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Orioles
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 1, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 1, 1987 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 1, 1987 |
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Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 1, 1987 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Dixon |
Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Kilgus |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 36,748 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Rick Reed |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron Washington | Third Baseman |
Billy Ripken | Second Baseman |
Cal Ripken | Shortstop |
Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
Ray Knight | DH |
Mike Young | Left Fielder |
Terry Kennedy | Catcher |
Larry Sheets | Right Fielder |
Ken Gerhart | Center Fielder |
Cal Ripken Sr. | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerry Browne | Second Baseman |
Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
Darrell Porter | DH |
Mike Stanley | Catcher |
Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
Bob Brower | Left Fielder |
Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 1, 1987
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Kilgus
Washington hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Kilgus
Ripken hits a line drive into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Kilgus
Ripken takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Kilgus
Murray takes first base on ball four. Ripken moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knight vs. Kilgus
Knight strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Kilgus
Young takes first base on ball four. Ripken moves to third. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kennedy vs. Kilgus
Kennedy hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Dixon
Browne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Dixon
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Dixon
Sierra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Dixon
O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheets vs. Kilgus
Sheets hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerhart vs. Kilgus
Gerhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Kilgus
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Dixon
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Dixon
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Dixon
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Dixon
Buechele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brower vs. Dixon
Brower hits a ball on the ground towards third. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Kilgus
Ripken hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Kilgus
Ripken hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Kilgus
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Buechele. Ripken moves to third. Murray moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Knight vs. Kilgus
Knight takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Kilgus
Young strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kennedy vs. Kilgus
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sierra. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. Ripken scores. Murray scores. Knight moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sheets vs. Kilgus
Sheets hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kilgus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. There goes Kennedy trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Dixon
Browne strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Dixon
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Dixon
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Dixon covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerhart vs. Kilgus
Gerhart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Browne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Kilgus
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele juggles the ball. That's an error on Buechele. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Kilgus
Ripken hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ripken vs. Kilgus
Ripken hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Dixon
O'Brien hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sheets. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDowell vs. Dixon
McDowell hits a fly ball into right field. Sheets settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Porter vs. Dixon
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Dixon
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Kilgus
Murray hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sierra. Murray reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knight vs. Kilgus
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Kilgus
Young is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Kilgus
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sheets vs. Kilgus
Sheets hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerhart vs. Loynd
Mike Loynd now pitching.
Gerhart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Loynd
Washington strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Dixon
Buechele hits a popup towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Dixon
Brower hits a line drive into right field. Sheets settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Dixon
Browne hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Dixon
The umpire calls a balk on Dixon Browne moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Dixon
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Washington fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Loynd
Ripken takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Loynd
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Loynd
There's a wild pitch. Ripken moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Loynd
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knight vs. Loynd
Knight strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Dixon
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Dixon covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Dixon
O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Sheets settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Dixon
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Dixon covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Loynd
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Loynd
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheets vs. Loynd
Sheets strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerhart vs. Loynd
Gerhart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Browne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Griffin
Mike Griffin now pitching.
Porter is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Griffin
Stanley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Griffin
Geno Petralli pinch hits for Steve Buechele.
Petralli strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brower vs. Griffin
Brower is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Loynd
Geno Petralli now playing third base.
Washington hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Loynd
Ripken hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Loynd
Ripken hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Loynd
There's a wild pitch. Ripken moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Loynd
Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ripken scores. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Loynd
Knight hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Williams
Mitch Williams now pitching.
Young strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Griffin
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Griffin
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Griffin
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sierra for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Williams
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheets vs. Williams
Sheets takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerhart vs. Williams
Gerhart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sheets moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Williams
Washington strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Griffin
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Griffin
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Griffin
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Gerhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/1/1987 -- Baltimore at Texas (N) Baltimore AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Washington R, 3b 6 1 1 1 Browne J, 2b 4 0 2 0 Ripken B, 2b 4 2 3 0 Fletcher S, ss 4 0 0 0 Ripken C, ss 4 0 0 0 Sierra R, rf 4 1 1 1 Murray E, 1b 4 2 2 1 O'Brien P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Knight R, dh 4 0 1 0 McDowell O, cf 4 0 0 0 Young M, lf 3 1 0 0 Porter D, dh 3 0 0 0 Kennedy T, c 4 0 1 2 Stanley M, c 2 0 0 0 Sheets L, rf 4 1 2 3 Buechele S, 3b 2 0 1 0 Gerhart K, cf 4 0 0 0 Petralli G, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Brower B, lf 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 7 10 7 31 1 5 1 Baltimore 102 030 010 -- 7 Texas 100 000 000 -- 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Dixon K (W) 6.0 5 1 1 1 5 Griffin M (S) 3.0 0 0 0 0 5 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Kilgus P (L) 4.2 7 6 4 5 3 Loynd M 3.0 3 1 1 3 4 Williams M 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 E -- Buechele S 2 DP -- Baltimore 1, Texas 1 LOB -- Baltimore 12, Texas 5 2B -- Kennedy T, O'Brien P, Murray E HR -- Washington R, Sierra R, Sheets L HBP -- by Griffin M (Porter D) WP -- Loynd M 2 Balk -- Dixon K T -- 2:50 A -- 36748
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