Cleveland Indians vs Texas Rangers
May 13, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 13, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. 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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Cleveland Indians 7, Texas Rangers 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 5 0 0 0
Seitzer 1b 5 1 1 0
Franco dh 5 2 2 0
Williams 3b 4 3 2 2
Justice lf 3 1 2 2
Alomar, Jr. c 4 0 1 1
  Thome ph 0 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Borders c 0 0 0 0
Curtis rf 3 0 1 0
  Giles ph,rf 1 0 0 1
Fernandez 2b 5 0 3 1
Vizquel ss 4 0 0 0
Ogea p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Morman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 12 7
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Newson lf 3 0 1 0
  Devereaux ph 1 0 0 0
  Ripken ss 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 5 0 1 0
Greer cf,lf 4 1 3 0
Gonzalez dh 3 1 1 2
Clark 1b 2 0 0 0
Palmer 3b 5 0 1 0
Stevens rf 5 1 1 0
McLemore 2b 4 0 0 1
Gil ss 3 0 0 0
  Simms ph 0 0 0 0
  Buford pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Whiteside p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Vosberg p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Cleveland 000 301 0037122
Texas 012 000 000381
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ogea  W (3-3) 6.1 6 3 2 6 6
  Kline   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jackson   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Assenmacher   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Mesa   0.2 2 0 0 1 2
  Morman  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
8
9
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver  L (1-4) 5.2 6 4 4 4 1
  Whiteside   2.1 3 1 1 0 2
  Hernandez   0.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Vosberg   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Patterson   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
5
4

  E–Alomar (6), Ogea (3), McLemore (5).  2B–Cleveland Justice (9,off Oliver); Fernandez (8,off Whiteside); Williams (12,off Hernandez), Texas Newson (3,off Ogea); Stevens (6,off Ogea); Palmer (8,off Ogea).  HR–Cleveland Williams (10,6th inning off Oliver 0 on, 0 out), Texas Gonzalez (3,3rd inning off Ogea 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Justice (3,by Hernandez); W Clark 2 (4,by Ogea 2).  WP–Ogea 2 (2).  IBB–Ogea 2 (2,W Clark 2); Hernandez (2,Justice).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–3:33.  A–31,798.
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