Rangers @ Orioles
April 21, 1983

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Bottom 14	R	H	E
Rangers	2	6	0
Orioles	2	10	2

Bottom 14	R	H	E
Rangers	2	6	0
Orioles	3	10	2

Cal Ripken Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.167	.339
OBP	.167	.377
At Bats	6	56
Hits	1	19
• Singles	1	13
• Doubles	0	5
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	4
RBI’s	0	5

Odell Jones Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	0	2

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Memorial Stadium - April 21, 1983

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Out

Odell Jones

Jim Sundberg

Dave Hostetler

Mike Richardt

Buddy Bell

Bucky Dent

Billy Sample

George Wright

Pete O'Brien

Cal Ripken

Dan Ford

John Shelby

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Texas Rangers	2	6	0	5
Baltimore Orioles	3	10	2	13
Winning Pitcher	Tim Stoddard
Losing Pitcher	Odell Jones
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Cal Ripken
Attendance	10,311
Time of Game	3 hours 33 minutes

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Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. Shelby scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 14 Ford hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Shelby moves to third.

Bottom 14 Shelby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 14 Odell Jones now pitching. Dempsey strikes out.

Top 14 Dent is called out on strikes.

Top 14 Sample is called out on strikes.

Top 14 Richardt hits a fly ball into center field. Shelby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 13 Rodriguez hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 13 Dauer is walked intentionally.

Bottom 13 Singleton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample who is chasing the ball. Singleton reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 13 Dwyer is called out on strikes.

Bottom 13 Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 13 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stoddard fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 13 Sundberg strikes out.

Top 13 Tim Stoddard now pitching. Wright strikes out.

Bottom 12 Ripken hits a line drive towards short. Dent reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 12 Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 12 Shelby hits a line drive towards short. Dent reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 12 Hostetler strikes out.

Top 12 O'Brien is called out on strikes.

Top 12 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 11 Dempsey hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sundberg fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 11 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 11 Dauer hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Wright. Dauer reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 11 Singleton hits a fly ball into right field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 11 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 11 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 11 Jim Dwyer now playing left field. Richardt strikes out.

Bottom 10 Lenn Sakata pinch hits for John Lowenstein. Frank Tanana now pitching. Sakata strikes out.

Bottom 10 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ripken moves to second.

Bottom 10 Ripken hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 10 Dave Hostetler now playing first base. Bucky Dent now playing shortstop. Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 10 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 10 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.

Top 10 Wright strikes out.

Top 10 Dave Hostetler pinch hits for Jim Anderson. Hostetler strikes out.

Bottom 9 Shelby hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Dempsey takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 9 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 9 Bill Stein now playing first base. Dauer is called out on strikes.

Top 9 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Bell strikes out. Dempsey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bell out.

Top 9 John Lowenstein now playing left field. Tippy Martinez now pitching. Bill Stein pinch hits for Larry Biittner. Stein strikes out.

Bottom 8 Ken Singleton pinch hits for Benny Ayala. Singleton hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 John Lowenstein pinch hits for Gary Roenicke. Lowenstein strikes out.

Bottom 8 Jim Sundberg now catching. Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Sample hits a popup towards short. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Richardt hits a fly ball into center field. Shelby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Rivers hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dempsey fields it and throws to first for the out. Sundberg moves to second.

Top 8 Aurelio Rodriguez now playing third base. Jim Sundberg pinch hits for Bob Johnson. Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez juggles the ball. That's an error on Rodriguez.

Bottom 7 Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Tobik covering, for the out.

Bottom 7 Dave Tobik now pitching. Ford takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Shelby moves to second.

Bottom 7 Shelby takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Dempsey hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Dauer is called out on strikes.

Bottom 6 Ayala hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 6 Roenicke hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Murray strikes out.

Top 6 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Sample hits a fly ball into center field. Shelby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Ripken hits a fly ball into center field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Shelby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Richardt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 5 Rivers hits a popup towards third. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wright moves to third.

Top 5 Wright hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Shelby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 O'Brien hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Shelby. O'Brien reaches second base with a double.

Top 4 Bell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Ayala hits a fly ball into center field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Roenicke takes first base on ball four. Murray moves to second.

Bottom 3 Murray takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Shelby scores.

Bottom 3 Ford hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Shelby moves to third.

Bottom 3 Shelby hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.

Top 3 Sample hits a fly ball into center field. Shelby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Richardt hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Shelby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Ayala hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Ayala reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Johnson strikes out.

Top 2 Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Shelby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Roenicke hits a fly ball into center field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Murray takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Shelby hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Wright. Shelby reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Palmer covering, for the out.

Top 1 Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roenicke. Bell reaches second base with a double. Richardt scores. That run is unearned.

Top 1 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rivers scores. Richardt moves to third. That run is unearned.

Top 1 Sample bunts towards third. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to third. Richardt moves to second.

Top 1 Richardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hernandez juggles the ball. That's an error on Hernandez. Rivers moves to second.

Top 1 Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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