California Angels vs Texas Rangers
September 19, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 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 3, Texas Rangers 4

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing lf 3 1 0 0
Pettis cf 2 0 1 0
  DeCinces ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 5 1 2 0
Ray 2b 5 0 1 0
Buckner dh 4 1 1 2
  Hendrick ph,dh 0 0 0 0
White rf,cf 4 0 1 1
Howell 3b,rf 3 0 0 0
  Armas ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Schofield ss 4 0 1 0
Boone c 2 0 0 0
Sutton p 0 0 0 0
  Lucas p 0 0 0 0
  Buice p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Browne 2b 5 0 0 0
Fletcher ss 4 0 2 1
Sierra rf 4 1 1 1
O'Brien 1b 4 0 1 0
Parrish dh 3 0 0 0
O'Malley 3b 1 0 0 0
  Buechele 3b 1 0 0 0
  Porter ph 0 0 0 0
  Wilkerson pr,3b 0 0 0 0
McDowell cf 2 1 0 0
  Incaviglia ph 1 0 0 0
  Espy lf 0 0 0 0
  Petralli ph 1 0 1 0
  Meier pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Slaught c 4 1 1 1
Brower lf,cf 4 1 2 1
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
California 010 002 000 0370
Texas 100 020 000 1481
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton   5.0 5 3 3 2 2
  Lucas   3.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Buice  L (6-7) 1.0 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.1
8
4
4
4
3
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Witt   6.0 6 3 3 3 3
  Williams  W (8-4) 4.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
10.0
7
3
3
4
6

  E–Browne (12).  DP–California 1.  2B–Texas Slaught (14,off Sutton); Brower (10,off Buice).  HR–California Buckner (5,2nd inning off Witt 0 on, 0 out), Texas Sierra (29,1st inning off Sutton 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Boone (13,off Williams).  IBB–Downing (6,by Williams).  SB–Pettis 2 (22,2nd base off Witt/Slaught 2).  CS–Boone (2,2nd base by Witt/Slaught); DeCinces (4,3rd base by Williams/Slaught).  BK–Witt (2).  IBB–Williams (7,Downing).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–3:11.  A–27,343.
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