Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox
August 29, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1985 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 5, Chicago White Sox 6

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 5 0 0 0
Tolleson ss 5 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 5 1 1 1
Wright rf 5 1 1 0
Ward lf 4 1 1 0
Walker dh 3 1 2 1
  Bannister ph,dh 1 0 1 0
Slaught c 3 1 2 1
Buechele 3b 3 0 0 0
Wilkerson 2b 2 0 0 0
  Jones ph 0 0 0 0
  Harrah ph,2b 2 0 1 1
Hooton p 0 0 0 0
  Welsh p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 9 4
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Law cf 3 0 0 0
  Nichols ph,cf,lf 2 0 1 1
Little 2b 1 1 0 0
  Cruz ph,2b 1 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 1 0
  Hulett pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Baines rf 5 1 2 2
Walker dh 5 0 3 2
Fisk c 4 0 0 0
DeSa 1b 4 1 1 0
Kittle lf 3 0 2 1
  Fletcher pr,3b,2b 1 0 0 0
Guillen ss 4 2 1 0
Salazar 3b,cf 4 0 1 0
Seaver p 0 0 0 0
  Wehrmeister p 0 0 0 0
  Gleaton p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
Texas 100 000 220 0591
Chicago 101 200 001 16120
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton   3.2 7 4 4 2 1
  Welsh   2.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Henry   2.1 2 1 1 1 2
  Schmidt  L (5-4) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.1
12
6
6
5
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver   6.1 3 3 3 3 2
  Wehrmeister   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Gleaton   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  James   0.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Agosto   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Spillner  W (4-3) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
9
5
5
4
3

  E–Wilkerson (17).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Texas Slaught (11,off James); Bannister (3,off Spillner), Chicago Walker 2 (32,off Hooton,off Henry); DeSa (2,off Hooton); Hairston (7,off Henry); Guillen (16,off Schmidt).  HR–Chicago Baines (14,3rd inning off Hooton 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Slaught (3,by Seaver); Buechele (2,by Wehrmeister); Fisk (13,by Welsh).  SH–Guillen (7,off Henry); Salazar (9,off Schmidt).  IBB–DeSa (1,by Schmidt).  CS–Ward (6,2nd base by Seaver/Fisk).  WP–Hooton (2), Gleaton (3).  HBP–Welsh (3,Fisk); Seaver (7,Slaught); Wehrmeister (2,Buechele).  IBB–Schmidt (8,DeSa).  T–3:27.  A–10,978.
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