Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers
April 23, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1996 at The Ballpark in Arlington. 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 6, Texas Rangers 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Phillips lf 5 2 3 2
Martinez cf 3 0 0 0
  Mouton ph 1 0 1 0
  Lewis cf 0 0 0 0
Thomas 1b 4 0 2 1
Baines dh 3 1 1 2
Ventura 3b 4 0 0 0
Tartabull rf 4 0 0 0
Kreuter c 5 1 1 0
  Karkovice c 0 0 0 0
Munoz 2b 4 1 2 0
  Durham 2b 0 0 0 0
Guillen ss 4 1 1 1
Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Magrane p 0 0 0 0
  McCaskill p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 1 1 0
Rodriguez c 4 1 1 2
  Buford pr 0 0 0 0
Clark 1b 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez rf 5 0 1 1
Tettleton dh 3 0 1 0
Palmer 3b 4 1 2 0
Greer lf 4 1 1 0
McLemore 2b 4 0 1 1
Elster ss 3 1 1 1
  Newson ph 1 0 0 0
  Stillwell ss 0 0 0 0
Hill p 0 0 0 0
  Vosberg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Chicago 200 400 0006111
Texas 000 050 000590
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baldwin  W (1-0) 5.0 6 5 3 2 6
  Magrane   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
  McCaskill   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Hernandez  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
5
9
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hill  L (3-2) 5.2 10 6 6 3 4
  Vosberg   3.1 1 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
6
5

  E–Baldwin (1).  DP–Chicago 1, Texas 1.  2B–Chicago Phillips (4,off Hill); Guillen (6,off Hill); F Thomas (6,off Hill); Mouton (1,off Vosberg), Texas Rodriguez (8,off Baldwin).  HR–Chicago Baines (5,1st inning off Hill 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Baines (2,by Hill); F Thomas (4,by Vosberg).  WP–Baldwin (1), Hill (1).  IBB–Hill (2,Baines); Vosberg (1,F Thomas).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Gary Cederstrom, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Terry Craft.  T–3:14.  A–29,123.
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