Texas Rangers vs California Angels
September 12, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1987 at Anaheim Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 4, California Angels 3

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Browne 2b 4 0 2 0
Fletcher ss 4 1 1 0
Sierra rf 4 2 1 2
O'Brien 1b 4 1 1 2
Parrish dh 4 0 0 0
O'Malley 3b 3 0 1 0
  Wilkerson pr 0 0 0 0
  Buechele 3b 0 0 0 0
Petralli c 4 0 2 0
Meier lf 2 0 0 0
  Porter ph 1 0 0 0
  Espy lf 1 0 0 0
Brower cf 3 0 0 0
Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Howe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing lf 4 0 1 0
  Pettis cf 0 0 0 0
  Hendrick ph 1 0 0 0
White cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Ray 2b 4 0 1 0
Joyner 1b 4 2 1 0
Buckner dh 4 1 1 0
DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 1
Armas rf 3 0 1 1
  McLemore pr 0 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 0 0
Schofield ss 4 0 1 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Buice p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 6 2
Texas 200 000 002483
California 000 102 000361
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough  W (16-11) 8.0 6 3 0 0 5
  Howe  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
0
0
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  L (15-12) 8.1 8 4 3 1 4
  Buice   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
1
4

  E–Ray (1).  DP–California 2.  PB–Petralli 2 (33).  2B–Texas Browne (14,off Witt), California Downing (26,off Hough).  SH–Boone (12,off Howe).  SF–Armas (1,off Hough).  SB–Wilkerson (6,2nd base off Buice/Boone); Downing (3,2nd base off Hough/Petralli).  WP–Howe (2).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Steve Palermo, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–3:15.  A–29,551.
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