Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers
August 12, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1977 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 7, Texas Rangers 10

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 5 0 1 0
Bannister ss 3 2 1 1
Orta 2b 5 1 2 2
Zisk rf 5 1 3 3
Gamble dh 4 1 1 1
Johnson 1b 4 0 2 0
Lemon cf 4 0 0 0
Soderholm 3b 4 0 1 0
Essian c 4 2 2 0
Barrios p 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
  Wiles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 13 7
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 5 2 2 2
Campaneris ss 5 0 1 1
Washington cf 5 0 1 0
Grieve dh 4 0 0 0
May rf 4 2 2 0
Harrah 3b 2 1 0 0
Wills 2b 3 3 3 1
Sundberg c 3 1 2 3
Smith lf 3 1 2 3
Ellis p 0 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 13 10
Chicago 000 003 3017131
Texas 010 012 15x10130
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Barrios   6.0 6 5 5 3 4
  LaGrow  L (6-2) 1.1 5 4 4 0 1
  Wiles   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
10
10
3
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis   5.1 8 3 3 0 2
  Devine   1.1 3 3 3 0 2
  Knowles  W (5-1) 2.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
0
4

  E–Essian (8).  DP–Chicago 1, Texas 1.  2B–Chicago Soderholm (12,off D Ellis); Zisk (15,off Devine), Texas May (11,off Barrios); Wills (19,off Barrios); Sundberg (16,off Barrios).  3B–Chicago Bannister (3,off D Ellis); Orta (5,off Devine), Texas Hargrove (4,off Wiles).  HR–Chicago Zisk (23,6th inning off D Ellis 1 on, 1 out); Gamble (23,6th inning off D Ellis 0 on, 1 out), Texas Hargrove (6,7th inning off Barrios 0 on, 0 out); Smith (1,8th inning off LaGrow 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Bannister (8,off Knowles).  HBP–Bannister (2,by Devine); Grieve (2,by Barrios).  SH–Smith (4,off Barrios); Harrah (8,off LaGrow).  SB–Harrah (16,2nd base off Barrios/Essian).  CS–Washington (4,2nd base by LaGrow/Essian).  HBP–Barrios (5,Grieve); Devine (2,Bannister).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:40.  A–36,852.
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