Seattle Mariners vs California Angels
September 23, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1996 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 3, California Angels 4

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Amaral 2b 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez ss 4 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 2 2 1
Martinez dh 3 0 0 0
Buhner rf 3 1 1 2
Hollins 3b 3 0 1 0
Whiten lf 4 0 0 0
Hunter 1b 3 0 0 0
  Sorrento ph 1 0 0 0
Wilson c 3 0 1 0
Hitchcock p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Carmona p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Erstad cf 4 1 2 0
  Fabregas c 0 0 0 0
Velarde 3b,2b 3 1 0 0
Salmon rf 4 0 1 2
Davis dh 4 1 2 2
Hudler 2b 4 0 1 0
  Arias 3b 0 0 0 0
Snow 1b 4 0 2 0
Anderson lf 4 0 0 0
DiSarcina ss 4 0 0 0
Greene c 3 1 1 0
  Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0
Finley p 0 0 0 0
  Percival p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Seattle 000 201 000352
California 220 000 00x490
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Hitchcock  L (13-9) 1.2 5 4 0 1 0
  Davis   3.2 2 0 0 0 2
  Carmona   1.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Charlton   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
0
1
3
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Finley  W (15-15) 8.0 5 3 3 3 11
  Percival  SV (36) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
3
14

  E–Rodriguez (15), Whiten (3).  2B–Seattle Griffey (26,off Finley); Wilson (23,off Finley), California Salmon (26,off Hitchcock).  HR–Seattle Buhner (44,4th inning off Finley 1 on, 2 out); Griffey (48,6th inning off Finley 0 on, 1 out), California Davis (28,1st inning off Hitchcock 1 on, 2 out).  WP–Finley (16).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:37.  A–16,212.
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