Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles
April 20, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1986 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Texas Rangers 1, Baltimore Orioles 6

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 4 0 0 0
Wilkerson ss 4 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 4 0 0 0
Incaviglia rf 4 0 0 0
Porter c 3 1 1 1
Parrish dh 3 0 2 0
Wright G. lf 3 0 1 0
Petralli 3b 3 0 0 0
Fletcher 2b 3 0 0 0
Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Wright R. p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins 2b 5 1 1 0
Shelby rf 4 1 1 1
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 1 1 0
Murray 1b 4 1 2 2
Lynn cf 2 0 0 1
Young lf 4 1 2 0
Dwyer dh 3 1 2 1
Bonilla 3b 2 0 0 1
Stefero c 2 0 2 0
  Dempsey ph,c 1 0 0 0
Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 11 6
Texas 000 010 000140
Baltimore 001 130 01x6111
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman  L (1-2) 4.2 9 5 5 2 2
  Wright   2.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Henry   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
4
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  W (1-0) 9.0 4 1 1 0 5
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
0
5

  E–Ripken (2).  DP–Texas 1, Baltimore 1.  2B–Texas Parrish (1,off Davis), Baltimore Young (3,off Guzman); Wiggins (2,off Guzman).  HR–Texas Porter (2,5th inning off Davis 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore Dwyer (1,3rd inning off Guzman 0 on, 0 out); Murray (3,5th inning off Guzman 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Bonilla (1,off Henry).  SF–Lynn (2,off Guzman).  SB–Shelby (5,2nd base off Guzman/Porter); Wiggins (5,2nd base off R Wright/Porter).  WP–R Wright (2), Henry (3).  BK–Henry (1).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–2:20.  A–22,554.
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