California Angels vs Oakland Athletics
May 1, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 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 6, Oakland Athletics 4

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Hudler 2b 5 2 3 2
Edmonds cf 4 1 2 1
Salmon rf 5 1 3 1
Davis dh 4 0 0 0
Snow 1b 3 1 2 2
Anderson lf 4 0 0 0
Arias 3b 3 1 1 0
Fabregas c 4 0 1 0
DiSarcina ss 4 0 0 0
Leftwich p 0 0 0 0
  Boskie p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  Percival p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Battle cf 4 1 2 0
Giambi dh 3 1 0 0
Berroa rf 4 1 2 0
McGwire 1b 4 1 1 4
Steinbach c 4 0 1 0
Plantier lf 4 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 3 0 1 0
Gates 2b 3 0 0 0
Bordick ss 3 0 0 0
Van Poppel p 0 0 0 0
  Wengert p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Briscoe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
California 330 000 0006120
Oakland 000 400 000470
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Leftwich   3.0 4 4 4 1 1
  Boskie  W (2-0) 4.0 3 0 0 0 2
  James   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Percival  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
1
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Van Poppel  L (0-3) 2.0 7 6 6 0 1
  Wengert   3.2 3 0 0 2 1
  Mohler   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Taylor   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Briscoe   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
3
3

  E–None.  DP–California 2, Oakland 3.  2B–California Hudler (4,off Van Poppel); Arias (3,off Van Poppel); Salmon (7,off Van Poppel), Oakland Brosius (4,off Boskie).  HR–California Snow (1,1st inning off Van Poppel 1 on, 2 out); Hudler (3,2nd inning off Van Poppel 1 on, 2 out); Edmonds (9,2nd inning off Van Poppel 0 on, 2 out), Oakland McGwire (3,4th inning off Leftwich 3 on, 0 out).  SB–Salmon (1,2nd base off Van Poppel/Steinbach); Battle 2 (9,2nd base off Leftwich/Fabregas,2nd base off Boskie/Fabregas).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Ted Barrett, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:44.  A–6,721.
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