Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox
May 17, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1985 at Comiskey Park I. 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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Texas Rangers 2, Chicago White Sox 4

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Wilkerson ss 4 0 2 0
Harrah 2b 3 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 0 2 1
Parrish rf 4 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 3 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 0 0 0
Wright cf 3 0 1 0
Slaught c 3 0 1 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
Dunbar lf 2 2 1 1
  Ward lf 1 0 0 0
Noles p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Law lf 4 1 2 1
Fletcher 3b 4 0 1 0
Baines rf 4 0 0 0
Walker 1b 4 1 2 0
Gamble dh 4 1 2 0
Fisk c 3 1 1 3
Boston cf 3 0 0 0
Hulett 2b 3 0 1 0
Guillen ss 3 0 0 0
Dotson p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Texas 001 010 000270
Chicago 000 300 01x490
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Noles  L (2-4) 7.2 9 4 4 0 5
  Schmidt   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
0
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Dotson  W (2-1) 7.0 6 2 2 3 4
  James  SV (7) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
7

  E–None.  DP–Texas 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Walker (6,off Noles).  HR–Texas Dunbar (1,5th inning off Dotson 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Fisk (7,4th inning off Noles 2 on, 0 out); Law (2,8th inning off Noles 0 on, 0 out).  CS–Bell (2,2nd base by Dotson/Fisk).  T–2:34.  A–21,834.
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