Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Indians
July 25, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 25, 1987 at Cleveland Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Texas Rangers 7, Cleveland Indians 3

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Browne 2b 5 0 2 1
Fletcher ss 4 1 1 0
Sierra rf 5 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 4 0 1 0
Parrish dh 4 0 0 0
Incaviglia lf 3 2 2 2
  Brower pr,lf 0 0 0 0
McDowell cf 5 2 3 1
Petralli c 3 0 2 0
  Slaught ph,c 1 0 0 0
Buechele 3b 4 2 1 3
Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Mohorcic p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 12 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 0 2 0
Hinzo 2b 4 0 0 0
  Thornton ph 1 0 0 0
  Noboa 2b 0 0 0 0
Tabler dh 3 0 0 0
Carter 1b 3 1 1 1
Hall lf 3 1 1 0
  Castillo ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Snyder rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Jacoby 3b 4 1 3 1
Bell ss 3 0 0 0
Allanson c 2 0 0 1
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Ritter p 0 0 0 0
  Vande Berg p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Texas 030 002 1107122
Cleveland 020 100 000372
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough  W (11-6) 6.1 6 3 3 4 4
  Williams   1.1 1 0 0 2 2
  Mohorcic  SV (15) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 9.0 7 3 3 6 8
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (7-10) 6.0 9 5 5 1 1
  Ritter   0.1 0 1 0 3 1
  Vande Berg   1.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Stewart   1.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals 9.0 12 7 6 6 4

  E–Fletcher (16), Buechele (6), Hinzo (1), Carter (8).  DP–Cleveland 1.  PB–Petralli (8).  2B–Texas McDowell 2 (20,off Niekro 2), Cleveland Jacoby 2 (14,off Hough 2).  3B–Texas Browne (6,off Niekro), Cleveland Butler (6,off Hough).  HR–Texas Incaviglia (18,2nd inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out); Buechele (10,8th inning off Vande Berg 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Carter (24,2nd inning off Hough 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Buechele (3,off Niekro); Bell (1,off Hough).  Team LOB–11.  SF–Allanson (1,off Hough).  Team–11.  SB–Browne (17,2nd base off Vande Berg/Allanson); Butler (16,2nd base off Hough/Slaught).  WP–Stewart (2).  U-HP–Mark Johnson, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–3:28.  A–15,170.

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