California Angels vs Oakland Athletics
July 6, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 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 5, Oakland Athletics 6

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Erstad cf 4 1 1 1
Velarde 2b,3b 5 1 3 2
Anderson lf 5 0 1 1
Davis dh 5 0 1 0
  Salmon pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Wallach 3b 4 0 2 0
  Easley pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Snow 1b 4 1 1 1
Borders c 5 0 0 0
Palmeiro rf 4 1 3 0
DiSarcina ss 3 1 0 0
Langston p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  McElroy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Mashore rf,lf 1 0 0 1
Bournigal 2b 4 0 0 1
Brosius lf,3b 4 1 1 1
McGwire 1b 3 1 1 2
Steinbach c 4 1 2 1
Batista 3b 3 0 0 0
  Herrera ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Williams dh 4 1 1 0
Young cf 4 1 1 0
Bordick ss 4 1 1 0
Wengert p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 7 6
California 100 000 400 05121
Oakland 001 300 100 1671
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Langston   6.1 6 5 5 5 2
  James  L (5-4) 3.1 1 1 1 7 1
  McElroy   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.2
7
6
6
12
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wengert   6.2 6 3 3 1 1
  Corsi   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Groom   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Mohler   1.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Taylor  W (4-1) 1.1 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
12
5
5
3
2

  E–Velarde (9), Batista (2).  DP–California 2, Oakland 2.  2B–California Anderson (19,off Wengert); Davis (14,off Taylor), Oakland Brosius (7,off Langston).  3B–California Palmeiro (1,off Wengert).  HR–California Snow (11,7th inning off Wengert 0 on, 1 out), Oakland McGwire (27,4th inning off Langston 1 on, 0 out); Steinbach (18,4th inning off Langston 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Disarcina (10,off Mohler); Easley (3,off Taylor); Bournigal (5,off James).  HBP–Palmeiro (2,by Taylor).  IBB–Snow (4,by Taylor); McGwire (5,by James).  SF–Mashore (1,off Langston); Brosius (2,off James).  HBP–Taylor (4,Palmeiro).  IBB–James (4,McGwire); Taylor (2,Snow).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Ray DiMuro.  T–3:30.  A–14,294.
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