Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers
July 21, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1985 at Tiger Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 7, Detroit Tigers 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 3 1 0 0
  Harrah ph 1 1 1 1
  Jones rf 0 0 0 0
Tolleson 2b 4 2 2 3
O'Brien 1b 5 1 1 1
Ward dh 5 0 2 1
Wright rf,cf 4 0 1 1
Walker lf 4 0 0 0
Buechele 3b 4 0 1 0
Petralli c 3 0 0 0
  Bannister ph 1 1 1 0
  Brummer c 0 0 0 0
Wilkerson ss 3 1 1 0
Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Noles p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 10 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 5 1 1 0
Trammell ss 3 2 1 0
Garbey rf 2 1 1 2
Gibson dh 4 1 2 3
Evans 1b 1 0 0 0
Herndon lf 4 0 1 0
Lemon cf 4 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 3 0 0 0
  Bergman ph 1 0 1 0
Melvin c 3 0 0 0
  Grubb ph 1 0 0 0
Terrell p 0 0 0 0
  Scherrer p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
Texas 004 000 0037101
Detroit 101 030 000572
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Cook   5.0 5 5 5 3 2
  Noles   2.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Schmidt  W (4-3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
4
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Terrell   8.0 7 4 4 2 3
  Scherrer   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Lopez  L (1-6) 0.2 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
2
4

  E–Wilkerson (14), Evans (13), Brookens (13).  DP–Texas 1, Detroit 1.  2B–Texas Ward (20,off Terrell), Detroit Gibson (20,off Cook); Herndon (10,off Noles).  3B–Detroit Trammell (5,off Cook).  HR–Texas Tolleson (1,9th inning off Lopez 1 on, 1 out), Detroit Gibson (19,5th inning off Cook 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Wilkerson (4,off Scherrer).  SF–Garbey 2 (2,off Cook 2).  SB–G Wright (3,2nd base off Terrell/Melvin); Buechele (2,2nd base off Terrell/Melvin); Harrah (8,2nd base off Lopez/Melvin).  WP–Cook (1).  T–2:52.  A–36,036.
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