California Angels vs Oakland Athletics
April 18, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1988 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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California Angels 4, Oakland Athletics 5

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
McLemore 2b 4 1 2 0
Downing dh 5 0 1 0
Davis rf 3 2 1 0
Joyner 1b 4 1 2 3
Armas cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Ray lf 4 0 1 0
  White cf 0 0 0 0
Howell 3b 4 0 2 0
Boone c 3 0 2 0
  Buckner ph 1 0 0 0
Schofield ss 3 0 0 0
Petry p 0 0 0 0
  Buice p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lansford 3b 5 1 1 1
Jennings lf 3 0 0 0
  Hassey c 0 0 0 0
Canseco rf 3 0 1 1
Parker dh 4 0 1 0
  Baylor ph,dh 1 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 0 0 0
Steinbach c 3 0 1 0
  Gallego pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Javier cf,lf 4 1 3 1
Hubbard 2b 3 2 2 0
Weiss ss 1 0 0 0
  Henderson ph,cf 0 0 0 1
Young p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 4
California 101 000 0204111
Oakland 000 010 13x591
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Petry   7.0 7 3 3 4 3
  Buice  L (0-2) 1.0 2 2 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
5
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Young   6.1 9 2 2 2 4
  Plunk  W (1-0) 1.2 1 2 2 1 3
  Eckersley  SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
8

  E–McLemore (2), McGwire (2).  DP–California 1, Oakland 2.  2B–California C Davis (5,off Young), Oakland Hubbard (1,off Petry); Javier (4,off Buice).  HR–California Joyner (1,8th inning off Plunk 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Weiss (1,off Petry).  SF–Henderson (2,off Buice).  HBP–Weiss (1,by Petry); Hubbard (1,by Petry).  SB–Schofield (1,2nd base off Young/Steinbach); C Davis (1,2nd base off Plunk/Steinbach); McLemore (5,2nd base off Eckersley/Hassey).  CS–Howell (3,Home by Young/Steinbach).  WP–Petry (1), Buice (2).  BK–Buice (2), Young (2).  HBP–Petry 2 (3,Weiss,Hubbard).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–3:19.  A–20,644.
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