Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 4, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1985 at Exhibition Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 4 1 1 1
Tolleson 3b 5 1 2 1
O'Brien 1b 3 0 0 1
Johnson dh 4 0 1 0
  Wright pr,dh 1 1 0 0
Ward lf 4 2 2 1
Harrah 2b 4 2 1 1
Walker rf 4 1 2 1
Petralli c 2 0 2 1
Wilkerson ss 4 0 1 0
Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 7
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 4 1 1 0
Moseby cf 4 0 1 0
Mulliniks 3b 4 2 2 0
Bell lf 4 1 3 2
Oliver dh 3 0 2 1
Upshaw 1b 4 0 0 0
Whitt c 4 0 0 0
Barfield rf 3 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Stieb p 0 0 0 0
  Musselman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3
Texas 000 120 1318121
Toronto 101 001 010491
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough  W (10-11) 7.1 8 4 4 2 3
  Schmidt  SV (4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb  L (10-7) 7.0 9 7 7 4 4
  Musselman   2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
4
6

  E–Wilkerson (15), Garcia (10).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Texas Walker (1,off Stieb); Johnson (16,off Stieb), Toronto Bell (20,off Hough); Garcia (20,off Hough).  3B–Texas Tolleson (1,off Musselman), Toronto Mulliniks (1,off Hough).  HR–Texas Ward (7,4th inning off Stieb 0 on, 2 out); McDowell (12,5th inning off Stieb 0 on, 2 out), Toronto Bell (21,6th inning off Hough 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Petralli (2,off Stieb).  IBB–McDowell (1,by Stieb).  SB–Walker (1,2nd base off Musselman/Whitt); Ward (17,2nd base off Musselman/Whitt); Moseby (26,2nd base off Hough/Petralli).  CS–Barfield (4,2nd base by Hough/Petralli).  WP–Hough (6), Stieb (4).  IBB–Stieb (3,McDowell).  T–2:38.  A–36,272.
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