California Angels vs Oakland Athletics
April 30, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1996 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The California Angels defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 7, Oakland Athletics 3

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Velarde 2b 4 1 1 0
Edmonds cf 4 3 3 2
Salmon rf 4 1 2 1
Davis dh 4 1 2 3
Snow 1b 4 0 0 0
Anderson lf 3 1 1 1
Arias 3b 4 0 0 0
Fabregas c 3 0 1 0
DiSarcina ss 4 0 1 0
Langston p 0 0 0 0
  Eichhorn p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 11 7
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 3 1 1 0
  Plantier lf 2 0 0 0
Battle lf,cf 3 1 2 0
Berroa rf 5 0 1 1
McGwire 1b 3 0 1 1
  Lovullo 1b 1 0 0 0
Steinbach c 5 1 1 0
Brosius 3b 4 0 2 0
Giambi dh 3 0 1 0
Bordick ss 4 0 2 1
Bournigal 2b 3 0 0 0
  Gates ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Prieto p 0 0 0 0
  Acre p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Briscoe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
California 202 120 0007111
Oakland 000 020 0103110
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Langston  W (2-1) 7.0 8 2 2 2 7
  Eichhorn   0.1 3 1 1 0 1
  James   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Smith   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
3
10
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Prieto  L (1-2) 4.0 10 7 7 0 0
  Acre   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Groom   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Briscoe   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
2
2

  E–Fabregas (1).  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–California Edmonds (8,off Prieto); Salmon (6,off Prieto), Oakland Young (4,off Langston); Brosius (3,off Langston); Steinbach (7,off Eichhorn).  HR–California Davis (6,1st inning off Prieto 1 on, 2 out); Anderson (2,4th inning off Prieto 0 on, 0 out); Edmonds (8,5th inning off Prieto 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Giambi (1,by Langston).  CS–Davis (1,2nd base by Prieto/Steinbach); Disarcina (1,2nd base by Prieto/Steinbach).  SB–Battle (7,2nd base off Langston/Fabregas).  WP–Smith (1).  HBP–Langston (1,Giambi).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–(none).  T–2:53.  A–7,154.
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