Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles
August 6, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1986 at Memorial Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Texas Rangers 13, Baltimore Orioles 11

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 6 1 2 0
Fletcher ss 6 0 2 1
O'Brien 1b 3 1 1 3
Incaviglia rf 5 2 2 0
  Sierra rf 0 0 0 0
Ward lf 5 2 3 1
Parrish dh 5 1 2 2
Slaught c 4 1 0 0
Buechele 3b 4 2 2 2
Harrah 2b 5 3 5 4
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Mason p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Mohorcic p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 13 19 13
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bonilla 2b 3 1 0 0
Lacy rf 4 1 2 2
Lynn cf 4 1 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 2 0 0
Dwyer dh 1 2 1 4
  Dodd ph,dh 1 0 0 0
  Beniquez ph,dh 1 0 1 0
Traber 1b 4 1 0 0
Sheets lf 2 1 1 4
  Shelby ph,lf 2 0 0 0
O'Malley 3b 4 1 2 0
Dempsey c 3 1 0 0
Dixon p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Havens p 0 0 0 0
  Bordi p 0 0 0 0
  Snell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 11 7 10
Texas 051 000 06113191
Baltimore 000 902 0001170
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Witt   3.0 2 5 4 7 3
  Russell   0.2 1 4 0 2 0
  Mason   2.1 1 2 2 1 2
  Williams  W (8-3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Mohorcic  SV (4) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
11
6
10
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dixon   1.0 3 5 5 3 1
  Jones   4.0 7 1 1 1 3
  Havens   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Bordi  L (4-2) 1.2 6 6 6 0 4
  Snell   1.2 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
19
13
13
5
9

  E–Buechele (10).  DP–Texas 2, Baltimore 3.  2B–Texas Incaviglia (17,off O Jones); Parrish (15,off Snell); Harrah (13,off Snell).  HR–Baltimore Sheets (13,4th inning off Witt 3 on, 0 out); Dwyer (8,4th inning off Russell 3 on, 2 out); Lacy (11,6th inning off Mason 1 on, 0 out).  SB–McDowell (20,2nd base off O Jones/Dempsey).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–3:42.  A–19,519.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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