Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers
August 5, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 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 15, Texas Rangers 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 4 3 3 1
Martin dh 4 3 3 2
Thomas F. 1b 5 0 2 1
Tartabull rf 4 0 0 2
  Lewis lf 2 0 1 1
Mouton lf,rf 5 1 2 1
Snopek ss 3 2 2 0
  Guillen ph,ss 2 0 1 1
Ventura 3b 6 2 2 3
Karkovice c 4 1 0 0
Martinez cf 5 3 3 3
Alvarez p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas L. p 0 0 0 0
  Karchner p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 15 19 15
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 1 0
Greer lf 5 1 2 0
Palmer 3b 5 0 2 0
Clark 1b 5 0 2 1
Tettleton dh 2 1 0 0
McLemore 2b 5 1 1 0
Buford rf 3 1 1 0
  Newson ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Elster ss 2 1 1 4
Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Chicago 143 003 00415191
Texas 000 400 1005100
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Alvarez  W (14-5) 6.2 8 5 5 4 4
  Thomas   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Karchner   1.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Darwin   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
6
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver  L (9-5) 2.1 7 8 8 2 1
  Heredia   2.2 4 3 3 1 4
  Russell   2.0 2 0 0 2 0
  Stanton   2.0 6 4 4 1 1
Totals
9.0
19
15
15
6
6

  E–F Thomas (6).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Rodriguez (8).  2B–Chicago Durham 2 (25,off Oliver,off Stanton); Snopek (6,off Oliver), Texas Clark (14,off Alvarez).  3B–Texas Greer (4,off Alvarez).  HR–Chicago Martin (1,2nd inning off Oliver 1 on, 2 out); Ventura (24,3rd inning off Oliver 2 on, 1 out); Martinez (7,9th inning off Stanton 1 on, 1 out), Texas Elster (18,4th inning off Alvarez 3 on, 1 out).  SF–Durham (3,off Oliver); Guillen (7,off Russell).  IBB–Mouton (4,by Russell).  IBB–Russell (3,Mouton).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–3:31.  A–29,973.
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