Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers
April 14, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 1, Texas Rangers 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Phillips rf 3 1 1 0
Durham 2b 4 0 1 1
Thomas 1b 3 0 1 0
Belle lf 4 0 0 0
Baines dh 2 0 0 0
  Lewis pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Snopek 3b 3 0 0 0
Martinez cf 4 0 1 0
Karkovice c 3 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
Guillen ss 3 0 0 0
Alvarez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McLemore 2b 3 0 0 1
Ripken ss 4 1 1 0
Greer lf 4 1 1 2
Rodriguez c 4 0 1 0
Palmer 3b 4 0 2 0
Tettleton dh 3 0 0 0
Devereaux rf 3 0 0 0
Stevens 1b 2 1 1 0
Buford cf 3 0 1 0
Hill p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
Chicago 001 000 000141
Texas 001 000 02x370
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Alvarez  L (0-3) 8.0 7 3 2 1 4
Totals
8.0
7
3
2
1
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hill   7.0 3 1 1 4 3
  Patterson  W (1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Wetteland  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
5
4

  E–Guillen (2).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Chicago Phillips (3,off Hill), Texas Buford (2,off Alvarez); Palmer (1,off Alvarez); Rodriguez (2,off Alvarez); Ripken (1,off Alvarez).  HR–Texas Greer (1,8th inning off Alvarez 1 on, 1 out).  SF–McLemore (1,off Alvarez).  SB–Snopek (1,2nd base off Hill/Rodriguez).  CS–McLemore (1,2nd base by Alvarez/Karkovice).  WP–Alvarez (1), Hill 2 (2).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:37.  A–27,891.
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