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Rangers
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 16, 1988
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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 16, 1988 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 16, 1988 |
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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 16, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | California Angels |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Kilgus |
Home Starting Pitcher | Willie Fraser |
Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
City | Anaheim |
State | CA |
Attendance | 25,453 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: John Shulock 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Jim McKean |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
Geno Petralli | DH |
Chad Kreuter | Catcher |
Cecil Espy | Left Fielder |
Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
Jerry Browne | Second Baseman |
Bobby Valentine | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Schofield | Shortstop |
Brian Downing | DH |
Johnny Ray | Second Baseman |
Wally Joyner | First Baseman |
Chili Davis | Right Fielder |
Mike Brown | Left Fielder |
Bob Boone | Catcher |
Dante Bichette | Center Fielder |
Jack Howell | Third Baseman |
Cookie Rojas | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 16, 1988
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Fraser
McDowell hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Fraser
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Fraser
O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Fraser
Sierra hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Kilgus
Schofield is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Kilgus
Downing takes first base on ball four. Schofield moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Ray vs. Kilgus
Ray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schofield moves to third. Downing moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Joyner vs. Kilgus
The umpire calls a balk on Kilgus Schofield scores. Downing moves to third. Ray moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Joyner vs. Kilgus
Joyner hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sierra. Joyner reaches second base with a double. Downing scores. Ray scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Kilgus
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Joyner moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Kilgus
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Joyner scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Kilgus
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Kilgus
The umpire calls a balk on Kilgus Brown moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bichette vs. Kilgus
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Howell vs. Wilson
Steve Wilson now pitching.
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Fraser
Petralli strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Fraser
Kreuter hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Fraser
Espy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Wilson
Schofield hits a line drive into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Wilson
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ray vs. Wilson
Ray 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, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Fraser
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Fraser
Browne strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Fraser
McDowell hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bichette. McDowell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Fraser
Fletcher is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Fraser
O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Wilson
Joyner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Wilson
Davis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wilson
Brown 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, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Wilson
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boone for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Wilson
Bichette hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Fraser
Sierra hits a fly ball into center field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Fraser
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Joyner scoops it up and throws to first, with Fraser covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Fraser
Kreuter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Espy vs. Fraser
Espy hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Wilson
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Wilson
Schofield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Wilson
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Fraser
Buechele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Browne vs. Fraser
Browne hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Fraser
The umpire calls a balk on Fraser Buechele moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McDowell vs. Fraser
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Fraser
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ray vs. Wilson
Ray hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Wilson
Joyner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Wilson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Fraser
O'Brien hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Fraser
Sierra hits a fly ball into center field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Fraser
Petralli takes first base on ball four. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Kreuter vs. Fraser
Kreuter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to third. Petralli moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Espy vs. Fraser
Espy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Joyner fields it and throws to second for the out. O'Brien scores. Petralli moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Buechele vs. Fraser
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 1 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wilson
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Wilson
Boone hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Wilson
Bichette hits a line drive into left field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Wilson
Howell 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 7
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Rangers, 1 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Fraser
Browne hits a line drive into center field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Fraser
McDowell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Fraser
There goes McDowell. The throw from Boone and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Fraser
Fletcher is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
O'Brien vs. Corbett
Curt Wilkerson pinch runs for Scott Fletcher. Sherman Corbett now pitching.
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray fields it and throws to second for the out. McDowell scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Corbett
Sierra hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reimer vs. Minton
Greg Minton now pitching. Barbaro Garbey pinch hits for Geno Petralli. Kevin Reimer pinch hits for Barbaro Garbey.
Reimer hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. May
Curt Wilkerson now playing shortstop. Scott May now pitching.
Schofield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. May
Downing hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McDowell. Downing reaches second base with a double. Schofield goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Ray vs. May
Ray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Joyner vs. May
Joyner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. May
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with May covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Minton
Mark McLemore now playing second base.
Kreuter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Espy vs. Minton
Espy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kreuter moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Buechele vs. Minton
Buechele strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Browne vs. Minton
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Williams
Mitch Williams now pitching.
Brown hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Williams
Boone takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bichette vs. Williams
Bichette strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Williams
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Schofield vs. Williams
Schofield strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Harvey
Devon White now playing center field. Dante Bichette now playing right field. Bryan Harvey now pitching.
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Harvey
Wilkerson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Angels, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Harvey
O'Brien strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/16/1988 -- Texas at California (N) Texas AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI McDowell O, cf 4 1 1 0 Schofield D, ss 4 2 2 0 Fletcher S, ss 1 0 0 0 Downing B, dh 3 1 1 1 Wilkerson C, pr-ss 1 0 0 0 Ray J, 2b 4 1 1 0 O'Brien P, 1b 5 1 1 1 McLemore M, 2b 0 0 0 0 Sierra R, rf 4 0 1 0 Joyner W, 1b 2 2 2 2 Petralli G, dh 2 0 0 0 Davis C, rf 4 1 1 2 Garbey B, ph 0 0 0 0 White D, cf 0 0 0 0 Reimer K, ph 1 0 0 0 Brown M, lf 4 0 2 1 Kreuter C, c 3 0 2 0 Boone B, c 3 0 1 0 Espy C, lf 4 0 1 1 Bichette D, cf-rf 4 0 1 0 Buechele S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Howell J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Browne J, 2b 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 7 2 32 7 11 6 Texas 000 001 100 -- 2 California 402 000 10x -- 7 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Kilgus P (L) 0.2 4 4 4 1 0 Wilson S 5.1 4 2 2 1 0 May S 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 Williams M 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 California IP H R ER BB SO Fraser W (W) 6.1 4 2 2 4 4 Corbett S 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Minton G 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 Harvey B 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 E -- Boone B DP -- Texas 3, California 1 LOB -- Texas 10, California 6 2B -- Joyner W, McDowell O, Downing B HR -- Davis C SB -- McDowell O HBP -- by Kilgus P (Schofield D), by Fraser W (Fletcher S) 2 Balk -- Kilgus P 2, Fraser W T -- 2:41 A -- 25453
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