Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles
April 8, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1987 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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Texas Rangers 6, Baltimore Orioles 4

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 3 1 1 0
Fletcher ss 5 1 2 4
O'Brien 1b 4 0 0 0
Incaviglia lf 5 0 2 1
Sierra rf 4 0 1 0
Parrish 3b 4 0 1 1
  Wilkerson 2b 0 0 0 0
Slaught c 4 0 0 0
Buechele 2b,3b 3 2 1 0
Brower dh 2 1 0 0
  Petralli ph,dh 0 1 0 0
Correa p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Mohorcic p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 6
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins dh 4 0 2 0
Burleson 2b 4 1 1 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 1 2 1
Murray 1b 4 1 1 0
Lynn cf 3 0 1 0
Knight 3b 4 0 2 2
Kennedy c 4 0 1 0
Shelby rf 4 1 0 0
Gerhart lf 2 0 0 0
  Sheets ph,lf 2 0 1 1
McGregor p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Texas 004 000 002681
Baltimore 201 000 1004111
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Correa   5.0 7 3 3 1 4
  Anderson   1.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Mohorcic  W (1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
1
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McGregor   2.2 5 4 4 3 3
  Schmidt   4.2 1 0 0 1 3
  Williamson  L (0-1) 1.2 2 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
6
6

  E–Correa (1), Williamson (1).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Texas Incaviglia (1,off Schmidt); Buechele (2,off Williamson); Fletcher (1,off Williamson), Baltimore Burleson (1,off Correa); C Ripken (1,off Correa); Knight (2,off Correa); Sheets (1,off Anderson).  SB–McDowell (1,2nd base off McGregor/Kennedy); Wiggins (1,2nd base off Mohorcic/Slaught).  CS–Sierra (1,2nd base by McGregor/Kennedy).  BK–Mohorcic (1).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:57.  A–13,682.
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