Texas Rangers vs California Angels
September 16, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1983 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 6, California Angels 8

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Sample lf 5 0 2 1
Hostetler dh 4 2 1 2
Wright cf 5 0 2 0
Parrish rf 3 0 0 0
  Dunbar rf 2 0 1 1
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
Stein 1b 4 0 0 0
  Rivers ph 1 0 0 0
Dent ss 4 2 2 1
Johnson c 4 1 4 1
Wilkerson 2b 4 1 1 0
Darwin p 0 0 0 0
  Butcher p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 13 6
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 5 1 2 1
Sconiers 1b 5 3 3 2
Beniquez rf 5 0 3 0
DeCinces 3b 3 0 0 2
Downing lf 4 0 0 0
  Brown lf 0 0 0 0
Jackson dh 4 0 0 0
Boone c 3 2 2 0
Wilfong 2b 3 2 1 2
Schofield ss 3 0 0 0
  Narron ph 1 0 0 0
  Adams ss 0 0 0 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
  Steirer p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 7
Texas 000 040 1106132
California 101 002 04x8111
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin   6.0 8 4 4 1 5
  Butcher  L (6-6) 1.2 3 4 3 2 1
  Cruz   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
7
3
6
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn   4.1 6 4 4 0 2
  Steirer   2.0 4 1 1 1 1
  Sanchez  W (10-8) 2.2 3 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
2
6

  E–Dunbar (1), Darwin (3), Schofield (4).  DP–Texas 1, California 1.  2B–California Beniquez (13,off Darwin); Sconiers (17,off Butcher).  HR–Texas Dent (2,5th inning off Zahn 0 on, 0 out); Johnson (5,5th inning off Zahn 0 on, 0 out); Hostetler (11,5th inning off Zahn 1 on, 1 out), California Wilfong (2,6th inning off Darwin 1 on, 0 out).  WP–Sanchez (2).  U-HP–Mark Johnson, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:37.  A–21,850.
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