Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers
August 21, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1983 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 3, Texas Rangers 1

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Law R. cf 3 1 1 0
Fisk c 4 1 2 2
Baines rf 4 0 1 0
Walker 1b 3 0 0 0
  Squires 1b 0 0 0 0
Kittle lf 3 1 0 0
  Stegman lf 0 0 0 0
Hairston dh 4 0 0 0
Law V. 3b 4 0 1 0
Fletcher ss 4 0 0 0
Cruz 2b 4 0 0 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Barojas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Tolleson 2b 2 0 0 0
  O'Brien ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Bell 3b 3 0 0 0
Wright cf 4 0 0 0
Parrish rf 4 1 3 0
Stein 1b,2b 4 0 1 0
Hostetler dh 4 0 1 1
Sample lf 4 0 0 0
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
Dent ss 3 0 1 0
Butcher p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Chicago 000 021 000351
Texas 010 000 000161
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  W (12-9) 6.2 5 1 1 2 9
  Barojas  SV (12) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
11
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Butcher  L (4-4) 6.0 5 3 2 2 7
  Schmidt   3.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
2
9

  E–Baines (6), Dent (9).  HR–Chicago Fisk (20,5th inning off Butcher 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Kittle (8,by Butcher).  CS–Tolleson (8,3rd base by Bannister/Fisk).  WP–Bannister 2 (7), Butcher (4).  HBP–Butcher (1,Kittle).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–2:51.  A–11,861.
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