Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers
May 3, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 6, Texas Rangers 7

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garciaparra ss 3 1 2 0
Cordero lf 5 1 1 1
Frye dh 4 0 1 0
Stanley 1b 3 1 1 1
Naehring 3b 5 0 1 0
Valentin 2b 5 2 2 0
Pemberton rf 4 1 2 4
Haselman c 3 0 0 0
Mack cf 1 0 1 0
  Bragg ph,cf 3 0 1 0
Avery p 0 0 0 0
  Trlicek p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Garces p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Buford cf 5 0 1 1
Rodriguez c 4 0 1 1
Greer lf 4 1 3 0
Gonzalez dh 5 2 2 0
Clark 1b 3 1 1 0
Palmer 3b 4 1 2 3
Simms rf 2 0 0 0
  Stevens ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Ripken 2b,ss 4 1 3 2
Gil ss 2 1 1 0
  Newson ph 0 0 0 0
  McLemore 2b 0 0 0 0
Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Santana p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Vosberg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 14 7
Boston 201 030 0006121
Texas 000 410 0027142
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Avery   3.2 7 4 4 2 1
  Trlicek   1.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Corsi   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Garces   1.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Slocumb  L (0-1) 0.2 2 2 2 2 1
Totals
8.1
14
7
7
5
3
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver   4.1 9 6 6 3 2
  Santana   3.0 2 0 0 2 1
  Hernandez   1.1 1 0 0 2 1
  Vosberg  W (1-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
7
5

  E–Pemberton (1), Gil 2 (6).  DP–Boston 2, Texas 3.  2B–Boston Cordero (6,off Oliver); Mack (2,off Oliver), Texas Greer (8,off Avery); Gonzalez (1,off Slocumb).  3B–Boston Valentin (1,off Oliver), Texas Ripken (1,off Avery).  HR–Boston Pemberton (1,5th inning off Oliver 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Haselman (1,by Oliver); Mack (1,by Oliver).  SF–Rodriguez (1,off Avery); Palmer (2,off Trlicek).  IBB–W Clark (2,by Slocumb).  SB–Garciaparra 2 (7,2nd base off Oliver/Rodriguez 2); Greer (3,2nd base off Garces/Haselman).  HBP–Oliver 2 (2,Haselman,Mack).  IBB–Slocumb (1,W Clark).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–3:37.  A–43,557.
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