Texas Rangers vs California Angels
September 15, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1985 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 4, California Angels 12

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 3 0 1 0
  Ward ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Tolleson ss 4 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 4 1 2 0
Parrish dh 4 1 2 2
Wright rf,cf 4 0 0 0
Walker lf,rf 4 1 1 1
Petralli c 4 1 2 0
Buechele 3b 4 0 1 1
Wilkerson 2b 4 0 2 0
Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Sebra p 0 0 0 0
  Welsh p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Surhoff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 4
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 4 3 3 1
Jones rf 3 0 0 0
  Beniquez ph,rf 2 1 2 1
  Miller rf 0 0 0 0
Carew 1b 5 1 1 1
Jackson dh 5 1 2 4
Downing lf 2 1 2 1
  White pr,lf 1 1 0 0
DeCinces 3b 5 1 1 2
Grich 2b 2 2 0 0
Schofield ss 4 0 1 1
Boone c 5 1 2 1
McCaskill p 0 0 0 0
  Cliburn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 12 14 12
Texas 000 003 0014120
California 300 111 15x12140
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman  L (0-2) 5.0 6 5 5 5 5
  Sebra   1.2 2 2 2 3 1
  Welsh   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Cook   0.2 5 5 5 2 0
  Surhoff   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
12
12
11
7
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
McCaskill  W (10-11) 6.1 9 3 3 0 3
  Cliburn  SV (6) 2.2 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
0
4

  E–None.  DP–Texas 1, California 2.  PB–Petralli (3).  2B–Texas Petralli (1,off Cliburn), California Downing (20,off Guzman); Pettis (9,off Guzman); Boone (14,off Guzman).  3B–Texas Wilkerson (5,off McCaskill).  HR–Texas Parrish (14,6th inning off McCaskill 1 on, 1 out); Walker (4,6th inning off McCaskill 0 on, 2 out), California Jackson (24,1st inning off Guzman 2 on, 1 out); DeCinces (14,8th inning off Cook 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Grich (2,by Cook).  IBB–Grich (3,by Guzman); Jackson (10,by Sebra).  SB–Pettis 2 (51,2nd base off Guzman/Petralli,2nd base off Sebra/Petralli); Downing (5,2nd base off Guzman/Petralli).  HBP–Cook (3,Grich).  IBB–Guzman (1,Grich); Sebra (2,Jackson).  T–3:00.  A–30,177.
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