Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles
July 31, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1983 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 0, Baltimore Orioles 6

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Tolleson ss 4 0 1 0
Stein 2b 4 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 0 2 0
O'Brien 1b 3 0 0 0
Parrish dh 3 0 1 0
Wright cf 3 0 0 0
Sample lf 3 0 0 0
Johnson c 1 0 0 0
  Sundberg c 1 0 0 0
Jones B. rf 3 0 0 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
  Jones O. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Shelby cf 5 1 1 0
Ford rf 4 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 3 0 0 0
Murray 1b 4 2 2 1
Roenicke lf 4 2 2 2
Singleton dh 4 0 2 1
Cruz 3b 4 0 0 0
Dauer 2b 3 1 0 0
Dempsey c 3 0 2 1
Boddicker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 5
Texas 000 000 000042
Baltimore 201 002 01x690
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana  L (4-4) 5.2 5 5 3 2 1
  Schmidt   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Jones   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
4
3
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Boddicker  W (7-5) 9.0 4 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
1
3

  E–Bell 2 (12).  DP–Texas 1, Baltimore 2.  2B–Baltimore Dempsey (11,off Schmidt).  HR–Baltimore Murray (21,3rd inning off Tanana 0 on, 2 out); Roenicke (11,8th inning off O Jones 0 on, 0 out).  WP–Schmidt (1), Boddicker (2).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:13.  A–23,174.
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