Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago White Sox
April 16, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1997 at Comiskey Park II. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago White Sox 9

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson dh 3 0 0 0
Reboulet 2b 2 0 1 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 1 1 0
Surhoff lf 4 1 1 0
Incaviglia rf 3 0 1 1
Walton cf 3 1 0 0
Hoiles c 4 0 3 2
Bordick ss 4 0 0 0
Boskie p 0 0 0 0
  Coppinger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Phillips rf 4 1 1 0
  Lewis ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Durham 2b 4 1 0 0
Thomas 1b 3 1 1 0
Belle lf 4 2 2 3
  Mouton lf 0 0 0 0
Baines dh 3 2 1 1
Snopek 3b 3 1 0 1
Martinez cf,rf 4 0 2 3
Karkovice c 4 0 0 0
Guillen ss 4 1 1 0
Drabek p 0 0 0 0
  Bertotti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 9 8
Baltimore 010 000 002371
Chicago 411 300 00x990
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Boskie  L (0-1) 4.0 6 9 8 4 2
  Coppinger   4.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
9
8
4
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  W (1-1) 8.0 3 1 1 4 3
  Bertotti   1.0 4 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
5

  E–Incaviglia (1).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Baltimore Hoiles (3,off Drabek); Surhoff (2,off Bertotti), Chicago Belle (3,off Boskie); Guillen (2,off Boskie).  3B–Chicago Martinez (2,off Boskie).  HR–Chicago Baines (2,3rd inning off Boskie 0 on, 0 out); Belle (2,4th inning off Boskie 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Reboulet (2,off Drabek).  IBB–Baines (1,by Boskie).  SB–Durham (4,2nd base off Boskie/Hoiles).  WP–Drabek (2).  IBB–Boskie (1,Baines).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–2:44.  A–14,061.
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