Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers
May 9, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1977 at Arlington Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 6, Texas Rangers 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 4 1 1 0
Bannister ss 4 1 2 0
Orta 2b 4 1 2 3
Zisk rf 5 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 4 0 0 0
Gamble dh 2 1 1 0
  Johnson ph,dh 2 1 1 0
Lemon cf 3 1 2 0
Soderholm 3b 3 0 1 0
Essian c 4 0 1 2
Brett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Washington lf 4 1 1 0
Campaneris ss 4 0 3 1
Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 1
Horton dh 4 0 0 0
Harrah 3b 4 0 1 0
Henderson rf 4 0 1 0
Wills 2b 4 1 1 0
Sundberg c 3 1 1 1
  Grieve ph 1 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 2 0 0 0
Boggs p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Chicago 002 102 0016111
Texas 100 020 000391
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brett  W (4-2) 9.0 9 3 3 0 5
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
0
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Boggs   3.0 6 3 3 3 1
  Lindblad  L (1-1) 5.1 4 3 3 2 2
  Devine   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Knowles   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
5
3

  E–Spencer (3), Harrah (4).  DP–Chicago 1, Texas 3.  2B–Chicago L Johnson (1,off Lindblad); Essian (5,off Lindblad), Texas Henderson (4,off Brett).  HR–Chicago Orta (3,3rd inning off Boggs 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Beniquez (3,off Brett).  SF–Hargrove (1,off Brett).  CS–Bannister (2,2nd base by Lindblad/Sundberg).  SB–Campaneris (3,2nd base off Brett/Essian); Wills (5,2nd base off Brett/Essian).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Nick Bremigan.  T–2:17.  A–6,673.
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