Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox
April 30, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1997 at Comiskey Park II. 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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Texas Rangers 6, Chicago White Sox 2

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McLemore 2b 3 0 0 0
Buford cf 3 1 1 0
Greer lf 4 1 1 0
Palmer 3b 3 1 3 0
Clark 1b 3 0 1 0
Simms dh 3 1 1 4
Devereaux rf 3 1 1 0
Mercedes c 3 0 0 0
Gil ss 3 1 1 2
Hill p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Witt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 6 9 6
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 3b 3 1 1 1
Durham 2b 3 0 2 0
Thomas 1b 1 0 0 0
Belle lf 3 0 0 0
Baines dh 3 0 1 0
Mouton rf 3 0 0 0
Martinez cf 3 0 1 0
Karkovice c 2 1 0 0
Martin ss 2 0 1 0
Alvarez p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
  Levine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 23 2 6 1
Texas 400 002 0690
Chicago 002 000 x262
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hill   1.1 1 0 0 0 3
  Hernandez   2.2 3 2 1 1 2
  Witt  W (5-0) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
6.0
6
2
1
2
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Alvarez  L (1-4) 2.0 3 4 0 2 1
  Castillo   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Darwin   2.0 3 2 1 1 0
  Levine   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
6.0
9
6
1
4
2

  E–Phillips (2), Martin (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Mercedes (1).  2B–Texas Palmer (4,off D Darwin).  HR–Texas Simms (3,1st inning off Alvarez 3 on, 2 out); Gil (1,6th inning off D Darwin 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–W Clark (1,by D Darwin).  HBP–Karkovice (1,by Hernandez).  SB–Buford (9,2nd base off Alvarez/Karkovice); Phillips (3,2nd base off Hernandez/Mercedes); Durham (7,2nd base off Witt/Mercedes).  CS–Durham (4,2nd base by Hill/Mercedes).  HBP–Hernandez (1,Karkovice).  IBB–D Darwin (1,W Clark).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–2:30.  A–14,034.
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