Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles
May 2, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1988 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 9

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 3 0 0 0
  Browne 2b 1 0 0 0
Espy rf,cf 4 0 1 0
  Brower cf 0 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 4 0 1 0
Incaviglia lf 3 0 0 0
Kemp dh 3 0 0 0
Stanley c 3 1 1 0
Buechele 3b 3 0 0 0
Fletcher ss 4 1 1 0
Wilkerson 2b 1 1 1 0
  Sierra ph,rf 2 1 1 3
Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Cecena p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Vaughn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Stanicek lf 5 1 2 1
Ripken 2b 3 2 1 1
Ripken, Jr. ss 5 3 2 1
Murray 1b 4 0 1 1
Sheets dh 4 1 0 1
Lynn cf 3 0 0 0
Hughes rf 3 1 3 1
Kennedy c 4 1 1 1
Worthington 3b 3 0 0 0
Tibbs p 0 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 10 7
Texas 000 010 003461
Baltimore 001 503 00x9101
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman  L (3-2) 5.1 9 9 8 6 8
  Cecena   0.1 0 0 0 3 0
  Russell   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Vaughn   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
9
8
10
9
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Tibbs  W (1-0) 8.2 6 4 4 5 7
  Sisk   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
7

  E–Buechele (2), B Ripken (2).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Texas Fletcher (1,off Tibbs), Baltimore Kennedy (3,off Guzman); C Ripken (6,off Guzman).  3B–Texas Wilkerson (1,off Tibbs).  HR–Texas Sierra (3,9th inning off Tibbs 2 on, 2 out), Baltimore C Ripken (4,3rd inning off Guzman 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Wilkerson (1,by Tibbs).  IBB–Murray (1,by Guzman).  CS–McDowell (2,3rd base by Tibbs/Kennedy).  WP–Guzman (2), Tibbs (1).  BK–Guzman 3 (4).  HBP–Tibbs (1,Wilkerson).  IBB–Guzman (1,Murray).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Al Clark.  T–3:16.  A–50,402.
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