California Angels vs Baltimore Orioles
September 8, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1985 at Memorial Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 7, Baltimore Orioles 4

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing lf 5 0 1 1
Schofield ss 3 0 1 0
  Carew ph 1 0 1 0
  Gerber ss 0 0 0 0
  Sconiers ph,1b 2 1 1 0
Beniquez 1b 4 1 2 1
  White pr 0 1 0 0
  Polidor ss 1 1 1 0
Grich 2b,3b 4 1 3 0
Linares dh 3 0 1 0
  Jackson ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 1 0 0 1
  Jones ph,rf 1 0 0 0
  Miller ph,rf 2 1 1 2
Pettis cf 5 0 2 0
Boone c 6 0 1 1
Howell 3b 2 0 0 0
  DeCinces ph 1 0 1 0
  Wilfong pr,2b 3 1 0 0
Slaton p 0 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
  Corbett p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 7 16 6
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins 2b 3 0 1 0
Lacy rf 5 1 1 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 5 1 2 1
Murray 1b 4 2 2 2
Young lf 5 0 1 0
Sheets dh 2 0 0 0
  Roenicke ph,dh 2 0 1 1
  Gross ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Rayford 3b 5 0 1 0
Shelby cf 5 0 2 0
Pardo c 2 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph 0 0 0 0
  Dempsey c 0 0 0 0
  O'Malley ph 1 0 0 0
Flanagan p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Havens p 0 0 0 0
  Dixon p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Snell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 11 4
California 000 001 102 037160
Baltimore 000 003 010 004112
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Slaton   5.0 7 3 3 2 2
  Holland   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Corbett   2.2 1 1 1 1 4
  Moore  W (8-8) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
11.0
11
4
4
3
8
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan   6.0 6 2 2 4 3
  Stewart   0.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Havens   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Dixon   1.1 4 2 2 1 0
  Martinez  L (2-3) 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Snell   0.2 3 2 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
16
7
5
6
4

  E–Wiggins (8), Dixon (4).  DP–California 1, Baltimore 1.  2B–California Beniquez (10,off Flanagan); Linares (2,off Flanagan); DeCinces (21,off Flanagan); Sconiers (4,off Dixon); Grich (17,off Dixon), Baltimore Lacy (18,off Slaton); Murray (30,off Slaton); Roenicke (8,off Holland).  HR–Baltimore Murray (26,8th inning off Corbett 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Grich (8,off Flanagan); Wiggins (5,off Corbett); Dempsey (5,off Moore).  SF–Hendrick (1,off Flanagan).  IBB–Jackson (9,by Dixon).  SB–Pettis 2 (46,2nd base off Flanagan/Pardo,3rd base off Flanagan/Pardo); Shelby (4,2nd base off Slaton/Boone).  CS–Wiggins (10,2nd base by Slaton/Boone).  IBB–Dixon (4,Jackson).  T–4:01.  A–22,022.
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