Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox
May 17, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 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 5, Chicago White Sox 8

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Browne 2b 4 0 1 0
McDowell cf 4 1 1 0
Sierra rf 4 1 1 2
Incaviglia lf 4 1 1 0
O'Brien 1b 4 2 2 1
Parrish dh 4 0 2 0
Petralli c 4 0 2 2
Buechele 3b 3 0 0 0
  Porter ph 1 0 1 0
Wilkerson ss 3 0 0 0
  Fletcher ss 1 0 0 0
Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Mohorcic p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Boston cf 3 0 1 0
Redus rf 3 1 1 3
Baines dh 5 1 2 1
Walker 1b 5 1 3 2
Hairston lf 1 1 0 0
  Royster lf 0 0 0 0
Hill 2b 4 1 1 1
Fisk c 5 0 1 0
Hulett 3b 2 2 1 1
Guillen ss 4 1 2 0
Long p 0 0 0 0
  Thigpen p 0 0 0 0
  McKeon p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 12 8
Texas 010 004 0005112
Chicago 002 011 22x8120
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough   5.2 8 4 4 5 3
  Harris  L (1-4) 0.2 1 2 1 2 0
  Mohorcic   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Williams   0.0 2 2 2 2 0
  Russell   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
8
7
9
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Long   5.1 7 4 4 0 3
  Thigpen   0.2 3 1 1 1 0
  McKeon  W (1-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  James  SV (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
1
5

  E–Sierra (2), Incaviglia (5).  DP–Texas 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Texas McDowell (4,off Long); Incaviglia (4,off Long); Porter (1,off James), Chicago Walker (4,off Hough).  HR–Texas Sierra (4,6th inning off Long 1 on, 1 out), Chicago Redus (4,5th inning off Hough 0 on, 1 out); Walker (6,8th inning off Williams 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Redus (1,off Hough); Hulett (1,off Mohorcic).  SB–Royster (1,2nd base off Williams/Petralli).  CS–Boston (3,2nd base by Hough/Petralli).  WP–Hough (3).  BK–Harris (1).  U-HP–Mark Johnson, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Steve Palermo, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–3:24.  A–16,099.
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