Texas Rangers vs California Angels
September 17, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1988 at Anaheim Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 7, California Angels 4

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 5 2 2 1
Browne 2b 5 1 2 0
O'Brien 1b 3 1 1 0
Sierra rf 5 2 2 2
Petralli dh 3 0 0 1
Espy lf 4 1 2 2
Kreuter c 4 0 1 1
Buechele 3b 4 0 1 0
Wilkerson ss 3 0 0 0
Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Vande Berg p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
White cf 3 0 0 0
  Armas ph,cf 2 0 1 1
Downing dh 5 1 2 1
  Bosley pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 5 0 2 0
Davis rf 4 1 2 1
  Bichette rf 0 0 0 0
  Hendrick ph 0 0 0 0
Ray 2b 4 0 1 0
Eppard lf 3 0 1 1
  Brown ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Howell 3b 3 0 0 0
  Ramos ph 1 0 0 0
Boone c 1 0 0 0
  Miller c 2 1 2 0
Schofield ss 4 1 1 0
Clark p 0 0 0 0
  Lazorko p 0 0 0 0
  Lugo p 0 0 0 0
  Cliburn p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 12 4
Texas 410 001 1007111
California 000 002 0024120
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough  W (14-15) 6.0 8 2 2 1 5
  Vande Berg   2.2 4 2 1 0 2
  Henry  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
3
2
7
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Clark  L (6-5) 0.2 5 4 4 0 0
  Lazorko   4.1 3 1 1 2 4
  Lugo   2.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Cliburn   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Cook   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
3
8

  E–Buechele (14).  DP–Texas 1, California 1.  PB–Kreuter (2).  2B–Texas Sierra (31,off Clark), California Armas (18,off Vande Berg).  HR–Texas McDowell (5,6th inning off Lugo 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Petralli (5,off Lazorko).  HBP–Boone (2,by Hough).  SB–Espy (29,2nd base off Clark/Boone); Sierra (17,2nd base off Lugo/Miller); C Davis (8,2nd base off Hough/Kreuter).  HBP–Hough (11,Boone).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–2:44.  A–23,197.
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