California Angels vs Baltimore Orioles
August 23, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1986 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 2, Baltimore Orioles 4

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Burleson dh,ss 5 0 1 0
Joyner 1b 5 1 0 0
Downing lf 4 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 4 1 2 0
Hendrick rf 4 0 3 2
Grich 2b 3 0 1 0
  Wilfong ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Schofield ss 3 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
  Finley p 0 0 0 0
Pettis cf 3 0 1 0
  Jones ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Boone c 2 0 1 0
  Howell ph 1 0 0 0
Chadwick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 9 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Gutierrez 2b 3 0 1 0
Lynn cf 4 1 1 1
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 1 3 1
Murray dh 3 1 1 0
Traber 1b 3 1 1 2
Dwyer rf 2 0 0 0
  Shelby rf 1 0 0 0
Sheets lf 4 0 1 0
Rayford 3b 4 0 0 0
Stefero c 2 0 0 0
  Dempsey ph,c 1 0 0 0
Flanagan p 0 0 0 0
  Bordi p 0 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
California 200 000 000291
Baltimore 300 010 00x481
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Chadwick  L (0-3) 5.0 6 4 4 2 3
  Finley   3.0 2 0 0 1 6
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
3
9
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan  W (7-8) 6.2 7 2 2 1 3
  Bordi   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Aase  SV (31) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
5

  E–Schofield (13), Gutierrez (3).  DP–California 1.  2B–California Grich (11,off Flanagan); Hendrick (9,off Flanagan), Baltimore Sheets (14,off Finley).  HR–Baltimore Ripken (19,1st inning off Chadwick 0 on, 2 out); Traber (10,1st inning off Chadwick 1 on, 2 out); Lynn (21,5th inning off Chadwick 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Gutierrez (1,by Chadwick).  SB–Gutierrez (2,2nd base off Chadwick/Boone).  CS–Gutierrez (1,2nd base by Chadwick/Boone).  HBP–Chadwick (1,Gutierrez).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:50.  A–25,370.
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