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Rangers
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 12, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the California Angels and the Texas Rangers, played on September 12, 1987 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 12, 1987 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
California Angels
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 12, 1987 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | California Angels |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charlie Hough |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Witt |
Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
City | Anaheim |
State | CA |
Attendance | 29,551 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 15 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Dan Morrison |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerry Browne | Second Baseman |
Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
Larry Parrish | DH |
Tom O'Malley | Third Baseman |
Geno Petralli | Catcher |
Dave Meier | Left Fielder |
Bob Brower | Center Fielder |
Bobby Valentine | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brian Downing | Left Fielder |
Devon White | Center Fielder |
Johnny Ray | Second Baseman |
Wally Joyner | First Baseman |
Bill Buckner | DH |
Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
Bob Boone | Catcher |
Dick Schofield | Shortstop |
Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 12, 1987
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Witt
Browne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Witt
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Ray fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Witt
Sierra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Witt
O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Downing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Witt
Parrish is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Hough
Downing hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hough
White hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ray vs. Hough
Ray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Joyner vs. Hough
Joyner strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buckner vs. Hough
Buckner hits a popup towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Malley vs. Witt
O'Malley hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Witt
Petralli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meier vs. Witt
Meier strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brower vs. Witt
Brower hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Hough
DeCinces hits a fly ball into center field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Hough
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Malley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Hough
Boone hits a popup towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Witt
Browne hits a fly ball into left field. Downing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Witt
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Witt
Sierra strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Hough
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Malley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Hough
Downing hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Brower. Downing reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Hough
White strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ray vs. Hough
Ray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Witt
O'Brien hits a popup towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Witt
Parrish hits a popup, foul, towards first. Joyner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Malley vs. Witt
O'Malley hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Hough
Joyner hits a fly ball towards left. Meier settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Meier. Joyner moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Hough
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Joyner moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeCinces vs. Hough
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Joyner scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Hough
Armas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Browne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Hough
The ball gets by Petralli for a passed ball. DeCinces moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Hough
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Witt
Petralli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meier vs. Witt
Meier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Witt
Brower hits a fly ball into left field. Downing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Hough
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Malley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Hough
Downing hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hough
There goes Downing. The throw from Petralli and he is safe. Downing steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Hough
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hough fields it and throws to first for the out. Downing moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ray vs. Hough
Ray strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Witt
Browne hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of White. Browne reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Witt
Fletcher bunts towards first. Joyner fields the ball and throws to Witt covering. Safe. Browne moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sierra vs. Witt
Sierra hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Brien vs. Witt
O'Brien hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Witt
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Hough
Joyner hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Hough
Buckner hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Joyner moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeCinces vs. Hough
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Malley juggles the ball. That's an error on O'Malley. Joyner moves to third. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Armas vs. Hough
The ball gets by Petralli for a passed ball. Joyner scores. Buckner moves to third. DeCinces moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Armas vs. Hough
Armas hits a fly ball into center field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Buckner tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Hough
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schofield vs. Hough
Schofield strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Malley vs. Witt
O'Malley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Witt
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Witt
Darrell Porter pinch hits for Dave Meier.
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Hough
Cecil Espy now playing left field.
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Malley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hough
White hits a popup towards third. O'Malley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ray vs. Hough
Ray 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
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Witt
Brower hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Witt
Browne hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Witt
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Hough
Joyner hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Hough
Buckner strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Hough
DeCinces hits a fly ball into center field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Witt
Gary Pettis now playing center field. Devon White now playing left field.
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray misplays the ball. That's an error on Ray. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Witt
O'Brien hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Witt
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Malley vs. Witt
O'Malley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Buice
DeWayne Buice now pitching. Curt Wilkerson pinch runs for Tom O'Malley.
There goes Wilkerson. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Wilkerson steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petralli vs. Buice
Petralli hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilkerson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Espy vs. Buice
Espy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Hough
Steve Buechele now playing third base.
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Howe
Steve Howe now pitching. Mark McLemore pinch runs for Tony Armas.
Boone bunts towards the mound. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schofield vs. Howe
There's a wild pitch. McLemore moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schofield vs. Howe
Schofield 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 -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hendrick vs. Howe
George Hendrick pinch hits for Gary Pettis.
Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/12/1987 -- Texas at California (N) Texas AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI Browne J, 2b 4 0 2 0 Downing B, lf 4 0 1 0 Fletcher S, ss 4 1 1 0 Pettis G, cf 0 0 0 0 Sierra R, rf 4 2 1 2 Hendrick G, ph 1 0 0 0 O'Brien P, 1b 4 1 1 2 White D, cf-lf 4 0 0 0 Parrish L, dh 4 0 0 0 Ray J, 2b 4 0 1 0 O'Malley T, 3b 3 0 1 0 Joyner W, 1b 4 2 1 0 Wilkerson C, pr 0 0 0 0 Buckner B, dh 4 1 1 0 Buechele S, 3b 0 0 0 0 DeCinces D, 3b 4 0 0 1 Petralli G, c 4 0 2 0 Armas T, rf 3 0 1 1 Meier D, lf 2 0 0 0 McLemore M, pr 0 0 0 0 Porter D, ph 1 0 0 0 Boone B, c 3 0 0 0 Espy C, lf 1 0 0 0 Schofield D, ss 4 0 1 0 Brower B, cf 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 8 4 35 3 6 2 Texas 200 000 002 -- 4 California 000 102 000 -- 3 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Hough C (W)* 8.0 6 3 0 0 5 Howe S (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 California IP H R ER BB SO Witt M (L) 8.1 8 4 3 1 4 Buice D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th E -- O'Brien P, Meier D, O'Malley T, Ray J DP -- California 2 LOB -- Texas 4, California 7 2B -- Downing B, Browne J HR -- Sierra R, O'Brien P SB -- Downing B, Wilkerson C SH -- Boone B SF -- Armas T WP -- Howe S PB -- Petralli G 2 T -- 3:15 A -- 29551
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