Baltimore Orioles vs California Angels
September 4, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1996 at Anaheim Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 4, California Angels 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 4 1 2 1
Zeile 3b 4 1 1 1
Alomar 2b 3 1 1 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 1 1 2
Bonilla rf 4 0 2 0
  Devereaux rf 0 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 0 0 0
Murray dh 4 0 1 0
Surhoff lf 3 0 1 0
Parent c 3 0 0 0
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Hudler 2b 3 0 1 0
  Erstad ph 1 0 1 1
  DiSarcina ss 0 0 0 0
Edmonds cf 4 1 1 0
Salmon rf 3 0 0 1
Davis dh 4 0 1 0
Snow 1b 4 0 0 0
Anderson lf 4 0 0 0
Fabregas c 3 0 1 0
  Turner pr,c 0 1 0 0
Arias 3b 3 0 1 0
Schofield ss 2 0 0 0
  Howell ph 0 0 0 0
  Velarde ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Holzemer p 0 0 0 0
  Eichhorn p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Baltimore 000 004 000491
California 100 000 010260
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  W (10-11) 7.1 5 2 1 0 1
  Orosco   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Mathews   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Myers  SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
2
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Springer  L (4-4) 5.1 6 3 3 0 4
  Holzemer   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Eichhorn   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  James   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
6

  E–Surhoff (15).  DP–Baltimore 1, California 1.  2B–Baltimore Murray (17,off Springer), California Edmonds (23,off Erickson); Fabregas (6,off Erickson).  HR–Baltimore Anderson (44,6th inning off Springer 0 on, 1 out); Zeile (3,6th inning off Springer 0 on, 1 out); Palmeiro (32,6th inning off Holzemer 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Alomar (17,2nd base off Holzemer/Fabregas).  CS–Anderson (8,2nd base by Springer/Fabregas); Alomar (6,2nd base by James/Fabregas).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:49.  A–18,204.
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