California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
September 8, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1996 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The California Angels defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Hudler 2b 5 0 1 1
Edmonds dh 4 0 0 0
Snow 1b 4 1 2 0
Salmon rf 4 0 1 0
Erstad cf 4 0 1 0
Anderson lf 3 1 1 1
Howell 3b 3 2 2 1
  Arias 3b 1 0 0 0
Fabregas c 4 0 0 0
DiSarcina ss 3 0 0 1
Abbott p 0 0 0 0
  Eichhorn p 0 0 0 0
  Holtz p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  Percival p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Meares ss 3 0 0 0
  Myers ph 1 0 0 0
  Hocking ss 0 0 0 0
Becker cf 4 1 1 0
Molitor dh 4 0 1 0
Cordova lf 3 1 2 1
Coomer 1b 3 0 1 0
  Brede ph 1 0 0 0
Kelly rf 2 0 2 1
  Lawton ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Walbeck c 4 0 0 0
Reboulet 3b 2 0 0 0
  Hale ph 0 0 0 0
  Raabe ph,3b 1 0 1 0
Walker 2b 3 0 2 0
Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Parra p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 10 2
California 001 100 101480
Minnesota 000 101 0002102
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Abbott  W (2-15) 6.0 8 2 2 0 3
  Eichhorn   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Holtz   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  James   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Percival  SV (34) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
0
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  L (13-12) 8.1 8 4 3 3 6
  Parra   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Guardado   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
3
7

  E–Raabe (1), Rodriguez (2).  DP–California 2, Minnesota 2.  TP–California 1.  2B–California Snow (16,off Rodriguez), Minnesota Kelly (15,off J Abbott); Cordova (41,off J Abbott); Becker (29,off J Abbott).  HR–California Howell (8,7th inning off Rodriguez 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Cordova (7,by J Abbott).  HBP–J Abbott (4,Cordova).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Drew Coble, 2B–Ted Barrett, 3B–Mark Johnson.  T–2:43.  A–14,378.
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