Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
September 3, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1985 at Memorial Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 3, Baltimore Orioles 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 5 1 2 0
Davis rf 4 1 1 1
Bochte 1b 5 0 1 0
Kingman dh 2 0 1 0
  Picciolo pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Baker lf 4 0 2 0
Murphy cf 4 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 3 0 0 0
  Collins ph 0 0 0 0
  Heath c 0 0 0 0
Tettleton c 2 0 1 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 1 1
  Gallego 3b 0 0 0 0
Phillips 2b 4 0 0 0
Rijo p 0 0 0 0
  Ontiveros p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins 2b 4 0 0 0
Lacy rf 4 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 1 1 0
Murray 1b 4 0 1 1
Young lf 4 0 0 0
Sheets dh 2 0 0 0
Rayford c 3 0 0 0
Gross 3b 2 0 0 0
Shelby cf 3 1 1 1
Boddicker p 0 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 2
Oakland 000 020 010390
Baltimore 000 002 000230
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rijo  W (3-1) 7.0 3 2 2 2 4
  Ontiveros   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Howell  SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
2
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Boddicker  L (12-14) 7.2 9 3 3 5 4
  Aase   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
5
5

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Oakland Tettleton (8,off Boddicker); Baker (12,off Boddicker); Griffin (14,off Boddicker), Baltimore Murray (29,off Rijo).  HR–Baltimore Shelby (4,6th inning off Rijo 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Picciolo (3,2nd base off Boddicker/Rayford).  CS–Griffin (8,2nd base by Boddicker/Rayford).  T–2:34.  A–14,201.
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