Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics
May 21, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1985 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 2, Oakland Athletics 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Lacy rf 5 0 1 1
Ford dh 4 0 0 0
  Sheets ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 5 1 1 1
Murray 1b 3 0 1 0
Roenicke lf 3 0 1 0
Lynn cf 3 1 1 0
Connally 3b 4 0 0 0
Dauer 2b 4 0 1 0
Dempsey c 3 0 1 0
Boddicker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 7 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Collins lf 4 2 1 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0
Bochte 1b 4 0 1 1
Kingman dh 2 0 0 0
  Picciolo pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Meyer ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Murphy cf 3 0 0 1
Heath c 4 0 0 0
Davis rf 3 1 1 0
Hill 2b 2 0 1 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
  Gallego 2b 0 0 0 0
Griffin ss 3 0 1 1
Krueger p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Baltimore 100 010 000 0272
Oakland 100 010 000 1361
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Boddicker  L (6-2) 9.2 6 3 2 6 4
Totals
9.2
6
3
2
6
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Krueger   9.0 6 2 2 4 3
  Howell  W (1-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
7
2
2
4
4

  E–Dempsey (2), Boddicker (1), Lansford (2).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Baltimore Murray (6,off Krueger), Oakland Collins (5,off Boddicker).  HR–Baltimore Ripken (8,1st inning off Krueger 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Hill (4,off Boddicker); Murphy (1,off Boddicker); Collins (2,off Boddicker); Lansford (2,off Boddicker).  IBB–Davis (4,by Boddicker); Bochte (1,by Boddicker).  SB–Bochte (1,2nd base off Boddicker/Dempsey); Kingman (2,2nd base off Boddicker/Dempsey).  CS–Collins (5,2nd base by Boddicker/Dempsey).  IBB–Boddicker 2 (3,Davis,Bochte).  T–2:54.  A–8,846.
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