Texas Rangers vs California Angels
September 26, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1986 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 3, California Angels 8

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Fletcher ss 4 0 2 1
Sierra cf 3 0 1 0
O'Brien 1b 4 1 1 0
Parrish dh 3 0 1 1
Incaviglia rf 4 0 0 0
Paciorek lf 3 0 0 0
  McDowell ph 1 0 0 0
Slaught c 4 0 0 0
Buechele 3b 3 1 1 0
  Petralli ph 1 0 0 0
Harrah 2b 3 1 1 1
Mason p 0 0 0 0
  Mohorcic p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 4 1 2 1
Joyner 1b 3 2 1 1
Downing lf 4 2 2 5
  White lf 0 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 3 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 4 1 2 1
  Miller rf 0 0 0 0
Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
Burleson dh 2 0 0 0
  Jackson ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Schofield ss 3 1 0 0
Boone c 2 1 0 0
Candelaria p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 8 7 8
Texas 002 000 010371
California 000 004 40x870
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Mason   5.1 3 2 1 0 1
  Mohorcic  L (2-4) 0.2 2 2 2 0 1
  Williams   0.1 0 2 2 2 1
  Harris   0.2 2 2 2 1 1
  Russell   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
8
7
3
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  W (9-2) 7.0 5 2 2 2 9
  Moore   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
11

  E–Harrah (7).  2B–Texas Harrah (18,off Candelaria), California Hendrick (12,off Mason).  3B–Texas Buechele (2,off Candelaria).  HR–California Pettis (4,6th inning off Mason 0 on, 1 out); Downing 2 (20,6th inning off Mohorcic 1 on, 1 out,7th inning off Harris 2 on, 2 out); Hendrick (14,6th inning off Mohorcic 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Joyner (10,off Mason); Grich (10,off Mason).  CS–Sierra (8,2nd base by Candelaria/Boone).  SB–Pettis (45,3rd base off Mason/Slaught).  WP–Moore (4).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:34.  A–46,677.
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