Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
September 17, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1996 at Anaheim Stadium. 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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Oakland Athletics 5, California Angels 1

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Batista 2b 5 0 1 0
Giambi lf 3 0 0 1
  Moore cf 0 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 3 0 0 1
McGwire 1b 3 0 0 0
Berroa dh 3 1 0 0
Steinbach c 3 1 1 2
Lesher rf 4 1 1 1
Young cf,lf 3 1 1 0
Bordick ss 3 1 1 0
Prieto p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 5 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Velarde 2b 5 0 0 0
Anderson lf 3 0 1 0
Salmon rf 4 0 2 0
Davis dh 4 0 1 0
Edmonds cf 4 0 0 0
Snow 1b 4 1 1 1
DiSarcina ss 4 0 1 0
Fabregas c 3 0 2 0
  Greene ph,c 0 0 0 0
Arias 3b 4 0 0 0
Springer p 0 0 0 0
  May p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 8 1
Oakland 030 020 000551
California 000 000 010180
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Prieto  W (6-7) 6.2 7 0 0 3 8
  Mohler   1.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Taylor   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
5
9
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Springer  L (4-5) 4.0 4 5 5 3 2
  May   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Harris   3.2 0 0 0 1 3
  James   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
5
5
4
6

  E–Brosius (8).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–California Disarcina (25,off Prieto).  HR–Oakland Steinbach (33,2nd inning off Springer 1 on, 1 out); Lesher (5,2nd inning off Springer 0 on, 1 out), California Snow (17,8th inning off Mohler 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Giambi (5,off May); Brosius (5,off Harris).  HBP–Young (6,by Harris).  HBP–Harris (3,Young).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:59.  A–17,827.
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