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Rangers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 9, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers, played on July 9, 1988 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 9, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charlie Hough |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jay Tibbs |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 21,661 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: John Shulock 2B: Mark Johnson 3B: Jim McKean |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cecil Espy | Center Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Pete Incaviglia | DH |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Geno Petralli | Catcher |
| Bob Brower | Left Fielder |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Curt Wilkerson | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Stanicek | Left Fielder |
| Fred Lynn | Right Fielder |
| Cal Ripken | Shortstop |
| Eddie Murray | DH |
| Jim Traber | First Baseman |
| Ken Gerhart | Center Fielder |
| Terry Kennedy | Catcher |
| Rick Schu | Third Baseman |
| Billy Ripken | Second Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 9, 1988
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Tibbs
Espy strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Tibbs
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tibbs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Tibbs
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Traber scoops it up and throws to first, with Tibbs covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stanicek vs. Hough
Stanicek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Hough
Hough fires to first and has Stanicek trapped. There's the throw to Fletcher who tags Stanicek for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Hough
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hough
Ripken hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Hough
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Tibbs
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Tibbs
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Tibbs
Petralli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brower vs. Tibbs
Brower hits a fly ball into center field. Gerhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Traber vs. Hough
Traber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerhart vs. Hough
Gerhart hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hough
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Tibbs
Buechele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilkerson vs. Tibbs
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Traber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Espy vs. Tibbs
Espy 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
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schu vs. Hough
Schu hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Hough
Ripken hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Petralli fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Petralli. Schu moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Stanicek vs. Hough
Stanicek bunts in front of the plate. Petralli fields it and throws to first for the out. Schu moves to third. Ripken moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Lynn vs. Hough
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schu tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ripken vs. Hough
Ripken hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brower. Ripken reaches second base with a double. Ripken scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Hough
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Tibbs
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schu fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Tibbs
Sierra hits a fly ball into left field. Stanicek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Tibbs
Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Traber vs. Hough
Traber hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Petralli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gerhart vs. Hough
Gerhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hough
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first, with Hough covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Tibbs
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Tibbs
Petralli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Brower vs. Tibbs
Brower 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. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Buechele vs. Tibbs
Buechele strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Schu vs. Hough
Schu hits a fly ball into left field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hough
Ripken takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stanicek vs. Hough
Stanicek strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Hough
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Tibbs
Wilkerson hits a fly ball into center field. Gerhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Tibbs
Espy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Tibbs
There goes Espy. The throw from Kennedy and he is safe. Espy steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Tibbs
Fletcher hits a popup towards short. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Sierra vs. Tibbs
Sierra hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Espy scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Tibbs
Incaviglia hits a popup towards third. Schu settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hough
Ripken hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hough
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Traber vs. Hough
Traber hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerhart vs. Hough
Gerhart hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hough
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Tibbs
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Tibbs
Petralli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Brower vs. Schmidt
Dave J. Schmidt now pitching.
Brower hits a fly ball into left field. Stanicek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Buechele vs. Schmidt
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Schu vs. Hough
Schu hits a popup towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hough
Ripken hits a fly ball into left field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanicek vs. Hough
Stanicek hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Schmidt
Wilkerson hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Espy vs. Schmidt
Espy hits a fly ball into center field. Gerhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Schmidt
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Wilkerson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sierra vs. Schmidt
Sierra hits a popup towards first. Traber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Incaviglia vs. Schmidt
Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Hough
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hough
Ripken hits a popup in front of the plate. Petralli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hough
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Traber vs. Williams
Mitch Williams now pitching.
Traber hits a popup towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Schmidt
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Schmidt
Petralli 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 -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Schmidt
Oddibe McDowell pinch hits for Bob Brower.
McDowell hits a line drive into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Schmidt
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards first. Traber juggles the ball. That's an error on Traber. McDowell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Wilkerson vs. Niedenfuer
Tom Niedenfuer now pitching.
Wilkerson 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
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Game of 7/9/1988 -- Texas at Baltimore (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Espy C, cf 4 1 1 0 Stanicek P, lf 3 0 1 0
Fletcher S, ss 3 0 0 0 Lynn F, rf 3 0 0 1
Sierra R, rf 4 0 1 1 Ripken C, ss 4 0 2 1
Incaviglia P, dh 4 0 0 0 Murray E, dh 3 0 0 0
O'Brien P, 1b 4 0 2 0 Traber J, 1b 4 1 1 1
Petralli G, c 4 0 3 0 Gerhart K, cf 3 1 1 1
Brower B, lf 3 0 0 0 Kennedy T, c 3 0 0 0
McDowell O, ph 1 0 1 0 Schu R, 3b 3 1 1 0
Buechele S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Ripken B, 2b 2 1 0 0
Wilkerson C, 2b 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 1 10 1 28 4 6 4
Texas 000 001 000 -- 1
Baltimore 002 002 00x -- 4
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Hough C (L) 7.2 6 4 2 2 2
Williams M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Tibbs J (W)* 6.0 8 1 1 0 3
Schmidt D 2.2 2 0 0 1 1
Niedenfuer T (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Petralli G, Traber J
DP -- Baltimore 3
LOB -- Texas 8, Baltimore 4
2B -- Ripken C
HR -- Traber J, Gerhart K
SB -- Espy C
CS -- Stanicek P
SH -- Stanicek P
SF -- Lynn F
T -- 2:25
A -- 21661
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