Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers
April 23, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1987 at Arlington 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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Baltimore Orioles 4, Texas Rangers 9

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins dh 3 1 1 0
Burleson 2b 2 1 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 5 1 1 1
Murray 1b 5 0 1 1
Lynn cf 3 0 1 0
Knight 3b 3 0 0 0
Kennedy c 4 0 2 1
Simmons rf 4 1 2 1
Gerhart lf 4 0 1 0
Bell p 0 0 0 0
  Arnold p 0 0 0 0
  Kinnunen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Brower cf 4 1 1 1
Fletcher ss 4 1 3 1
Incaviglia lf 5 1 3 2
Parrish dh 3 0 0 0
Sierra rf 4 1 1 2
Paciorek 1b 2 1 1 1
  O'Brien 1b 2 0 1 0
Slaught c 3 1 1 1
Buechele 3b 4 1 0 0
Browne 2b 3 2 1 0
Mason p 0 0 0 0
  Loynd p 0 0 0 0
  Mohorcic p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 12 8
Baltimore 300 100 000493
Texas 001 701 00x9121
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  L (2-1) 3.2 5 8 3 1 6
  Arnold   2.1 5 1 1 1 1
  Kinnunen   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
12
9
4
3
9
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Mason   1.1 3 3 2 5 1
  Loynd  W (1-0) 4.1 3 1 1 3 1
  Mohorcic  SV (1) 3.1 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
8
4

  E–C Ripken (2), Murray (1), Knight (3), Browne (1).  DP–Baltimore 2, Texas 3.  2B–Baltimore C Ripken (4,off Mason), Texas Sierra (1,off Bell).  HR–Baltimore Simmons (1,4th inning off Loynd 0 on, 0 out), Texas Slaught (3,3rd inning off Bell 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Brower (1,off Arnold).  HBP–Parrish (1,by Bell).  SB–C Ripken (1,3rd base off Mason/Slaught); Lynn (2,2nd base off Mason/Slaught).  CS–Wiggins (2,2nd base by Mason/Slaught); Sierra (3,2nd base by Bell/Kennedy); Browne (2,2nd base by Kinnunen/Kennedy).  WP–Bell (2).  HBP–Bell (1,Parrish).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–3:15.  A–17,553.
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