California Angels vs Oakland Athletics
July 5, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1996 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 8, Oakland Athletics 16

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Erstad cf 4 2 3 2
Hudler 2b 3 0 0 0
  Easley 2b 2 0 0 0
Anderson lf 5 1 2 1
Salmon rf 2 1 1 1
  Palmeiro ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Davis dh 4 1 1 2
Slaught c 5 1 2 0
Snow 1b 4 2 2 2
Velarde 3b 4 0 0 0
DiSarcina ss 4 0 1 0
Hancock p 0 0 0 0
  Pennington p 0 0 0 0
  Abbott p 0 0 0 0
  Monteleone p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 8
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Herrera rf 6 3 3 1
Bournigal 2b 4 3 1 0
  Batista 2b 1 0 0 0
Giambi lf 0 1 0 0
  Mashore ph,lf 3 1 1 2
McGwire 1b 2 1 0 1
  Lovullo pr,1b 1 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 3 2 2 4
Stairs dh 4 2 2 6
Williams c 3 1 1 1
Young cf 5 0 1 0
Bordick ss 4 2 2 0
Wasdin p 0 0 0 0
  Van Poppel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 16 13 15
California 313 000 0018131
Oakland 1320 001 00x16131
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Hancock  L (4-1) 0.2 5 8 8 2 2
  Pennington   0.0 0 3 3 3 0
  Abbott   5.0 7 5 3 6 0
  Monteleone   2.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
16
14
11
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wasdin  W (6-2) 7.0 10 7 6 2 3
  Van Poppel   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
7
3
4

  E–Disarcina (11), Wasdin (1).  DP–California 2, Oakland 1.  PB–Williams (4).  2B–Oakland Brosius (6,off J Abbott); Williams (4,off J Abbott); Herrera (11,off J Abbott).  HR–California Davis (16,1st inning off Wasdin 1 on, 2 out); Salmon (22,3rd inning off Wasdin 0 on, 1 out); Snow (10,3rd inning off Wasdin 1 on, 2 out); Erstad (3,9th inning off Van Poppel 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Stairs (2,1st inning off Hancock 3 on, 1 out).  HBP–Giambi (3,by Hancock); Williams (3,by Monteleone).  SB–Anderson (4,2nd base off Wasdin/Williams); Herrera (6,2nd base off Hancock/Slaught).  WP–J Abbott (7).  HBP–Hancock (1,Giambi); Monteleone (1,Williams).  U-HP–Ray DiMuro, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–3:21.  A–36,129.
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