Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers
May 12, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1988 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 1, Texas Rangers 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Stanicek 2b 4 0 1 0
Hughes rf 4 1 1 1
  Gerhart ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 0 1 0
Murray 1b 4 0 1 0
Sheets dh 4 0 0 0
  Ripken pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Lynn cf,rf 5 0 2 0
Schu 3b 4 0 1 0
Tettleton c 4 0 0 0
Orsulak lf 3 0 1 0
Bautista p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 1 8 1
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 3 1 1 0
Browne 2b 3 0 0 0
Sierra rf 3 0 2 1
Incaviglia lf 4 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 4 0 2 0
Parrish dh 4 0 0 0
Stanley c 4 1 1 0
Buechele 3b 1 0 0 0
Wilkerson ss 3 0 1 1
Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Cecena p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 7 2
Baltimore 000 000 100180
Texas 010 010 00x272
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Bautista  L (0-2) 4.2 5 2 2 3 2
  Schmidt   3.1 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
3
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman  W (4-2) 6.1 7 1 1 3 4
  Cecena   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Williams  SV (7) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Lynn (4,off Guzman); Orsulak (4,off Cecena).  HR–Baltimore Hughes (2,7th inning off Guzman 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Browne (1,off Schmidt).  HBP–Sierra (1,by Bautista).  SB–Sierra (2,2nd base off Bautista/Tettleton); McDowell (8,2nd base off Bautista/Tettleton).  BK–Bautista (3), Williams (3).  HBP–Bautista (2,Sierra).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–2:51.  A–9,964.
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