California Angels vs Baltimore Orioles
May 27, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1987 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 6, Baltimore Orioles 8

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 5 0 3 1
  Polidor ss 0 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 5 0 0 1
Downing dh 3 1 1 1
DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0
White rf,cf 5 1 2 0
Schofield ss 3 0 0 0
  Jones ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Miller lf 2 0 1 0
  Howell ph,lf 3 2 2 2
Boone c 3 1 2 1
  Ryal ph 1 0 1 0
  Fimple c 0 0 0 0
McLemore 2b 3 1 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Lucas p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Lacy rf 4 1 2 0
Dwyer dh 2 2 1 0
  Young ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 1 1 1
Murray 1b 3 1 0 1
Lynn cf 3 0 1 1
Knight 3b 3 0 2 2
  Gonzales pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Kennedy c 3 1 1 0
Sheets lf 3 1 1 0
  Gerhart ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Burleson 2b 2 1 1 1
McGregor p 0 0 0 0
  Habyan p 0 0 0 0
  O'Connor p 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 8 11 6
California 002 201 0106122
Baltimore 000 411 11x8110
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt   4.2 6 5 3 6 4
  Lucas  L (1-2) 2.0 3 2 1 2 1
  Cook   1.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
5
8
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McGregor   3.2 6 4 4 1 3
  Habyan  W (1-0) 2.1 2 1 1 2 3
  O'Connor   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Niedenfuer  SV (1) 2.2 4 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
5
7

  E–Joyner (4), Lucas (1).  DP–California 2.  2B–Baltimore Knight (10,off Witt); Gerhart (4,off Lucas).  HR–California Downing (12,4th inning off McGregor 0 on, 0 out); Howell 2 (10,6th inning off Habyan 0 on, 1 out,8th inning off Niedenfuer 0 on, 1 out), Baltimore Burleson (1,8th inning off Cook 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Burleson (6,off Lucas).  SF–Lynn (2,off Witt).  SB–White (10,2nd base off Niedenfuer/Kennedy).  CS–Joyner (1,2nd base by McGregor/Kennedy); Lynn (5,2nd base by Witt/Boone); Lacy (1,2nd base by Cook/Fimple).  BK–Cook (1).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Terry Craft, 3B–Nick Bremigan.  T–3:34.  A–26,741.
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