Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles
April 23, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1997 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. 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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Chicago White Sox 11, Baltimore Orioles 9

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 5 0 1 0
Phillips 3b 4 2 1 0
Thomas 1b 5 3 4 1
Belle lf 5 0 0 0
Baines dh 5 0 1 0
Mouton rf 3 3 3 3
  Lewis cf 0 0 0 0
Martinez cf,rf 4 3 3 2
Karkovice c 5 0 1 2
Guillen ss 4 0 1 2
Navarro p 0 0 0 0
  Simas p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 11 15 10
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 4 2 2 1
Alomar 2b 4 1 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 2 1 0
Davis rf 4 2 2 6
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 0 1 2
Hammonds lf 5 0 1 0
Incaviglia dh 5 1 2 0
Webster c 4 1 0 0
Reboulet ss 4 0 0 0
Coppinger p 0 0 0 0
  Boskie p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 9 9
Chicago 024 021 000 211151
Baltimore 200 002 500 0991
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Navarro   7.0 7 9 4 3 2
  Simas   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Castillo  W (2-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Hernandez  SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
9
9
4
3
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Coppinger   2.2 4 6 6 6 3
  Boskie   3.1 8 3 3 1 2
  Johnson   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Mathews   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Myers   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Benitez  L (0-2) 1.0 2 2 2 2 1
Totals
10.0
15
11
11
11
8

  E–Guillen (3), Hammonds (1).  2B–Chicago F Thomas (4,off Coppinger), Baltimore Ripken (5,off Navarro); Palmeiro (4,off Navarro); Incaviglia (1,off Simas).  HR–Chicago Mouton (1,2nd inning off Coppinger 0 on, 0 out); Martinez (1,2nd inning off Coppinger 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore Davis (2,7th inning off Navarro 3 on, 2 out).  SF–Mouton 2 (2,off Boskie,off Benitez); Davis (2,off Navarro); Ripken (2,off Navarro).  IBB–Baines (3,by Benitez).  SB–Martinez (1,2nd base off Benitez/Webster); Hammonds (2,2nd base off Hernandez/Karkovice).  CS–Durham 2 (3,2nd base by Coppinger/Webster,2nd base by Boskie/Webster).  WP–Navarro (7), Coppinger (1).  IBB–Benitez (1,Baines).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–3:56.  A–42,902.
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