Texas Rangers vs Milwaukee Brewers
May 5, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1988 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 1, Milwaukee Brewers 9

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 4 0 1 0
Browne 2b 3 0 0 0
Steels rf 4 0 0 0
Incaviglia lf 4 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 4 1 1 1
Parrish dh 3 0 1 0
Petralli c 3 0 1 0
Fletcher ss 3 0 0 0
Wilkerson 3b 3 0 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Vaughn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor dh 5 0 1 1
Yount cf 3 1 0 0
  Felder cf 1 0 0 0
Surhoff c 3 2 2 0
Brock 1b 3 1 1 2
  Meyer 1b 1 0 0 0
Deer lf 1 2 0 0
  Adduci lf 0 0 0 0
Braggs rf 3 2 2 3
Gantner 2b 3 1 1 1
Riles 3b 4 0 0 0
Sveum ss 4 0 1 1
Wegman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 9 8 8
Texas 000 100 000140
Milwaukee 400 030 02x981
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  L (0-5) 5.1 7 7 7 5 3
  Russell   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Vaughn   1.0 1 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
8
9
9
7
4
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Wegman  W (3-3) 9.0 4 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
2

  E–Riles (2).  DP–Texas 1, Milwaukee 1.  2B–Texas Parrish (1,off Wegman).  3B–Milwaukee Brock (1,off Witt).  HR–Milwaukee Braggs (3,5th inning off Witt 2 on, 2 out).  SB–Gantner (2,2nd base off Witt/Petralli).  WP–Witt (4).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–(none), 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:26.  A–12,387.
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