper   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley  SV (9) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
6
4
1
6
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Fraser   5.0 7 4 4 2 3
  Finley  L (2-5) 0.2 2 3 1 2 0
  Minton   3.1 4 2 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
6
5
4

  E–M Davis (9), Griffin (23), Schofield (9).  DP–California 1.  PB–Steinbach (12); Miller (3).  2B–Oakland Canseco 2 (25,off Fraser,off Finley); Jackson (12,off Finley).  HR–Oakland Canseco (25,3rd inning off Fraser 0 on, 1 out), California Miller (3,2nd inning off Ontiveros 0 on, 1 out); McLemore (3,2nd inning off Ontiveros 0 on, 1 out); Howell (16,2nd inning off Ontiveros 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Steinbach (2,off Minton).  HBP–Steinbach (5,by Finley); Downing (12,by Ontiveros).  IBB–McGwire (3,by Finley).  CS–McLemore (7,2nd base by Lamp/Steinbach).  WP–Fraser (10).  HBP–Ontiveros (3,Downing); Finley (1,Steinbach).  IBB–Finley (3,McGwire).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–John Shulock.  T–3:17.  A–40,457.
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