Texas Rangers vs California Angels
September 14, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1985 at Anaheim Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 8, California Angels 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 3 0 0 0
Bannister 2b 4 1 1 0
Slaught c 5 0 0 0
Parrish dh 4 1 3 0
  Tolleson pr,dh 0 2 0 0
Ward lf 5 1 1 1
Stein 1b 2 1 2 0
  O'Brien ph,1b 2 1 1 2
Buechele 3b 5 1 2 1
Wright G. rf 4 0 2 2
Wilkerson ss 4 0 1 2
Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Wright R. p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Surhoff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 8
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 5 3 3 1
Jones dh 2 0 1 1
  Beniquez ph,dh 3 0 1 1
Carew 1b 4 0 1 0
Jackson rf 3 0 1 1
  Miller rf 0 0 0 0
  Sconiers ph 1 0 0 0
  White pr 0 0 0 0
Downing lf 4 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 3 0 0 0
Grich 2b 4 0 0 0
Narron c 1 0 0 0
  Boone c 2 0 0 0
Schofield ss 4 2 1 0
Candelaria p 0 0 0 0
  Slaton p 0 0 0 0
  Corbett p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 8 4
Texas 000 201 0328134
California 002 020 001581
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Russell   4.0 4 4 4 3 2
  Wright   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Williams  W (1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Surhoff  SV (1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
5
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria   5.0 7 2 2 1 4
  Slaton   2.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Corbett  L (2-3) 0.2 1 2 2 1 0
  Smith   0.2 1 2 2 1 0
  Holland   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
4
4

  E–Bannister (1), Ward (10), Buechele 2 (4), DeCinces (11).  DP–Texas 1, California 1.  2B–Texas Stein (2,off Candelaria); G Wright (12,off Candelaria); Parrish (8,off Slaton); Wilkerson (7,off Corbett), California Schofield (18,off Russell); Pettis (8,off Russell); Beniquez (11,off Surhoff).  3B–California Pettis 2 (7,off Russell,off Surhoff).  HR–Texas Ward (13,6th inning off Slaton 0 on, 0 out).  SH–McDowell (5,off Candelaria).  T–2:55.  A–29,988.
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