Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox
May 15, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1987 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 0, Chicago White Sox 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 3 0 1 0
Fletcher ss 3 0 1 0
Sierra rf 4 0 1 0
Incaviglia lf 3 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 4 0 0 0
Parrish 3b 3 0 1 0
Porter dh 4 0 0 0
Petralli c 3 0 1 0
Browne 2b 3 0 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Meridith p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Boston cf 3 1 0 0
Redus lf,rf 3 2 1 0
Baines dh 2 0 1 1
Walker 1b 3 1 1 1
Calderon rf 1 0 0 0
  Royster ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Hulett 3b 4 0 0 1
Hill 2b 3 0 0 1
Guillen ss 4 0 0 0
Karkovice c 3 1 0 0
Dotson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 5 3 4
Texas 000 000 000051
Chicago 002 030 00x531
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  L (1-2) 4.0 2 4 4 6 6
  Meridith   0.1 1 1 0 0 1
  Russell   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Harris   2.0 0 0 0 1 4
  Williams   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
3
5
4
8
12
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Dotson  W (2-4) 9.0 5 0 0 5 4
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
5
4

  E–Fletcher (3), Dotson (1).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Texas Sierra (6,off Dotson).  SH–McDowell (1,off Dotson).  SF–Hill (1,off Russell).  SB–Calderon (6,2nd base off Witt/Petralli); Boston (8,2nd base off Witt/Petralli).  WP–Witt (3).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Mark Johnson, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–2:49.  A–11,969.
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