Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers
May 8, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1985 at Arlington Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 4, Texas Rangers 1

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 5 0 2 1
Trammell ss 5 0 0 0
Gibson rf 5 0 0 0
Parrish c 4 1 3 1
Herndon lf 3 0 0 0
Lemon cf 3 0 0 0
Sanchez dh 4 3 3 2
Garbey 1b 1 0 1 0
  Evans pr,1b 2 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 4 0 0 0
Petry p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Dunbar dh 4 0 0 0
Ward cf 3 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 0 1 0
Parrish rf 4 0 1 0
O'Brien 1b 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 1 1 0
Slaught c 4 0 2 1
Tolleson 2b 4 0 2 0
Wilkerson ss 3 0 1 0
Mason p 0 0 0 0
  Hooton p 0 0 0 0
  Rozema p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Detroit 012 001 000490
Texas 000 000 001180
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Petry  W (5-2) 8.2 8 1 1 1 4
  Hernandez  SV (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Mason  L (2-4) 6.0 8 4 4 1 4
  Hooton   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Rozema   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Detroit Parrish (5,off Hooton), Texas Jones (1,off Petry).  HR–Detroit Parrish (4,3rd inning off Mason 0 on, 0 out); Sanchez 2 (3,3rd inning off Mason 0 on, 2 out,6th inning off Mason 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Garbey (1,by Mason).  SB–Tolleson (2,2nd base off Petry/Parrish).  HBP–Mason (2,Garbey).  T–2:26.  A–17,534.
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