Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees
May 7, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1997 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 2, New York Yankees 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McLemore 2b 3 0 1 0
  Ripken 2b 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 2 2 0
Greer lf 5 0 0 0
Gonzalez dh 5 0 2 1
Clark 1b 3 0 0 0
Palmer 3b 4 0 1 1
Stevens rf 4 0 3 0
Buford cf 3 0 0 0
Gil ss 3 0 0 0
Burkett p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 2 0 1 1
Boggs 3b 4 0 0 0
Williams cf 4 0 0 0
Martinez 1b 4 1 1 1
Fielder dh 4 1 1 0
O'Neill rf 3 1 1 0
Jeter ss 3 1 2 0
Girardi c 3 1 1 2
Sojo 2b 3 0 1 1
Cone p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
Texas 101 000 000290
New York 041 000 00x582
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett  L (1-2) 7.0 8 5 5 1 4
  Gunderson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
1
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Cone  W (4-2) 6.0 7 2 1 3 8
  Nelson   2.0 2 0 0 1 4
  Rivera  SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
1
5
12

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  PB–Girardi (5).  2B–Texas Rodriguez (8,off Cone); Palmer (6,off Cone), New York Girardi (6,off Burkett); Raines (5,off Burkett).  HR–New York Martinez (14,3rd inning off Burkett 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Raines (3,off Burkett).  SB–Stevens (1,2nd base off Cone/Girardi); Raines (4,2nd base off Burkett/Rodriguez).  CS–Stevens (1,Home by Cone/Girardi); Jeter (1,2nd base by Burkett/Rodriguez).  WP–Cone (3).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:55.  A–18,778.
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