California Angels vs Milwaukee Brewers
July 17, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1987 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

California Angels 2, Milwaukee Brewers 12

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing dh 4 0 0 0
White cf 4 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 3 0 0 0
Howell lf,2b 4 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 3 1 0 0
Jones rf,lf 4 1 1 1
Boone c 4 0 2 1
McLemore 2b,ss 3 0 1 0
Polidor ss 2 0 1 0
  Ryal ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Finley p 0 0 0 0
  Lucas p 0 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor dh 5 0 3 0
Riles ss 5 0 2 0
Yount cf 5 1 1 0
Brock 1b 5 2 2 1
Deer lf 5 2 4 2
Kiefer 3b 5 1 1 0
Braggs rf 4 2 2 2
Schroeder c 4 1 2 1
Sveum 2b 4 3 3 6
Wegman p 0 0 0 0
  Mirabella p 0 0 0 0
  Aldrich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 12 20 12
California 020 000 000250
Milwaukee 001 500 60x12200
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  L (11-6) 3.1 9 6 6 0 1
  Finley   3.0 10 6 6 0 4
  Lucas   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Minton   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
20
12
12
0
6
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Wegman  W (8-8) 7.0 5 2 2 1 4
  Mirabella   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Aldrich   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
5

  E–None.  DP–California 1.  2B–California Boone (12,off Wegman); Polidor (1,off Wegman), Milwaukee Braggs 2 (15,off Witt,off Finley); Yount (15,off Finley).  3B–California Jones (2,off Wegman).  HR–Milwaukee Sveum 3 (12,3rd inning off Witt 0 on, 1 out,4th inning off Witt 1 on, 1 out,7th inning off Finley 2 on, 1 out); Deer (22,4th inning off Witt 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Joyner (2,by Wegman).  HBP–Wegman (2,Joyner).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–2:40.  A–19,858.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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