California Angels vs Baltimore Orioles
May 18, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1988 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 7, Baltimore Orioles 8

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing dh 4 2 2 0
McLemore 2b 4 2 1 1
Joyner 1b 5 0 2 3
Davis rf 4 1 1 1
Ray lf 5 0 2 1
Howell 3b 4 0 1 1
Armas cf 4 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 0 0
  Wynegar ph,c 1 0 0 0
Schofield ss 2 2 1 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Cliburn p 0 0 0 0
  Buice p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 10 7
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Hughes rf 4 1 1 0
Lynn cf 4 2 1 1
Ripken, Jr. ss 2 1 1 0
Murray 1b 2 2 0 0
Sheets lf 4 0 1 2
  Orsulak lf 0 0 0 0
Dwyer dh 3 1 0 0
Tettleton c 3 1 2 1
Schu 3b 4 0 1 0
Ripken 2b 3 0 1 3
Bautista p 0 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 8 8 7
California 001 100 0327101
Baltimore 200 005 10x880
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  L (1-5) 6.1 6 8 8 8 4
  Cliburn   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Buice   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
8
8
8
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Bautista  W (1-2) 7.0 5 4 3 1 2
  Sisk   0.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Aase   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Niedenfuer  SV (2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
6
3
4

  E–Howell (3).  DP–California 2.  PB–Tettleton (1).  2B–California Ray (15,off Bautista), Baltimore Hughes (2,off Witt); B Ripken (7,off Witt).  3B–California Downing (1,off Niedenfuer).  HR–Baltimore Lynn (4,7th inning off Witt 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Downing (5,by Bautista).  SH–B Ripken (1,off Cliburn).  IBB–Murray (2,by Witt); Dwyer (1,by Witt).  WP–Witt 2 (3).  HBP–Bautista (3,Downing).  IBB–Witt 2 (3,Murray,Dwyer).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Chuck Meriwether.  T–2:55.  A–14,109.
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