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Standings
TEX
@BAL		2
9
KCR
@BOS		3
4
MIL
@CHW		7
4		 
(10)
TOR
@CLE		15
1
NYY
@DET		0
8
OAK
@MIN		4
9
CAL
@SEA		0
14
ATL
@LAD		4
3
CHC
@NYM		1
7
STL
@PHI		5
15
MON
@PIT		3
9
HOU
@SDP		1
7
CIN
@SFG		1
3
Friday, August 7, 1987
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 33,657, Time of Game: 2:19
Rangers
2
51-56
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 6 GB
 at Orioles
9
49-60
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 16 GB
W: Ken Dixon (5-8)
L: Paul Kilgus (1-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    2  3  0
Orioles         5  0  2   0  0  0   2  0  X    9 11  0

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jerry Browne 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .693 -0.033 0.32 0.000 -0.033 -1.0 0 4
Curt Wilkerson SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .698 -0.015 0.23 0.006 -0.020 -0.1 2 2
Ruben Sierra RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .271 .814 0.006 0.18 0.019 -0.013 1.3 0 0 HR
Pete O'Brien 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .836 -0.030 0.38 0.000 -0.030 -0.7 10 2
Larry Parrish DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 .266 .831 -0.018 0.24 0.000 -0.018 -0.5
Oddibe McDowell CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .808 -0.010 0.13 0.000 -0.010 -0.3 3 0
Mike Stanley C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .292 .811 -0.020 0.26 0.000 -0.020 -0.7 3 0
Tom O'Malley 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .500 -0.013 0.16 0.000 -0.013 -0.5 1 1
Bob Brower LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .277 .878 -0.004 0.09 0.002 -0.006 -0.1 3 0
Paul Kilgus P
   Jose Guzman P 2
   Steve Howe P 1
   Jeff Russell P
   Dale Mohorcic P 1
Team Totals 30 2 3 2 0 9 .100 .300 -0.137 0.22 0.027 -0.163 -2.8 24 11
HR: R Sierra (21, off K Dixon; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).
TB: R Sierra 4; C Wilkerson; B Brower.
RBI: R Sierra 2 (77).
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 0 for 0.

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ken Gerhart CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .241 .715 0.038 0.23 0.041 -0.004 -0.1 3 0
Billy Ripken 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .309 .761 0.059 0.36 0.062 -0.003 0.3 1 3
Cal Ripken SS 4 1 1 3 0 0 .259 .802 0.152 0.59 0.166 -0.014 1.1 0 1 HR
Eddie Murray 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .275 .873 -0.022 0.26 0.003 -0.025 -0.2 9 3
Ray Knight 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 .271 .721 0.018 0.18 0.022 -0.004 0.0 0 2
Larry Sheets LF 4 3 3 4 0 0 .312 .931 0.115 0.28 0.116 -0.001 3.8 1 0 2·HR
Lee Lacy RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .721 -0.006 0.16 0.000 -0.006 -0.6 0 0 SH
Terry Kennedy C 4 0 1 2 0 0 .266 .728 0.019 0.13 0.023 -0.004 0.8 9 0
Mike Young DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243 .761 -0.008 0.10 0.001 -0.009 -0.4
Ken Dixon P 3 1
   Mark Williamson P 1
Team Totals 34 9 11 9 3 2 .324 .967 0.365 0.26 0.434 -0.070 4.7 27 10
HR: C Ripken (21, off P Kilgus; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs); L Sheets 2 (20, 1 off P Kilgus, 1 off J Russell; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out).
SH: L Lacy (2, off J Guzman).
TB: L Sheets 9; C Ripken 4; K Gerhart 2; T Kennedy; B Ripken; M Young; R Knight; E Murray.
RBI: L Sheets 4 (64); C Ripken 3 (75); T Kennedy 2 (47).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 4.

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul Kilgus, L (1-4) 2 7 7 7 2 1 2 4.87 15 13 -0.344 0.54 -4.9
Jose Guzman 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.28 8 2 2 -0.014 0.14 0.1
Steve Howe 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 7 0 0 0.005 0.03 1.1
Jeff Russell 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 3.51 5 0 0 -0.011 0.04 -1.5
Dale Mohorcic 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.87 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 11 9 9 3 2 3 10.12 38 13 2 2 -0.364 0.22 -4.7
P Kilgus faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning.

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Dixon, W (5-8) 7 3 2 2 0 7 1 6.25 24 70 0.131 0.27 1.7
Mark Williamson 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.06 6 0 0 0.005 0.03 1.1
Team Totals 9 3 2 2 0 9 1 2.00 30 70 0 0 0.136 0.26 2.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - John Shulock.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 33,657.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Baltimore Orioles
1 Jerry Browne 2B 1 Ken Gerhart CF
2 Curt Wilkerson SS 2 Billy Ripken 2B
3 Ruben Sierra RF 3 Cal Ripken SS
4 Pete O'Brien 1B 4 Eddie Murray 1B
5 Larry Parrish DH 5 Ray Knight 3B
6 Oddibe McDowell CF 6 Larry Sheets LF
7 Mike Stanley C 7 Lee Lacy RF
8 Tom O'Malley 3B 8 Terry Kennedy C
9 Bob Brower LF 9 Mike Young DH
Paul Kilgus P Ken Dixon P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 0 12- RRR BAL C. Ripken P. Kilgus 17% 80% Home Run; Gerhart Scores; Ripken Scores
b1 3-0 1 1-- RR BAL L. Sheets P. Kilgus 9% 90% Home Run; Knight Scores
b1 0-0 0 1-- BAL B. Ripken P. Kilgus 5% 64% Walk; Gerhart to 2B
b1 0-0 0 --- BAL K. Gerhart P. Kilgus 3% 58% Single
b3 5-0 1 -23 RR BAL T. Kennedy J. Guzman 2% 97% Single; Knight Scores; Sheets Scores

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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' Ken Dixon facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O TEX J. Browne K. Dixon 2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P
t1 0-0 1 --- O TEX C. Wilkerson K. Dixon 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O TEX R. Sierra K. Dixon 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' Paul Kilgus facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- BAL K. Gerhart P. Kilgus 3% 58% Single
b1 0-0 0 1-- BAL B. Ripken P. Kilgus 5% 64% Walk; Gerhart to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- RRR BAL C. Ripken P. Kilgus 17% 80% Home Run; Gerhart Scores; Ripken Scores
b1 3-0 0 --- O BAL E. Murray P. Kilgus -1% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 3-0 1 --- BAL R. Knight P. Kilgus 1% 80% Walk
b1 3-0 1 1-- RR BAL L. Sheets P. Kilgus 9% 90% Home Run; Knight Scores
b1 5-0 1 --- O BAL L. Lacy P. Kilgus -0% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 5-0 2 --- O BAL T. Kennedy P. Kilgus -0% 89% Lineout: LF
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 5.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 4-5-6
t2 0-5 0 --- O TEX P. O'Brien K. Dixon 1% 90% Flyball: CF
t2 0-5 1 --- O TEX L. Parrish K. Dixon 1% 91% Strikeout
t2 0-5 2 --- O TEX O. McDowell K. Dixon 1% 92% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 5.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rangers' Paul Kilgus facing 9-1-2
b2 5-0 0 --- O BAL M. Young P. Kilgus -1% 91% Foul Flyball: 1B
b2 5-0 1 --- BAL K. Gerhart P. Kilgus 1% 92% Single
b2 5-0 1 1-- BAL B. Ripken P. Kilgus 1% 93% Single; Gerhart to 2B
b2 5-0 1 12- O BAL C. Ripken P. Kilgus -1% 91% Foul Flyball: 1B
b2 5-0 2 12- O BAL E. Murray P. Kilgus -1% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 5.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 7-8-9
t3 0-5 0 --- O TEX M. Stanley K. Dixon 1% 92% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-5 1 --- O TEX T. O'Malley K. Dixon 1% 92% Strikeout
t3 0-5 2 --- O TEX B. Brower K. Dixon 1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rangers' Paul Kilgus facing 5-6-7
b3 5-0 0 --- BAL R. Knight P. Kilgus 1% 94% Single
b3 5-0 0 1-- BAL L. Sheets P. Kilgus 1% 95% Single; Knight to 2B
Jose Guzman replaces Paul Kilgus pitching
b3 5-0 0 12- O BAL L. Lacy J. Guzman 0% 95% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Knight to 3B; Sheets to 2B
b3 5-0 1 -23 RR BAL T. Kennedy J. Guzman 2% 97% Single; Knight Scores; Sheets Scores
b3 7-0 1 1-- O BAL M. Young J. Guzman -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b3 7-0 2 1-- O BAL K. Gerhart J. Guzman -0% 97% Foul Flyball: 3B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 7.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-7, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 1-2-3
t4 0-7 0 --- O TEX J. Browne K. Dixon 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-7 1 --- O TEX C. Wilkerson K. Dixon 0% 98% Flyball: LF
t4 0-7 2 --- O TEX R. Sierra K. Dixon 0% 98% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 7.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-0, Rangers' Jose Guzman facing 2-3-4
b4 7-0 0 --- O BAL B. Ripken J. Guzman -0% 98% Groundout: P-1B
b4 7-0 1 --- O BAL C. Ripken J. Guzman -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 7-0 2 --- BAL E. Murray J. Guzman 0% 98% Walk
b4 7-0 2 1-- O BAL R. Knight J. Guzman -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 7.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-7, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 4-5-6
t5 0-7 0 --- O TEX P. O'Brien K. Dixon 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-7 1 --- O TEX L. Parrish K. Dixon 0% 99% Strikeout
t5 0-7 2 --- O TEX O. McDowell K. Dixon 0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-0, Rangers' Steve Howe facing 6-7-8
Steve Howe replaces Jose Guzman pitching
b5 7-0 0 --- O BAL L. Sheets S. Howe -0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 7-0 1 --- O BAL L. Lacy S. Howe -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b5 7-0 2 --- O BAL T. Kennedy S. Howe -0% 98% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 7.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-7, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 7-8-9
t6 0-7 0 --- O TEX M. Stanley K. Dixon 0% 99% Lineout: 2B
t6 0-7 1 --- O TEX T. O'Malley K. Dixon 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 0-7 2 --- TEX B. Brower K. Dixon -0% 99% Single
t6 0-7 2 1-- O TEX J. Browne K. Dixon 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-0, Rangers' Steve Howe facing 9-1-2
b6 7-0 0 --- BAL M. Young S. Howe 0% 99% Single
b6 7-0 0 1-- O BAL K. Gerhart S. Howe -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b6 7-0 1 1-- O BAL B. Ripken S. Howe -0% 99% Flyball: LF
b6 7-0 2 1-- O BAL C. Ripken S. Howe -0% 99% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 7.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-7, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 2-3-4
t7 0-7 0 --- TEX C. Wilkerson K. Dixon -1% 99% Single
t7 0-7 0 1-- RR TEX R. Sierra K. Dixon -2% 97% Home Run; Wilkerson Scores
t7 2-7 0 --- O TEX P. O'Brien K. Dixon 1% 98% Groundout: P unassisted
t7 2-7 1 --- O TEX L. Parrish K. Dixon 1% 98% Strikeout
t7 2-7 2 --- O TEX O. McDowell K. Dixon 0% 98% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-2, Rangers' Jeff Russell facing 4-5-6
Jeff Russell replaces Steve Howe pitching
b7 7-2 0 --- BAL E. Murray J. Russell 0% 99% Single
b7 7-2 0 1-- O BAL R. Knight J. Russell -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b7 7-2 1 1-- RR BAL L. Sheets J. Russell 1% 100% Home Run; Murray Scores
b7 9-2 1 --- O BAL L. Lacy J. Russell -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 9-2 2 --- O BAL T. Kennedy J. Russell -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 9.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-9, Orioles' Mark Williamson facing 7-8-9
Mark Williamson replaces Ken Dixon pitching
t8 2-9 0 --- O TEX M. Stanley M. Williamson 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 2-9 1 --- O TEX T. O'Malley M. Williamson 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t8 2-9 2 --- O TEX B. Brower M. Williamson 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 9-2, Rangers' Dale Mohorcic facing 9-1-2
Dale Mohorcic replaces Jeff Russell pitching
b8 9-2 0 --- O BAL M. Young D. Mohorcic -0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
b8 9-2 1 --- O BAL K. Gerhart D. Mohorcic -0% 100% Flyball: C
b8 9-2 2 --- O BAL B. Ripken D. Mohorcic -0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 9.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-9, Orioles' Mark Williamson facing 1-2-3
t9 2-9 0 --- O TEX J. Browne M. Williamson 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2-9 1 --- O TEX C. Wilkerson M. Williamson 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2-9 2 --- O TEX R. Sierra M. Williamson 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 9.

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