California Angels vs Texas Rangers
September 18, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1987 at Arlington 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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California Angels 1, Texas Rangers 5

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Jones rf 4 0 0 0
White cf 3 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 4 1 1 1
Ray 2b 4 0 2 0
Buckner dh 3 0 0 0
Downing lf 3 0 1 0
Howell 3b 3 0 0 0
Schofield ss 4 0 0 0
Fimple c 1 0 0 0
  Ryal ph 1 0 0 0
  Boone c 0 0 0 0
Reuss p 0 0 0 0
  Lazorko p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Brower cf,lf 3 2 2 1
Fletcher ss 3 1 1 1
Sierra rf 4 0 0 0
Parrish dh 3 0 0 1
Paciorek 1b 3 0 1 0
  O'Brien 1b 1 0 0 0
Slaught c 4 0 2 0
Buechele 3b 3 1 0 0
Meier lf 3 1 1 0
  McDowell ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Browne 2b 3 0 2 1
Guzman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 4
California 000 000 010141
Texas 002 201 00x590
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  L (4-4) 5.1 8 5 4 3 2
  Lazorko   2.2 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
3
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman  W (14-11) 9.0 4 1 1 5 5
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
5
5

  E–Fimple (2).  DP–California 1, Texas 1.  2B–California Downing (27,off Guzman), Texas Brower (9,off Reuss); Browne (15,off Reuss).  HR–California Joyner (30,8th inning off Guzman 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Brower (9,off Reuss).  HBP–Browne (2,by Reuss).  SB–Fletcher (10,2nd base off Lazorko/Fimple).  CS–Browne (16,3rd base by Lazorko/Fimple).  HBP–Reuss (1,Browne).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:38.  A–12,243.
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