New York Yankees vs California Angels
August 31, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1996 at Anaheim Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 14, California Angels 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 6 1 2 3
Girardi c 5 1 1 1
O'Neill rf 5 1 1 1
Martinez 1b 4 1 1 0
Williams cf 2 2 1 1
  Rivera cf 3 0 1 0
Strawberry dh 4 2 2 1
Hayes 3b 5 2 2 3
Duncan 2b 5 2 3 0
Jeter ss 4 2 2 4
Key p 0 0 0 0
  Polley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 14 16 14
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Velarde 2b 3 0 1 0
Edmonds cf 3 0 0 0
  Palmeiro cf 2 0 0 0
Salmon rf 3 0 0 0
Davis dh 3 1 1 2
Hudler 1b 4 0 0 0
Anderson lf 4 0 0 0
DiSarcina ss 2 0 0 0
  Schofield ss 2 0 1 0
Arias 3b 4 1 2 1
Greene c 4 1 2 0
Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Gohr p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Percival p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
New York 007 400 30014161
California 001 001 010373
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Key  W (10-10) 8.0 5 3 3 2 3
  Polley   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  L (1-2) 2.2 6 7 7 4 3
  Gohr   2.1 6 4 4 1 0
  Grimsley   3.0 4 3 2 0 2
  Percival   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
16
14
13
6
7

  E–Jeter (16), Salmon (8), Schofield (1), Arias (8).  DP–California 2.  2B–California Velarde (21,off Key); Greene (1,off Key).  3B–New York R Rivera (1,off Grimsley).  HR–California Arias (5,3rd inning off Key 0 on, 1 out); Davis (27,8th inning off Key 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Jeter (8,by Grimsley).  IBB–Strawberry (4,by Dickson).  SF–Davis (6,off Key).  WP–Dickson (1).  BK–Dickson (1).  HBP–Grimsley (12,Jeter).  IBB–Dickson (1,Strawberry).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Chuck Meriwether, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:55.  A–28,749.
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