Texas Rangers vs California Angels
July 3, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1996 at Anaheim Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 8, California Angels 1

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McLemore 2b 4 1 2 1
Rodriguez c 4 1 1 0
Greer lf 5 0 1 1
Gonzalez rf 5 0 1 1
Tettleton dh 5 1 2 0
Palmer 3b 4 2 2 1
Gonzales 1b 5 2 3 0
Buford cf 4 1 2 2
Elster ss 4 0 1 2
Pavlik p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 15 8
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Erstad cf 4 0 0 0
Hudler 2b 4 1 2 0
Anderson lf 3 0 1 0
Salmon rf 4 0 1 0
Davis dh 4 0 3 1
Snow 1b 4 0 1 0
Borders c 3 0 1 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
Velarde 3b 4 0 1 0
DiSarcina ss 4 0 2 0
Finley p 0 0 0 0
  Monteleone p 0 0 0 0
  Abbott p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 12 1
Texas 000 204 2008151
California 000 001 0001120
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Pavlik  W (11-2) 9.0 12 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
12
1
1
1
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Finley  L (9-7) 5.2 11 6 6 2 7
  Monteleone   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Abbott   3.1 3 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
15
8
8
4
7

  E–Greer (4).  DP–Texas 3.  2B–Texas Tettleton 2 (18,off Finley 2); Palmer 2 (17,off Finley,off J Abbott); Elster (19,off Finley); Gonzales (3,off Finley); McLemore (12,off Finley), California Anderson (18,off Pavlik).  HR–Texas Buford (4,6th inning off Finley 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Elster (8,off J Abbott).  IBB–Rodriguez (6,by Finley).  CS–Anderson (5,2nd base by Pavlik/Rodriguez).  IBB–Finley (2,Rodriguez).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Chuck Meriwether.  T–3:13.  A–45,979.
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