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Texas Rangers @
Baltimore Orioles
1985-08-16 Β· Night game Β· Memorial Stadium Β· Att: 30669 Β· night Β· 2:46
Baltimore Orioles defeated Texas Rangers 4β2. Baltimore Orioles put up 3 in the 6th. Dennis Martinez earned the win and Don Aase picked up the save. Mike Young went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
W: Dennis Martinez L: Jeff Russell SV: Don Aase
Umpires β HP: Larry Young Β· 1B: Jim Evans Β· 2B: Ted Hendry Β· 3B: Dan Morrison Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Texas Rangers β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oddibe McDowell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Toby Harrah | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Pete O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cliff Johnson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Ward | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
George Wright | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Steve Buechele | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Geno Petralli | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Curt Wilkerson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Alan Bannister | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Duane Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Baltimore Orioles β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Lee Lacy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cal Ripken | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Eddie Murray | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Fred Lynn | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Mike Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Larry Sheets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Floyd Rayford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
John Shelby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeff Russell | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Greg Harris | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Baltimore Orioles β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dennis Martinez | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
Don Aase | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Oddibe McDowell: 3/G3
- Toby Harrah: 3/G3
- Pete O'Brien: K
Bot 1
- Alan Wiggins: 13/G1
- Lee Lacy: 53/G5
- Cal Ripken: 8/L8D
Top 2
- Cliff Johnson: 4/P4M
- Gary Ward: S8/L8S
- George Wright: S7/G56.1-2
- Steve Buechele: 7/F7DW.2-3
- Geno Petralli: S9/G34.3-H;1X3(95)
Bot 2
- Eddie Murray: 4/L4
- Fred Lynn: D9/L9LS
- Mike Young: 43/G4.2-3
- Larry Sheets: 3/L3
Top 3
- Curt Wilkerson: S7/F78S
- Oddibe McDowell: 9/F9
- Toby Harrah: S8/L8S.1-2
- Pete O'Brien: 3/P34
- Cliff Johnson: 53/G5
Bot 3
- Floyd Rayford: 53/G56
- Al Pardo: 63/G56
- Alan Wiggins: 7/F7
Top 4
- Gary Ward: 63/G6M
- George Wright: K
- Steve Buechele: 3/G3
Bot 4
- Lee Lacy: S8/L8
- Cal Ripken: W.1-2
- Eddie Murray: S9/G34.2-H;1-3
- Fred Lynn: K/C
- Mike Young: K
- Larry Sheets: 13/G1
Top 5
- Geno Petralli: 31/G34
- Curt Wilkerson: K
- Oddibe McDowell: W
- Toby Harrah: SB2
- Toby Harrah: W
- Pete O'Brien: 46(1)/FO/G4M
Bot 5
- Floyd Rayford: 53/G5
- Al Pardo: W
- Alan Wiggins: 8/L8
- Lee Lacy: 63/G6
Top 6
- Cliff Johnson: HR/L7D
- Gary Ward: 31/G34
- George Wright: D9/L9LS
- Steve Buechele: K/C
- Geno Petralli: 8/F8
Bot 6
- Cal Ripken: S38/G34
- Eddie Murray: W.1-2
- Fred Lynn: K
- Mike Young: HR/F8XD.2-H;1-H
- Larry Sheets: 63
- Floyd Rayford: W
- Al Pardo: 6/P
Top 7
- Curt Wilkerson: K/C
- Oddibe McDowell: 8
- Toby Harrah: W
- Pete O'Brien: 5
Bot 7
- Alan Wiggins: 43
- Lee Lacy: K/C
- Cal Ripken: 53
Top 8
- Cliff Johnson: 7
- Gary Ward: 63
- George Wright: 31
Bot 8
- Eddie Murray: K
- John Shelby: K
- Mike Young: S
- Larry Sheets: 43
Top 9
- Alan Bannister: S
- Duane Walker: 7
- Bob Jones: 31.1-2
- Oddibe McDowell: 7
Notes & reviews
- McDowell: over-the-shoulder catch
- Young: leaping catch against the wall
- O'Brien: leaping catch
- Lynn vehemently argued called 3rd strike
- Wiggins: good range; backhanded stop
- Over LF fence near 360' sign
- Caromed off the lunging O'Brien's foot into short RCF
- Hit the top row of temporary CF bleachers (450 feety)























