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Angels
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 31, 1985
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the California Angels, played on July 31, 1985 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
California Angels
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | California Angels |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Romanick |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tim Birtsas |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 20,293 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Young 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Nick Bremigan 3B: Dan Morrison |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Downing | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | First Baseman |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Mike Brown | Right Fielder |
| Rufino Linares | DH |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Dick Schofield | Shortstop |
| Gary Pettis | Center Fielder |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Bruce Bochte | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | DH |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Mike Davis | Right Fielder |
| Mike Heath | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Tettleton | Catcher |
| Donnie Hill | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Moore | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 31, 1985
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Birtsas
Downing strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Birtsas
Grich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Grich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. Birtsas
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grich scores. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Birtsas
DeCinces takes first base on ball four. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Birtsas
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Linares vs. Birtsas
Linares strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Romanick
Griffin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Romanick
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Downing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Romanick
Bochte hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Birtsas
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Birtsas
Schofield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pettis vs. Birtsas
Pettis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Griffin. Schofield moves to third. Pettis moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Downing vs. Birtsas
Downing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schofield scores. There goes Pettis trying to get to home. Baker throws the ball in to Tettleton who tags Pettis, who's trying to score from second, for the out. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Birtsas
Grich hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Romanick
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beniquez scoops it up and throws to first, with Romanick covering, for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Romanick
Baker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Beniquez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Romanick
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beniquez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Birtsas
Beniquez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bochte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Birtsas
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Birtsas
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Linares vs. Birtsas
Linares hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Romanick
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Romanick
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Romanick
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beniquez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Romanick
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Romanick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Birtsas
Boone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. Birtsas
Schofield bunts towards third. Heath fields it and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pettis vs. Birtsas
Pettis hits a line drive into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Downing vs. Birtsas
Downing hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Birtsas
Grich hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Romanick
Murphy hits a popup towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Romanick
Bochte bunts towards the mound. Romanick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Romanick
Kingman hits a popup towards first. Beniquez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Birtsas
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Langford
Rick Langford now pitching.
DeCinces hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hill catches it and throws to first to double up Beniquez. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Langford
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Romanick
Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Romanick
Davis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Romanick
Heath hits a line drive into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Romanick
Tettleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Romanick
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tettleton moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Romanick
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Langford
Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Rufino Linares.
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Langford
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Langford
Schofield hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Romanick
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Romanick
Bochte hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Romanick
Kingman hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Romanick
Baker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Beniquez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Langford
Pettis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Langford
Downing bunts between the mound and first base. Langford scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Downing for the out. Pettis moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grich vs. Langford
Grich strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. Langford
Beniquez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Romanick
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Schofield. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Romanick
Heath bunts towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tettleton vs. Romanick
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beniquez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tettleton for the out. Davis scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Romanick
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Langford
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Heath fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Langford
Ruppert Jones pinch hits for Mike Brown.
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Langford
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin misplays the ball. That's an error on Griffin. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Langford
Boone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. McCatty
Steve McCatty now pitching. Rod Carew pinch hits for Dick Schofield.
Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Boone moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pettis vs. McCatty
Pettis strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Downing vs. McCatty
Downing hits a popup towards third. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Romanick
Ruppert Jones now playing right field. Craig Gerber now playing shortstop.
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Romanick
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Romanick
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. McCatty
Grich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. McCatty
Beniquez bunts towards the mound. McCatty fields it and throws to first for the out. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeCinces vs. McCatty
DeCinces hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Young
Curt Young now pitching.
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Young
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Young
Boone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Boone reaches second base with a double. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gerber vs. Young
Gerber hits a line drive into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Angels, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Romanick
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Romanick
Baker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Moore
Donnie Moore now pitching.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Moore
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1985 -- California at Oakland (N)
California AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Downing B, lf 4 1 2 3 Griffin A, ss 4 0 0 0
Grich B, 2b 5 2 2 0 Murphy D, cf 4 0 0 0
Beniquez J, 1b 4 0 2 1 Bochte B, 1b 4 1 1 1
DeCinces D, 3b 4 1 1 2 Kingman D, dh 4 0 0 0
Brown M, rf 2 0 0 0 Baker D, lf 4 2 2 1
Jones R, ph-rf 1 1 0 0 Davis M, rf 4 2 1 2
Linares R, dh 2 0 0 0 Heath M, 3b 3 0 0 0
Jackson R, ph 3 1 1 0 Tettleton M, c 2 0 1 1
Boone B, c 5 1 3 1 Hill D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Schofield D, ss 1 1 0 0
Carew R, ph 1 0 1 1
Gerber C, ss 1 0 0 0
Pettis G, cf 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 13 8 32 5 5 5
California 110 200 022 -- 8
Oakland 000 021 101 -- 5
California IP H R ER BB SO
Romanick R (W) 8.1 5 5 4 1 1
Moore D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Birtsas T* 4.0 6 4 3 3 3
Langford R (L) 3.1 2 2 1 1 4
McCatty S 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Young C 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 5th
E -- Griffin A 2, Schofield D
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- California 9, Oakland 2
2B -- Grich B, Boone B
HR -- Downing B, Davis M, Bochte B, DeCinces D, Baker D
SH -- Schofield D, Downing B, Heath M, Beniquez J
T -- 2:50
A -- 20293
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