California Angels vs Texas Rangers
October 5, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 5, 1986 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 4, Texas Rangers 7

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Jackson dh 1 0 0 0
  Howell ph,dh 2 1 0 0
Pettis cf 4 1 1 0
Downing lf 4 0 1 0
  White lf 0 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 4 1 2 2
DeCinces 3b 4 1 1 2
Jones rf 4 0 0 0
Burleson ss 3 0 0 0
Wilfong 2b 3 0 0 0
Narron c 3 0 0 0
Sutton p 0 0 0 0
  Finley p 0 0 0 0
  Corbett p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 5 1 2 2
Fletcher ss 4 1 1 0
  Wilkerson ph,ss 1 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 4 0 1 1
Incaviglia rf 4 2 3 2
  Brower lf 0 0 0 0
Sierra lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Parrish 3b 2 0 0 0
  Buechele 3b 0 0 0 0
Slaught dh 4 1 3 1
Petralli c 4 1 1 1
Browne 2b 4 1 1 0
Hough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 12 7
California 000 200 200451
Texas 200 013 10x7121
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  L (15-11) 5.2 9 6 6 1 1
  Finley   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Corbett   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Moore   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
2
2
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough  W (17-10) 9.0 5 4 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
4
3
1
2

  E–Narron (2), Browne (2).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Texas Fletcher (34,off Sutton); Incaviglia (21,off Sutton); McDowell (24,off Finley).  HR–California DeCinces (26,7th inning off Hough 1 on, 0 out), Texas Incaviglia (30,1st inning off Sutton 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Pettis (50,2nd base off Hough/Petralli); McDowell (33,2nd base off Sutton/Narron).  WP–Sutton 2 (4).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Nick Bremigan, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–2:16.  A–19,686.
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