Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers
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 The Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 1, Texas Rangers 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 4 0 1 0
Easley 2b,ss 4 1 1 0
Fryman 3b 4 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 0 1 1
Nevin dh 3 0 0 0
  Pride ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Nieves rf 4 0 0 0
Higginson lf 2 0 1 0
Johnson c 3 0 0 0
Cruz ss 2 0 0 0
  Reed ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Olivares p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McLemore 2b 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 2 2 1
Greer lf 3 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 0 3 0
Palmer 3b 3 0 0 0
Stevens dh 3 0 0 0
  Simms ph,dh 1 0 1 1
Newson rf 1 0 0 0
  Sagmoen pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Buford cf 2 0 0 0
Gil ss 3 0 0 0
Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 6 2
Detroit 000 000 001140
Texas 000 100 001260
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Olivares   8.0 4 1 1 3 6
  Brocail  L (0-2) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Myers   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Miceli   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
6
2
2
4
7
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver   8.0 2 0 0 1 5
  Wetteland  W (1-0) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
7

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 4.  2B–Detroit Higginson (3,off Oliver); Easley (6,off Wetteland), Texas W Clark (1,off Olivares).  HR–Texas Rodriguez (2,4th inning off Olivares 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Greer (1,off Myers).  HBP–Buford (2,by Olivares).  IBB–Palmer (1,by Myers).  SB–Higginson (2,2nd base off Oliver/Rodriguez).  HBP–Olivares (1,Buford).  IBB–Myers (1,Palmer).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Larry Young.  T–2:21.  A–35,230.
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