Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees
July 23, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1986 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 2, New York Yankees 3

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 5 1 1 0
Fletcher ss 4 1 2 1
O'Brien 1b 4 0 1 0
Parrish dh 4 0 1 1
Ward lf 3 0 1 0
Slaught c 3 0 0 0
Sierra rf 4 0 1 0
Petralli 3b 3 0 1 0
  Buechele pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Wilkerson 2b 3 0 0 0
  Harrah ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Washington cf 4 0 0 0
  Roenicke ph 1 0 0 0
Mattingly 1b 3 1 1 1
Easler lf 3 0 0 0
  Winfield ph 0 0 0 0
Hassey dh 5 0 1 1
Pasqua rf 3 1 1 0
Pagliarulo 3b 4 0 1 0
Wynegar c 3 0 0 0
Berra ss 2 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
Fischlin 2b 2 0 0 1
  Randolph ph 1 1 1 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Stoddard p 0 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
Texas 000 002 000 0280
New York 011 000 000 1350
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough  L (9-5) 9.1 4 3 3 5 3
  Williams   0.1 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.2
5
3
3
7
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   5.1 6 2 2 0 1
  Stoddard   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Holland   2.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Righetti  W (7-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
8
2
2
1
4

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–Texas Parrish (12,off Niekro), New York Pasqua (6,off Hough).  3B–New York Randolph (2,off Hough).  HR–New York Mattingly (18,3rd inning off Hough 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Slaught (1,off Niekro).  IBB–Ward (3,by Stoddard); Mattingly (6,by Williams); Winfield (8,by Williams).  SF–Fischlin (1,off Hough).  SB–Fletcher (7,2nd base off Niekro/Wynegar); McDowell (16,2nd base off Niekro/Wynegar).  CS–Buechele (4,3rd base by Holland/Wynegar); Easler (2,2nd base by Hough/Slaught).  WP–Hough (5).  IBB–Williams 2 (5,Mattingly,Winfield); Stoddard (1,Ward).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–2:57.  A–31,640.
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