California Angels vs Texas Rangers
September 26, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1996 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 5, Texas Rangers 6

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Erstad cf 4 1 1 0
Velarde 3b,2b 4 0 0 0
Salmon rf 4 0 2 2
Davis dh 4 0 0 0
Hudler 2b 3 2 2 1
  Arias 3b 0 0 0 0
  Edmonds ph 1 0 1 0
Anderson lf 3 1 1 2
Snow 1b 4 0 0 0
Fabregas c 3 0 0 0
  Greene ph 0 0 0 0
  Howell ph 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro pr 0 0 0 0
DiSarcina ss 4 1 1 0
Abbott p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 4 1 1 1
Rodriguez c 4 1 2 1
Greer lf 3 1 1 1
Gonzalez rf 4 0 0 0
Clark 1b 3 0 1 1
Palmer 3b 4 0 0 0
Tettleton dh 4 0 0 0
McLemore 2b 3 3 1 0
Elster ss 4 0 2 1
Burkett p 0 0 0 0
  Vosberg p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 8 5
California 021 000 110583
Texas 004 101 00x680
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Abbott  L (2-18) 8.0 8 6 3 1 5
Totals
8.0
8
6
3
1
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett  W (5-2) 7.2 7 5 5 0 3
  Vosberg   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Stanton   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Henneman  SV (31) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
1
3

  E–Erstad (3), Velarde 2 (16).  PB–Fabregas (5).  2B–California Disarcina (26,off Burkett), Texas Rodriguez (47,off J Abbott); Clark (25,off J Abbott).  3B–Texas Elster (2,off J Abbott).  HR–California Anderson (12,2nd inning off Burkett 1 on, 1 out); Hudler (16,7th inning off Burkett 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Anderson (5,off Stanton).  SF–Greer (9,off J Abbott); Clark (7,off J Abbott).  SB–Erstad (3,2nd base off Burkett/Rodriguez); McLemore (27,2nd base off J Abbott/Fabregas).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:55.  A–33,895.
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