Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers
April 4, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 4, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Baltimore Orioles 5, Texas Rangers 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson dh 5 1 4 2
Bordick ss 4 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 0 1 1
Davis rf 3 0 0 1
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 0 1 0
Surhoff lf 4 0 1 0
Hammonds cf 4 1 1 0
Hoiles c 4 1 0 0
  Webster c 0 0 0 0
Reboulet 2b 2 2 1 0
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McLemore 2b 3 1 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 2 0
Greer lf 3 1 0 0
Palmer 3b 3 1 0 1
Stevens 1b 4 0 0 0
Tettleton dh 4 1 0 0
Devereaux rf 4 0 1 3
Buford cf 2 0 1 0
Gil ss 2 0 1 0
  Newson ph 1 0 0 0
  Ripken ss 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
Burkett p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 5 4
Baltimore 000 002 300–590
Texas 400 000 000–452
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  W (1-0) 6.0 5 4 4 4 3
  Mills   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Orosco   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Benitez  SV (1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
5
9
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett   5.2 6 2 2 1 5
  Gunderson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Patterson  L (0-1) 2.0 3 3 1 0 3
  Hernandez   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
1
10
  E–Stevens (1), Gil (1).  DP–Baltimore 1, Texas 2.  2B–Texas Devereaux (1,off Erickson).  SH–Reboulet (1,off Patterson).  SF–Davis (1,off Burkett).  WP–Mills (1).  U-HP–Chuck Meriwether, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–(none), 3B–Terry Craft.  T–3:00.  A–26,058.
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