Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 2, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1985 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 4 0 0 0
Harrah 2b 4 1 1 1
O'Brien 1b 3 2 3 0
Johnson dh 4 0 3 2
Ward lf 4 0 1 0
Wright rf 4 0 0 0
Buechele 3b 3 0 0 0
  Tolleson ph 1 0 0 0
Petralli c 3 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
Wilkerson ss 3 0 0 0
Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Noles p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 4 1 2 0
  Lee pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Moseby cf 3 1 0 0
Mulliniks 3b 3 2 2 1
Bell lf 3 1 1 4
Oliver dh 3 0 1 0
Upshaw 1b 4 0 2 0
Whitt c 3 0 1 0
Barfield rf 4 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 4 0 1 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 10 5
Texas 102 000 000380
Toronto 000 401 00x5101
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Cook  L (2-3) 3.0 2 4 4 3 1
  Noles   3.0 5 1 1 0 0
  Harris   2.0 3 0 0 2 3
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
5
4
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (11-6) 8.0 8 3 3 1 3
  Henke  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
4

  E–Alexander (1).  DP–Texas 2, Toronto 2.  2B–Toronto Whitt (17,off Noles); Upshaw (23,off Harris).  HR–Texas Harrah (8,3rd inning off Alexander 0 on, 2 out), Toronto Bell (20,4th inning off Cook 3 on, 0 out); Mulliniks (8,6th inning off Noles 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Whitt (6,by Harris).  SB–Lee (1,2nd base off Harris/Petralli).  IBB–Harris (3,Whitt).  T–2:31.  A–28,429.
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