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Orioles
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
July 31, 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 July 31, 1987 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave J. Schmidt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Hough |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 28,228 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rick Reed 1B: John Hirschbeck 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Dwyer | DH |
| Billy Ripken | Second Baseman |
| Cal Ripken | Shortstop |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Larry Sheets | Right Fielder |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Terry Kennedy | Catcher |
| Mike Young | Left Fielder |
| Ken Gerhart | Center Fielder |
| Cal Ripken Sr. | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Browne | Second Baseman |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Pete Incaviglia | Left Fielder |
| Larry Parrish | DH |
| Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
| Geno Petralli | Catcher |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
July 31, 1987
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Hough
Dwyer 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, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hough
Ripken hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Incaviglia. Ripken reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ripken vs. Hough
Ripken strikes out. Petralli drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Ripken out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Hough
Murray hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheets vs. Hough
Sheets strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Hough
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Schmidt
Browne hits a fly ball into right field. Sheets settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Schmidt
Fletcher bunts towards third. Knight fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Schmidt
Schmidt fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Schmidt. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sierra vs. Schmidt
Sierra hits a line drive towards first. Murray reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Brien vs. Schmidt
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Schmidt
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hough
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Hough
Young hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, 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 -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Hough
Dwyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Hough
Ripken hits a popup, foul, towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Hough
Ripken strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Schmidt
Parrish hits a popup towards short. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Schmidt
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Schmidt
Petralli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Schmidt
Buechele hits a line drive into right field. Sheets settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hough
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheets vs. Hough
Sheets is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Hough
Knight hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Hough
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Schmidt
Browne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Schmidt
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Schmidt
There goes Browne. The throw from Kennedy and he is safe. Browne steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sierra vs. Schmidt
Sierra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Schmidt
O'Brien hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Browne scores. Sierra moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Incaviglia vs. Schmidt
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Schmidt
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Parrish for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hough
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerhart vs. Hough
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. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Hough
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Hough
Ripken hits a line drive into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Schmidt
McDowell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Schmidt
Petralli hits a fly ball into center field. Gerhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Schmidt
Buechele takes first base on ball four. McDowell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Browne vs. Schmidt
Browne hits a line drive into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Schmidt
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. McDowell scores. Buechele moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sierra vs. Habyan
John Habyan now pitching.
Sierra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buechele scores. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Habyan
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hough
Ripken hits a line drive into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hough
Murray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheets vs. Hough
Sheets strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Hough
Knight hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Habyan
Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Habyan
Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Habyan
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hough
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Hough
Young strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerhart vs. Hough
Gerhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Hough
There goes Gerhart. The throw from Petralli and he is safe. Gerhart steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dwyer vs. Hough
Dwyer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Habyan
Petralli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Habyan
Buechele strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Habyan
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hough
Ripken hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hough
Ripken strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hough
Murray hits a line drive into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Habyan
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Gerhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Habyan
Sierra hits a fly ball into center field. Gerhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Habyan
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Gerhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheets vs. Hough
Sheets hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Hough
Knight hits a popup, foul, towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hough
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hough
Young strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Habyan
Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Habyan
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Habyan
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Habyan covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerhart vs. Hough
Gerhart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Hough
Dwyer 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, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hough
Ripken takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Mohorcic
Dale Mohorcic now pitching.
Ripken hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Mohorcic
Murray hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheets vs. Mohorcic
Sheets hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first, with Mohorcic covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Habyan
Petralli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Habyan
Darrell Porter pinch hits for Steve Buechele.
Porter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Browne vs. Habyan
Browne takes first base on ball four. Petralli moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Niedenfuer
Tom Niedenfuer now pitching.
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields it and throws to second for the out. Petralli moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sierra vs. Niedenfuer
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sierra vs. Niedenfuer
Sierra strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1987 -- Baltimore at Texas (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Dwyer J, dh 5 0 2 0 Browne J, 2b 3 1 0 0
Ripken B, 2b 4 2 1 0 Fletcher S, ss 5 1 2 1
Ripken C, ss 5 0 0 0 Sierra R, rf 4 0 1 1
Murray E, 1b 4 2 3 4 O'Brien P, 1b 4 0 2 2
Sheets L, rf 5 1 1 1 Incaviglia P, lf 4 0 0 0
Knight R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Parrish L, dh 3 0 0 0
Kennedy T, c 4 1 2 0 McDowell O, cf 4 1 1 0
Young M, lf 4 1 1 2 Petralli G, c 3 0 1 0
Gerhart K, cf 4 1 1 1 Buechele S, 3b 2 1 0 0
Porter D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 8 11 8 33 4 7 4
Baltimore 220 000 013 -- 8
Texas 101 200 000 -- 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Schmidt D 3.2 6 4 3 3 3
Habyan J (W) 4.2 1 0 0 3 2
Niedenfuer T (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Hough C (L) 8.1 10 7 7 2 10
Mohorcic D 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
E -- Schmidt D
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Baltimore 6, Texas 8
2B -- Ripken B
HR -- Murray E 2, Young M, Sheets L, Gerhart K
SB -- Browne J, Gerhart K
PB -- Petralli G
T -- 3:10
A -- 28228
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