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Rangers
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 12, 1985
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the California Angels and the Texas Rangers, played on September 12, 1985 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
California Angels
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 12, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | California Angels |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Stewart |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Witt |
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
| City | Anaheim |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 19,926 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Al Clark 3B: Tim Welke |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
| Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Ellis Valentine | DH |
| Gary Ward | Left Fielder |
| Duane Walker | Right Fielder |
| Don Slaught | Catcher |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Curt Wilkerson | Shortstop |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gary Pettis | Center Fielder |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Brian Downing | Left Fielder |
| Ruppert Jones | DH |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Jack Howell | Third Baseman |
| Craig Gerber | Shortstop |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 12, 1985
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Witt
McDowell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Witt
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Witt
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Witt
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Stewart
Pettis hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pettis for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Stewart
Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Stewart
Downing strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Stewart
Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McDowell. Jones reaches second base with a double. Carew goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Stewart
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Witt
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Witt
Walker hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Witt
Slaught hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Witt
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Stewart
Grich hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Stewart
Howell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerber vs. Stewart
Gerber bunts towards the mound. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Stewart
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pettis vs. Stewart
Pettis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Witt
Wilkerson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Witt
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDowell for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Witt
Bannister hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Witt
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Witt
Valentine hits a fly ball into left field. Downing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Stewart
Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Stewart
Downing bunts towards first. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first, with Bannister covering, for the out. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Stewart
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Stewart
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Witt
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Witt
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Witt
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Stewart
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Stewart
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Stewart
Gerber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Stewart
Boone hits a line drive into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Witt
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Witt
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Witt covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Witt
McDowell hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Stewart
Pettis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Stewart
There goes Pettis. The throw from Slaught and he is out, Bannister applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Stewart
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Stewart
Downing hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Witt
Bannister strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Witt
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Witt
Valentine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Stewart
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stewart
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Stewart
Grich takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Stewart
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gerber vs. Stewart
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Witt
Ward hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Witt
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Downing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaught vs. Witt
Slaught hits a fly ball into left field. Downing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Witt
Buechele hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Witt
Wilkerson hits a line drive towards third. Howell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Stewart
Boone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McDowell. Boone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pettis vs. Henry
Dwayne Henry now pitching. Devon White pinch runs for Bob Boone.
Pettis bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. White moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carew vs. Henry
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister fields it and throws to second for the out. White scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Henry
Downing hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Henry
Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McDowell who is chasing the ball. Jones reaches third base with a triple. Carew goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Henry
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Moore
Donnie Moore now pitching. Jerry Narron now catching. Devon White now playing right field.
McDowell hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Moore
Bannister hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Moore
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pettis. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valentine vs. Moore
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Henry
Grich strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Henry
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Henry
Gerber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sconiers vs. Henry
Daryl Sconiers pinch hits for Devon White.
Sconiers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gerber goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pettis vs. Henry
Darrell Miller pinch runs for Daryl Sconiers.
Pettis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 3 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Moore
Darrell Miller now playing right field.
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Moore
Walker strikes out. Narron drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Walker out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Moore
Slaught bunts towards the mound. Moore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Moore
Bob Jones pinch hits for Steve Buechele.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/12/1985 -- Texas at California (N)
Texas AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI
McDowell O, cf 4 0 1 0 Pettis G, cf 4 0 1 0
Bannister A, 2b 4 1 1 1 Carew R, 1b 4 2 2 1
O'Brien P, 1b 4 0 2 0 Downing B, lf 3 0 0 0
Valentine E, dh 4 0 0 0 Jones R, dh 4 0 2 2
Ward G, lf 4 1 1 0 Jackson R, rf 4 0 1 0
Walker D, rf 4 0 0 0 Narron J, c 0 0 0 0
Slaught D, c 4 0 2 0 Grich B, 2b 3 1 1 1
Buechele S, 3b 3 1 1 2 Howell J, 3b 4 0 1 0
Jones B, ph 1 0 0 0 Gerber C, ss 3 1 2 0
Wilkerson C, ss 3 0 0 0 Boone B, c 3 0 1 0
White D, pr-rf 0 1 0 0
Sconiers D, ph 1 0 1 1
Miller D, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 8 3 33 5 12 5
Texas 001 000 200 -- 3
California 110 000 21x -- 5
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart D* 6.0 9 3 3 1 4
Henry D (L) 2.0 3 2 2 0 2
California IP H R ER BB SO
Witt M (W) 7.0 6 3 3 0 4
Moore D (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
LOB -- Texas 5, California 8
2B -- Jones R, Boone B, O'Brien P
3B -- Jones R
HR -- Grich B, Bannister A, Buechele S
CS -- Pettis G
SH -- Gerber C, Downing B, Pettis G
T -- 2:28
A -- 19926
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