Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers
August 15, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1983 at Arlington 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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Baltimore Orioles 6, Texas Rangers 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf 3 0 3 0
  Shelby ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Ford rf 3 0 0 1
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 1 1 0
Murray 1b 5 1 1 0
Lowenstein lf 3 1 3 3
  Roenicke lf 2 1 1 0
Singleton dh 2 0 0 0
Dauer 3b 4 1 1 1
Sakata 2b 3 1 0 0
Dempsey c 4 0 1 1
Boddicker p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Stoddard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Tolleson 2b 4 0 1 0
Bell 3b 4 1 2 0
Wright cf 5 0 2 1
Parrish rf 4 0 1 0
Rivers dh 4 1 1 0
Sample lf 4 1 1 0
O'Brien 1b 4 1 1 3
Dent ss 2 0 1 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Anderson ss 0 0 0 0
  Stein ph 1 0 0 0
Sundberg c 4 0 1 0
Smithson p 0 0 0 0
  Matlack p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Baltimore 000 005 1006111
Texas 000 001 3004111
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Boddicker  W (9-6) 6.0 7 3 3 1 1
  Stewart   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Martinez   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Stoddard  SV (6) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson  L (7-12) 5.1 9 5 5 3 1
  Matlack   1.2 2 1 1 2 1
  Henke   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
5
4

  E–Ripken (20), G Wright (4).  DP–Baltimore 2, Texas 2.  2B–Baltimore Bumbry 2 (9,off Smithson 2); Lowenstein (8,off Smithson); Dauer (13,off Matlack), Texas Bell (30,off Boddicker).  HR–Baltimore Lowenstein (9,6th inning off Smithson 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Singleton (2,off Matlack).  SF–Ford (6,off Matlack).  HBP–Sakata (1,by Smithson).  SB–Tolleson (26,2nd base off Boddicker/Dempsey).  HBP–Smithson (7,Sakata).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:52.  A–9,660.
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