California Angels vs Detroit Tigers
April 12, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1996 at Tiger Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 5, Detroit Tigers 4

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Velarde 2b 4 0 0 0
Edmonds cf 4 1 2 1
Salmon rf 3 0 0 0
Davis dh 4 1 1 1
Snow 1b 4 0 0 0
Anderson lf 4 1 1 0
Arias 3b 4 1 1 0
Slaught c 2 1 1 0
  Fabregas c 0 0 0 0
DiSarcina ss 4 0 0 0
Finley p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  Percival p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Curtis cf 4 0 1 1
Lewis M. 2b 5 1 3 1
Fryman 3b 4 0 0 0
Fielder 1b 3 1 1 1
Nieves lf 4 0 1 0
Bautista dh 3 1 1 0
  Pride ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Trammell ss 4 0 1 0
Flaherty c 3 1 0 0
Higginson rf 4 0 1 1
Lira p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis R. p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
California 001 002 200560
Detroit 020 011 000491
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Finley  W (2-1) 6.2 7 4 4 2 5
  James   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Percival  SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lira  L (1-2) 6.0 6 5 4 1 5
  Lewis   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Myers   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Veres   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
5
4
4
8

  E–Higginson (2).  2B–California Slaught (1,off Lira); Arias (1,off Lira), Detroit Higginson (3,off Finley).  HR–California Edmonds (4,6th inning off Lira 0 on, 1 out); Davis (3,6th inning off Lira 0 on, 2 out), Detroit M Lewis (1,5th inning off Finley 0 on, 2 out); Fielder (5,6th inning off Finley 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Curtis (2,off Finley).  WP–R Lewis 2 (2).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Ed Hickox, 3B–Terry Craft.  T–3:06.  A–9,921.
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