California Angels vs Oakland Athletics
April 21, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1989 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 6, Oakland Athletics 10

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing dh 4 0 2 1
McLemore 2b 5 0 0 0
White cf 5 1 3 2
Washington rf 4 0 0 0
Parrish c 5 0 1 0
Joyner 1b 4 0 0 0
Davis lf 3 2 1 1
Howell 3b 2 2 1 0
Anderson ss 2 1 1 1
  Bichette ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoffman ss 0 0 0 0
Finley p 0 0 0 0
  Fraser p 0 0 0 0
  Petry p 0 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
  Harvey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips lf 4 2 2 0
Beane rf 3 1 1 2
  Javier ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Henderson cf 3 1 2 2
Steinbach 1b 4 0 2 3
Lansford 3b 4 0 1 1
Blankenship dh 2 1 1 1
  Parker ph,dh 3 0 1 0
Gallego 2b 5 1 2 0
Hassey c 3 1 0 1
Weiss ss 3 2 1 0
Welch p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 14 10
California 000 022 110692
Oakland 050 012 02x10140
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Finley  L (2-2) 1.2 6 5 1 2 3
  Fraser   2.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Petry   1.2 4 3 3 2 0
  Minton   1.1 4 2 2 0 2
  Harvey   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
14
10
6
6
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  W (3-1) 5.2 7 4 4 4 9
  Plunk   1.1 2 2 2 1 1
  Honeycutt  SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
6
13

  E–McLemore (4), Parrish (1).  DP–California 1.  2B–California White (5,off Welch); Howell (1,off Welch), Oakland Beane (3,off Finley); Parker (5,off Minton).  HR–California Davis (3,8th inning off Plunk 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Blankenship (1,2nd inning off Finley 0 on, 1 out); D Henderson (3,5th inning off Petry 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Anderson (1,off Welch); Hassey (1,off Petry); Lansford (1,off Harvey).  SB–White 2 (7,2nd base off Welch/Hassey,2nd base off Plunk/Hassey); Phillips (1,2nd base off Finley/Parrish); Gallego (2,2nd base off Petry/Parrish); Weiss (1,2nd base off Petry/Parrish).  CS–Lansford (1,2nd base by Finley/Parrish).  WP–Plunk (2).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–3:25.  A–26,903.
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