Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles
August 9, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1987 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 4, Baltimore Orioles 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Brower cf 2 0 0 0
  McDowell ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Fletcher ss 4 0 0 0
Sierra rf 4 0 1 0
Incaviglia lf 4 1 1 1
Parrish dh 4 1 1 1
Stanley 1b 3 2 2 1
  O'Brien 1b 1 0 0 0
Slaught c 1 0 0 0
  Petralli ph,c 1 0 0 0
Buechele 3b 2 0 1 0
  O'Malley ph,3b 2 0 1 1
Browne 2b 4 0 1 0
Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Mohorcic p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Gerhart lf 4 1 2 1
Ripken 2b 4 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 2 1 0 1
Murray 1b 4 0 0 0
Lynn cf 4 1 2 1
Sheets rf 3 0 1 1
  Wiggins pr 0 1 0 0
Kennedy c 4 1 2 0
Young dh 2 0 0 0
  Knight ph,dh 1 0 1 1
Washington 3b 2 0 0 0
Bell p 0 0 0 0
  Habyan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
Texas 010 102 000481
Baltimore 110 011 001580
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough  L (11-8) 8.1 6 5 4 3 8
  Williams   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Mohorcic   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
8
5
4
3
8
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Bell   5.2 7 4 4 2 3
  Habyan  W (4-3) 3.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
5

  E–Mohorcic (2).  DP–Texas 2.  PB–Slaught 2 (16).  2B–Texas Sierra (28,off Bell), Baltimore Gerhart (10,off Hough); Kennedy (12,off Hough).  HR–Texas Parrish (24,2nd inning off Bell 0 on, 0 out); Stanley (5,4th inning off Bell 0 on, 2 out); Incaviglia (23,6th inning off Bell 0 on, 1 out), Baltimore Lynn (16,2nd inning off Hough 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Brower (7,off Bell).  SF–C Ripken (7,off Hough); Sheets (4,off Hough).  CS–Browne (12,3rd base by Bell/Kennedy).  WP–Bell (10).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–3:00.  A–22,525.
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