Detroit Tigers vs California Angels
April 20, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1996 at Anaheim 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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Detroit Tigers 1, California Angels 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Curtis cf 3 0 0 0
Gomez ss 4 0 1 0
Fryman 3b 3 1 2 1
Fielder dh 4 0 0 0
Higginson rf 4 0 0 0
Lewis 2b 4 0 2 0
Hyers 1b 4 0 0 0
Flaherty c 3 0 0 0
  Nieves ph 1 0 1 0
  Bautista pr 0 0 0 0
Bartee lf 3 0 1 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
Keagle p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Velarde 2b 4 0 0 0
Edmonds cf 4 0 1 0
Salmon rf 2 1 2 0
Davis dh 4 0 1 0
Snow 1b 3 1 2 1
Anderson lf 4 0 0 0
Arias 3b 3 0 1 1
Fabregas c 2 0 0 0
DiSarcina ss 3 0 0 0
Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  Percival p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 7 2
Detroit 000 000 010170
California 010 001 00x270
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Keagle  L (3-1) 5.0 5 2 2 2 2
  Myers   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Veres   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
4
3
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  W (1-0) 7.1 6 1 1 1 7
  James   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Percival  SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
9

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Detroit M Lewis (3,off Grimsley), California Salmon 2 (4,off Keagle 2); Snow (2,off Keagle); Davis (3,off Keagle).  HR–Detroit Fryman (5,8th inning off Grimsley 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Fryman (1,by Grimsley).  SF–Snow (1,off Myers).  IBB–Arias (2,by Myers).  SB–Bartee (2,2nd base off Grimsley/Fabregas).  HBP–Grimsley (1,Fryman).  IBB–Myers (2,Arias).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–2:29.  A–25,685.
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