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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 4–2. 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

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BAL0001030046

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

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Oddibe McDowell400010
Toby Harrah201020
Pete O'Brien400001
Cliff Johnson411100
Gary Ward411000
George Wright402001
Steve Buechele300001
Geno Petralli301100
Curt Wilkerson301002
Alan Bannister101000
Duane Walker100000
Bob Jones100000

Baltimore Orioles β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Alan Wiggins400000
Lee Lacy411001
Cal Ripken311010
Eddie Murray311111
Fred Lynn301002
Mike Young412301
Larry Sheets400000
Floyd Rayford200010
Al Pardo200010
John Shelby100001

Texas Rangers β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jeff Russell5.0432
Mike Mason0.2111
Greg Harris2.1103

Baltimore Orioles β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Dennis Martinez6.2735
Don Aase2.1100

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)