Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics
August 23, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1985 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 7, Oakland Athletics 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins 2b 4 1 1 1
Dwyer rf 4 0 1 2
  Dempsey c 0 0 0 0
Lynn cf 3 1 0 0
Murray 1b 4 1 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 1 1 1
Young lf 4 1 2 3
Sheets dh 4 0 0 0
Rayford 3b 4 1 1 0
Pardo c 2 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 1 0
  Shelby pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Boddicker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 7 7
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 4 1 3 1
Murphy cf 4 0 0 1
Bochte 1b 4 0 1 0
Kingman dh 4 0 1 0
Davis rf 4 0 2 0
Hill 2b 4 0 1 0
Collins lf 3 0 0 0
Heath c 3 1 0 0
Phillips 3b 2 0 0 0
Rijo p 0 0 0 0
  Mura p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Langford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Baltimore 000 000 007772
Oakland 101 000 000280
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Boddicker  W (11-13) 9.0 8 2 2 3 7
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rijo   5.0 1 0 0 0 7
  Mura   3.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Howell  L (9-5) 0.1 4 5 5 1 0
  Langford   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
7
7
1
7

  E–Pardo (2), Boddicker (2).  DP–Baltimore 2.  2B–Baltimore Rayford (12,off Mura), Oakland Davis 2 (30,off Boddicker 2); Griffin (12,off Boddicker).  3B–Baltimore Dwyer (3,off Howell).  HR–Baltimore Young (21,9th inning off Langford 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Phillips (1,off Boddicker).  IBB–Collins (1,by Boddicker).  SB–Griffin (18,2nd base off Boddicker/Pardo); Murphy (4,2nd base off Boddicker/Pardo); Hill (8,2nd base off Boddicker/Pardo).  IBB–Boddicker (6,Collins).  T–2:29.  A–14,012.
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