Oakland Athletics vs California Angels
April 23, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1982 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 2, California Angels 7

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 2 1 0
Murphy cf 4 0 0 0
Meyer dh 4 0 1 1
Armas rf 2 0 0 0
  Rudi rf 2 0 1 1
Gross 3b 3 0 1 0
Spencer 1b 4 0 0 0
Lopes 2b 2 0 1 0
  McKay 2b 2 0 1 0
Heath c 4 0 0 0
Picciolo ss 2 0 1 0
  Burroughs ph 1 0 0 0
  Stanley ss 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Keough p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing lf 4 1 2 2
  Clark lf 1 0 0 0
Lynn cf 2 0 0 0
Carew 1b 3 0 1 1
DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0
Grich 2b 1 1 0 0
Baylor dh 3 2 1 0
Beniquez rf 0 1 0 0
Foli ss 4 1 2 2
Boone c 3 1 1 1
Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 7 7 6
Oakland 100 000 010271
California 133 000 00x770
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Keough  L (2-1) 2.0 4 5 5 4 1
  Jones   6.0 3 2 2 6 3
Totals
8.0
7
7
7
10
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (2-1) 9.0 7 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
1

  E–Murphy (1).  DP–Oakland 3.  PB–Heath (1).  2B–Oakland Henderson (4,off Forsch), California Carew (4,off Keough).  HR–California Downing (6,1st inning off Keough 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Beniquez 2 (4,off Keough,off Jones).  SF–Carew (1,off Keough).  SB–Henderson 2 (17,3rd base off Forsch/Boone,2nd base off Forsch/Boone).  WP–Keough (1), Forsch (1).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:37.  A–36,585.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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