Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Indians
May 6, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1997 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 4, Cleveland Indians 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McLemore 2b 5 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 3 2 2 0
Greer lf 4 1 2 0
Gonzalez dh 3 1 1 3
Clark 1b 3 0 2 1
Palmer 3b 4 0 1 0
Newson rf 4 0 0 0
Buford cf 4 0 0 0
Gil ss 3 0 1 0
  Stevens ph 1 0 0 0
Pavlik p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 4 0 0 0
Seitzer 3b 4 2 2 0
Thome 1b 2 2 1 0
Franco dh 4 1 2 3
Justice lf 3 0 0 1
Ramirez rf 1 0 0 0
Fernandez 2b 4 0 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 0 1 0
Vizquel ss 2 0 0 0
Hershiser p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 6 4
Texas 000 200 020492
Cleveland 300 020 00x560
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Pavlik  L (2-3) 4.1 6 5 4 5 4
  Patterson   1.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Gunderson   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Hernandez   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
4
6
9
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  W (3-0) 7.0 7 2 2 1 1
  Plunk   0.1 1 2 2 0 0
  Assenmacher   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Jackson  SV (3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
3

  E–Rodriguez (2), Buford (2).  DP–Texas 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–Texas Rodriguez (7,off Hershiser); Greer (9,off Plunk), Cleveland Seitzer 2 (3,off Pavlik 2); Alomar (7,off Pavlik).  HR–Texas Gonzalez (1,4th inning off Hershiser 1 on, 1 out), Cleveland Franco (2,1st inning off Pavlik 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Gonzalez (1,off Plunk); Justice (3,off Pavlik).  HBP–Rodriguez (2,by Plunk).  HBP–Plunk (1,Rodriguez).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:45.  A–40,451.
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