Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers
May 2, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 5, Texas Rangers 4

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garciaparra ss 5 0 1 0
Cordero lf 5 2 2 0
Vaughn 1b 2 1 1 1
  Frye pr 0 1 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
Jefferson dh 3 0 2 1
  Stanley ph,dh,1b 1 0 0 1
Naehring 3b 5 0 0 0
O'Leary rf 3 0 1 0
Valentin 2b 5 1 2 1
Hatteberg c 3 0 2 1
  Mack pr 0 0 0 0
  Haselman c 1 0 0 0
Bragg cf 2 0 1 0
Sele p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McLemore 2b 5 1 0 0
Rodriguez c 5 1 4 0
Greer lf 4 0 2 1
Gonzalez dh 5 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 0 1 1
Palmer 3b 3 0 0 0
Stevens rf 1 1 0 0
  Devereaux ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Buford cf 4 1 1 2
Gil ss 2 0 0 0
Burkett p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Boston 100 110 1015121
Texas 001 002 100481
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sele   5.1 5 3 3 5 5
  Corsi   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Henry  W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Slocumb  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
6
7
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett   6.0 11 4 4 2 4
  Gunderson   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Patterson  L (2-3) 2.0 0 1 1 3 1
  Wetteland   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
7
5

  E–Vaughn (6), Buford (1).  DP–Boston 1, Texas 2.  2B–Boston Hatteberg (4,off Burkett), Texas W Clark (2,off Henry).  HR–Boston Vaughn (7,5th inning off Burkett 0 on, 1 out), Texas Buford (2,6th inning off Sele 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Bragg (2,off Patterson).  SF–Stanley (3,off Patterson).  CS–Jefferson (1,2nd base by Burkett/Rodriguez).  WP–Patterson (2).  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–3:38.  A–35,338.
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