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TEX
@BAL		2
4
OAK
@CAL		2
5
CLE
@DET		2
3
CHW
@MIL		2
3
SEA
@MIN		6
5
BOS
@NYY		4
5		 
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@TOR		4
2
PHI
@CHC		5
6
CIN
@HOU		4
5
NYM
@PIT		1
7
ATL
@SDP		3
6
LAD
@SFG		5
1
MON
@STL		1
6
Friday, August 16, 1985
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 30,669, Time of Game: 2:46
Rangers
2
42-72
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
7th, 23½ GB
 at Orioles
4
59-54
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
4th, 12 GB
L: Jeff Russell (0-3)
S: Don Aase (7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  8  0
Orioles         0  0  0   1  0  3   0  0  X    4  6  0

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Oddibe McDowell CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .229 .693 -0.083 1.02 0.031 -0.114 -0.9 2 0 SB
Toby Harrah 2B 2 0 1 0 2 0 .283 .855 0.050 0.97 0.066 -0.015 0.5 1 3
Pete O'Brien 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249 .738 -0.143 1.42 0.000 -0.143 -1.2 13 0
Cliff Johnson DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 .266 .814 0.062 1.33 0.164 -0.101 0.1 HR
Gary Ward LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .275 .720 -0.045 0.87 0.026 -0.071 -0.4 1 0
George Wright RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .189 .495 0.054 0.78 0.084 -0.030 0.5 0 0 2B
Steve Buechele 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .544 -0.089 1.28 0.000 -0.089 -0.9 0 4
   Alan Bannister PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .293 .721 0.075 1.49 0.075 0.000 0.4
Geno Petralli C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .257 .582 -0.008 1.47 0.060 -0.068 -0.1 6 0
   Duane Walker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .721 -0.064 2.86 0.000 -0.064 -0.4
Curt Wilkerson SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 .246 .593 -0.021 1.03 0.034 -0.055 -0.0 1 3
   Bob Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .480 -0.047 2.08 0.000 -0.047 -0.2
Jeff Russell P 2
   Mike Mason P
   Greg Harris P
Team Totals 34 2 8 2 3 5 .235 .650 -0.259 1.20 0.540 -0.797 -2.5 24 12
2B: G Wright (8, off D Martinez).
HR: C Johnson (12, off D Martinez; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: C Johnson 4; G Wright 3; G Ward; G Petralli; C Wilkerson; T Harrah; A Bannister.
RBI: C Johnson (53); G Petralli (7).
2-out RBI: G Petralli.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Baserunning
SB: O McDowell (18, 2nd base off D Martinez/A Pardo).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alan Wiggins 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .607 -0.082 0.83 0.000 -0.082 -0.9 1 1
Lee Lacy RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .319 .798 -0.005 0.81 0.049 -0.054 -0.2 1 1
Cal Ripken SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .269 .783 0.122 1.04 0.138 -0.016 0.8 1 2
Eddie Murray 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .289 .880 0.226 1.58 0.258 -0.031 1.5 7 4
Fred Lynn CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .265 .776 -0.114 1.89 0.046 -0.160 -0.8 2 0 2B
   John Shelby CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .635 -0.005 0.17 0.000 -0.005 -0.2 0 0
Mike Young LF 4 1 2 3 0 1 .277 .889 0.267 1.79 0.382 -0.115 1.5 4 0 HR
Larry Sheets DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .765 -0.117 1.06 0.000 -0.117 -1.2
Floyd Rayford 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .318 .834 -0.050 0.84 0.007 -0.057 -0.3 2 1
Al Pardo C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .361 0.000 0.71 0.032 -0.033 -0.1 5 0
Dennis Martinez P 2
   Don Aase P 2
Team Totals 30 4 6 4 4 6 .200 .627 0.242 1.15 0.912 -0.670 0.0 27 9
2B: F Lynn (11, off J Russell).
HR: M Young (19, off M Mason; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: M Young 5; F Lynn 2; C Ripken; L Lacy; E Murray.
RBI: M Young 3 (51); E Murray (89).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: L Lacy (G Wright at 3rd base).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jeff Russell, L (0-3) 5 4 3 3 3 2 0 9.28 22 46 -0.007 1.34 0.5
Mike Mason, BS (1) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 5.04 4 2 2 -0.285 1.82 -1.7
Greg Harris 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.24 8 1 0 0.051 0.27 1.2
Team Totals 8 6 4 4 4 6 1 4.50 34 46 3 2 -0.241 1.20 -0.0
J Russell faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Martinez, W (9-7) 6.2 7 2 2 3 5 1 5.01 29 54 0.079 1.12 1.2
Don Aase, S (7) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.31 8 1 0 0.179 1.47 1.2
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 3 5 1 2.00 37 54 1 0 0.258 1.15 2.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Dan Morrison.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 30,669.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Baltimore Orioles
1 Oddibe McDowell CF 1 Alan Wiggins 2B
2 Toby Harrah 2B 2 Lee Lacy RF
3 Pete O'Brien 1B 3 Cal Ripken SS
4 Cliff Johnson DH 4 Eddie Murray 1B
5 Gary Ward LF 5 Fred Lynn CF
6 George Wright RF 6 Mike Young LF
7 Steve Buechele 3B 7 Larry Sheets DH
8 Geno Petralli C 8 Floyd Rayford 3B
9 Curt Wilkerson SS 9 Al Pardo C
Jeff Russell P Dennis Martinez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-2 1 12- RRR BAL M. Young M. Mason 38% 84% Home Run; Ripken Scores; Murray Scores
t6 1-1 0 --- R TEX C. Johnson D. Martinez -16% 34% Home Run
b4 0-1 0 12- R BAL E. Murray J. Russell 16% 71% Single; Lacy Scores; Ripken to 3B
b6 1-2 0 1-- BAL E. Murray J. Russell 9% 55% Walk; Ripken to 2B
b6 1-2 0 12- O BAL F. Lynn M. Mason -9% 46% Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O TEX O. McDowell D. Martinez 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- O TEX T. Harrah D. Martinez 2% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 2 --- O TEX P. O'Brien D. Martinez 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Jeff Russell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BAL A. Wiggins J. Russell -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O BAL L. Lacy J. Russell -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O BAL C. Ripken J. Russell -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O TEX C. Johnson D. Martinez 2% 52% Flyball: 2B
t2 0-0 1 --- TEX G. Ward D. Martinez -3% 50% Single
t2 0-0 1 1-- TEX G. Wright D. Martinez -4% 46% Single; Ward to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- O TEX S. Buechele D. Martinez 4% 50% Flyball: LF; Ward to 3B
t2 0-0 2 1-3 RO TEX G. Petralli D. Martinez -6% 44% Single to RF; Ward Scores; Wright out at 3B/RF-3B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Jeff Russell facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O BAL E. Murray J. Russell -3% 41% Lineout: 2B
b2 0-1 1 --- BAL F. Lynn J. Russell 5% 46% Double
b2 0-1 1 -2- O BAL M. Young J. Russell -3% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B; Lynn to 3B
b2 0-1 2 --3 O BAL L. Sheets J. Russell -4% 39% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- TEX C. Wilkerson D. Martinez -3% 35% Single
t3 1-0 0 1-- O TEX O. McDowell D. Martinez 3% 38% Flyball: RF
t3 1-0 1 1-- TEX T. Harrah D. Martinez -3% 35% Single; Wilkerson to 2B
t3 1-0 1 12- O TEX P. O'Brien D. Martinez 4% 39% Flyball: 1B
t3 1-0 2 12- O TEX C. Johnson D. Martinez 4% 43% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Jeff Russell facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- O BAL F. Rayford J. Russell -3% 41% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- O BAL A. Pardo J. Russell -2% 39% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- O BAL A. Wiggins J. Russell -1% 37% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 0.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- O TEX G. Ward D. Martinez 2% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-0 1 --- O TEX G. Wright D. Martinez 2% 41% Strikeout
t4 1-0 2 --- O TEX S. Buechele D. Martinez 1% 42% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Jeff Russell facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- BAL L. Lacy J. Russell 5% 47% Single
b4 0-1 0 1-- BAL C. Ripken J. Russell 7% 55% Walk; Lacy to 2B
b4 0-1 0 12- R BAL E. Murray J. Russell 16% 71% Single; Lacy Scores; Ripken to 3B
b4 1-1 0 1-3 O BAL F. Lynn J. Russell -7% 64% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-1 1 1-3 O BAL M. Young J. Russell -8% 56% Strikeout
b4 1-1 2 1-3 O BAL L. Sheets J. Russell -6% 50% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 8-9-1
t5 1-1 0 --- O TEX G. Petralli D. Martinez 3% 53% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 1-1 1 --- O TEX C. Wilkerson D. Martinez 2% 55% Strikeout
t5 1-1 2 --- TEX O. McDowell D. Martinez -2% 53% Walk
t5 1-1 2 1-- TEX T. Harrah D. Martinez -1% 52% McDowell Steals 2B
t5 1-1 2 -2- TEX T. Harrah D. Martinez -1% 51% Walk
t5 1-1 2 12- O TEX P. O'Brien D. Martinez 6% 57% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Jeff Russell facing 8-9-1
b5 1-1 0 --- O BAL F. Rayford J. Russell -3% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-1 1 --- BAL A. Pardo J. Russell 3% 57% Walk
b5 1-1 1 1-- O BAL A. Wiggins J. Russell -4% 53% Flyball: CF
b5 1-1 2 1-- O BAL L. Lacy J. Russell -3% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 4-5-6
t6 1-1 0 --- R TEX C. Johnson D. Martinez -16% 34% Home Run
t6 2-1 0 --- O TEX G. Ward D. Martinez 2% 36% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 2-1 1 --- TEX G. Wright D. Martinez -5% 31% Double
t6 2-1 1 -2- O TEX S. Buechele D. Martinez 4% 35% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-1 2 -2- O TEX G. Petralli D. Martinez 4% 39% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Rangers' Jeff Russell facing 3-4-5
b6 1-2 0 --- BAL C. Ripken J. Russell 6% 45% Single
b6 1-2 0 1-- BAL E. Murray J. Russell 9% 55% Walk; Ripken to 2B
Mike Mason replaces Jeff Russell pitching
b6 1-2 0 12- O BAL F. Lynn M. Mason -9% 46% Strikeout
b6 1-2 1 12- RRR BAL M. Young M. Mason 38% 84% Home Run; Ripken Scores; Murray Scores
b6 4-2 1 --- O BAL L. Sheets M. Mason -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 4-2 2 --- BAL F. Rayford M. Mason 1% 83% Walk
Greg Harris replaces Mike Mason pitching
b6 4-2 2 1-- O BAL A. Pardo G. Harris -1% 82% Flyball: SS
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 4.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 9-1-2
t7 2-4 0 --- O TEX C. Wilkerson D. Martinez 3% 85% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-4 1 --- O TEX O. McDowell D. Martinez 2% 88% Flyball: CF
t7 2-4 2 --- TEX T. Harrah D. Martinez -2% 86% Walk
Don Aase replaces Dennis Martinez pitching
t7 2-4 2 1-- O TEX P. O'Brien D. Aase 3% 89% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rangers' Greg Harris facing 1-2-3
b7 4-2 0 --- O BAL A. Wiggins G. Harris -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 4-2 1 --- O BAL L. Lacy G. Harris -1% 87% Strikeout Looking
b7 4-2 2 --- O BAL C. Ripken G. Harris -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 4.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Orioles' Don Aase facing 4-5-6
John Shelby replaces Fred Lynn playing CF batting 5th
t8 2-4 0 --- O TEX C. Johnson D. Aase 4% 90% Flyball: LF
t8 2-4 1 --- O TEX G. Ward D. Aase 2% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-4 2 --- O TEX G. Wright D. Aase 1% 94% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rangers' Greg Harris facing 4-5-6
b8 4-2 0 --- O BAL E. Murray G. Harris -1% 93% Strikeout
b8 4-2 1 --- O BAL J. Shelby G. Harris -0% 93% Strikeout
b8 4-2 2 --- BAL M. Young G. Harris 0% 93% Single
b8 4-2 2 1-- O BAL L. Sheets G. Harris -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 4.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Orioles' Don Aase facing 7-8-9
Alan Bannister pinch hits for Steve Buechele (3B) batting 7th
t9 2-4 0 --- TEX A. Bannister D. Aase -8% 85% Single
Duane Walker pinch hits for Geno Petralli (C) batting 8th
t9 2-4 0 1-- O TEX D. Walker D. Aase 6% 92% Flyball: LF
Bob Jones pinch hits for Curt Wilkerson (SS) batting 9th
t9 2-4 1 1-- O TEX B. Jones D. Aase 5% 96% Groundout: 1B-P; Bannister to 2B
t9 2-4 2 -2- O TEX O. McDowell D. Aase 4% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 4.

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