Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers
April 15, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 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 2, Texas Rangers 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Phillips rf 4 0 2 0
Durham 2b 4 1 3 1
Thomas 1b 4 0 1 0
Belle lf 4 0 0 0
Baines dh 4 1 3 1
Snopek 3b 4 0 0 0
Martinez cf 4 0 0 0
Pena c 3 0 0 0
  Kreuter ph 1 0 0 0
Guillen ss 4 0 2 0
Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Simas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 11 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McLemore 2b 3 1 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 1 1 0
Greer lf 3 1 3 0
Stevens 1b 3 2 2 2
Palmer 3b 3 0 0 1
Tettleton dh 3 0 0 0
  Simms pr,dh 1 0 0 0
Sagmoen rf 3 0 0 1
Buford cf 4 0 1 0
Gil ss 4 0 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 4
Chicago 000 000 0202111
Texas 101 001 20x570
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baldwin  L (0-2) 7.0 6 5 4 4 5
  Simas   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
7
5
4
4
7
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  W (2-0) 7.2 11 2 2 0 2
  Hernandez   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
0
2

  E–Durham (1).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Texas Greer (4,off Baldwin).  HR–Chicago Durham (1,8th inning off Witt 0 on, 0 out); Baines (1,8th inning off Witt 0 on, 2 out), Texas Stevens (3,7th inning off Baldwin 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Palmer (1,off Baldwin).  CS–Snopek (1,2nd base by Witt/Rodriguez).  SB–Rodriguez (1,2nd base off Baldwin/Pena); McLemore (1,2nd base off Baldwin/Pena); Greer (1,2nd base off Baldwin/Pena); Buford (3,2nd base off Simas/Pena).  WP–Baldwin 2 (3).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–2:41.  A–27,990.
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