Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers
April 23, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1985 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 11, Texas Rangers 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Ford dh 5 1 2 1
Dauer 2b 4 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 5 1 2 2
Murray 1b 5 0 2 1
Roenicke lf 2 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph,rf 3 1 2 0
Lynn cf 5 1 1 0
Connally 3b 2 0 1 0
  Gross ph,3b 2 2 2 0
Young rf,lf 5 3 4 3
Dempsey c 4 2 2 3
  Nolan ph,c 1 0 0 0
Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 11 18 10
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Harrah 2b 2 1 0 0
Ward lf 4 0 1 0
Bell 3b 2 0 0 0
Parrish rf 4 0 1 0
O'Brien 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson dh 3 0 0 0
Wright cf 3 0 0 0
Slaught c 2 0 0 0
  Dunbar ph 1 0 0 0
  Brummer c 0 0 0 0
Wilkerson ss 2 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Tolleson ss 0 0 0 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  Hooton p 0 0 0 0
  Boggs p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 0
Baltimore 003 002 06011180
Texas 100 000 000133
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  W (1-0) 9.0 3 1 1 4 4
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
4
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana  L (0-3) 4.2 8 3 3 0 4
  Hooton   1.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Boggs   1.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Stewart   1.0 4 3 3 0 2
  Harris   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
18
11
11
1
7

  E–Ward (2), Bell (5), Slaught (2).  DP–Baltimore 2, Texas 2.  2B–Baltimore Gross (2,off Harris).  3B–Baltimore Ripken (1,off Stewart).  HR–Baltimore Dempsey (3,3rd inning off Tanana 1 on, 1 out); Ford (1,3rd inning off Tanana 0 on, 1 out); Young (1,6th inning off Hooton 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Dauer (1,off Tanana).  T–2:42.  A–11,242.
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