Baltimore Orioles vs California Angels
May 8, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1990 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Baltimore Orioles 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

Baltimore Orioles 0, California Angels 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bradley lf 3 0 0 0
  Anderson lf 1 0 0 0
Ripken 2b 4 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 0 0 0
Milligan dh 2 0 0 0
Komminsk rf 4 0 1 0
Segui 1b 3 0 1 0
Devereaux cf 3 0 0 0
Melvin c 3 0 1 0
Gonzales 3b 2 0 0 0
Ballard p 0 0 0 0
  Holton p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
  Price p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing dh 3 2 1 2
Hill 2b 4 0 1 0
White cf 4 0 0 0
Davis lf 4 2 3 2
Joyner 1b 2 1 2 1
Bichette rf 3 0 2 1
Parrish c 4 0 0 0
Schu 3b 2 0 0 0
  Howell ph,3b 2 0 1 0
Anderson ss 4 1 1 0
Finley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 11 6
Baltimore 000 000 000030
California 200 130 00x6111
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Ballard  L (0-5) 4.2 7 6 6 2 0
  Holton   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Williamson   1.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Price   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
3
2
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Finley  W (4-2) 9.0 3 0 0 3 6
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
3
6

  E–Howell (3).  DP–Baltimore 3, California 2.  2B–Baltimore Melvin (3,off Finley); Segui (1,off Finley), California Davis (8,off Ballard).  HR–California Davis (3,1st inning off Ballard 1 on, 2 out); Joyner (3,4th inning off Ballard 0 on, 0 out); Downing (2,5th inning off Ballard 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Bichette (1,by Ballard).  HBP–Ballard (2,Bichette).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:33.  A–22,803.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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