Baltimore Orioles vs California Angels
August 31, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1988 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 5, California Angels 7

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak rf 5 1 2 0
Anderson cf 4 1 1 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 3 1 2 1
Murray 1b 4 0 0 0
Sheets lf 3 1 1 1
  Stanicek lf 1 0 1 1
Traber dh 4 1 1 2
Kennedy c 3 0 3 0
Gonzales 3b 3 0 2 0
  Tettleton ph 1 0 0 0
Ripken 2b 3 0 0 0
  Gerhart ph 1 0 1 0
Tibbs p 0 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Thurmond p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 14 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
McLemore 3b,2b 4 0 0 0
Ray 2b 4 1 1 1
  Hendrick lf 0 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 4 2 2 0
Downing dh 4 0 0 0
Davis rf 3 2 1 0
Armas cf 4 1 3 1
Eppard lf 3 0 1 2
  Miller pr,c 1 1 0 0
Boone c 2 0 0 0
  Howell ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Schofield ss 3 0 1 3
Fraser p 0 0 0 0
  Corbett p 0 0 0 0
  Harvey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 9 7
Baltimore 400 000 0105141
California 000 000 52x791
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Tibbs   6.1 5 3 3 1 2
  Sisk   0.0 1 2 1 0 0
  Thurmond   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Williamson  L (4-6) 1.2 3 2 2 3 1
Totals
8.0
9
7
6
4
3
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Fraser   6.1 11 4 4 1 0
  Corbett   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Harvey  W (6-4) 1.2 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
2
3

  E–Sisk (2), Hendrick (2).  DP–Baltimore 2, California 4.  2B–Baltimore Orsulak (17,off Fraser); C Ripken (24,off Corbett), California Joyner (29,off Williamson); Armas (17,off Williamson).  HR–Baltimore Traber (9,1st inning off Fraser 1 on, 2 out), California Ray (5,7th inning off Tibbs 0 on, 0 out).  SF–C Ripken (9,off Fraser).  HBP–Howell (6,by Thurmond).  IBB–C Davis (11,by Williamson); Howell (7,by Williamson).  SB–Anderson (9,2nd base off Fraser/Boone).  CS–Orsulak (7,2nd base by Fraser/Boone).  HBP–Thurmond (2,Howell).  IBB–Williamson 2 (7,C Davis,Howell).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:48.  A–21,921.
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