Cleveland Indians vs Texas Rangers
May 14, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 3, Texas Rangers 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 5 0 2 0
Fernandez 2b 4 1 1 0
Thome 1b 2 1 1 2
Williams 3b 4 0 0 0
Justice lf 3 0 1 1
Franco dh 4 0 1 0
Giles rf 3 0 0 0
Borders c 4 0 1 0
Vizquel ss 4 1 1 0
Nagy p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Morman p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Newson lf 5 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 5 1 3 0
Greer cf 4 1 1 1
Gonzalez dh 4 1 3 2
  Buford pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Clark 1b 5 1 3 0
Palmer 3b 4 0 1 0
Stevens rf 3 0 0 0
  Simms ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Ripken 2b 4 0 0 1
Gil ss 4 0 2 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 13 4
Cleveland 000 100 110 0382
Texas 000 001 020 14130
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy   7.1 9 3 3 2 4
  Plunk   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Morman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jackson   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Assenmacher   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lopez  L (0-2) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.2
13
4
4
3
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Witt   8.0 7 3 3 3 4
  Wetteland  W (2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
10.0
8
3
3
3
7

  E–Thome (2), Giles (2).  DP–Cleveland 1, Texas 3.  2B–Cleveland Justice (10,off Witt), Texas Greer (11,off Nagy); Gonzalez (2,off Nagy).  3B–Texas Rodriguez (2,off Nagy).  HR–Cleveland Thome (7,4th inning off Witt 0 on, 2 out), Texas Gonzalez (4,8th inning off Nagy 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Thome (2,off Witt); Ripken (2,off Lopez).  IBB–Giles (1,by Witt); Palmer (2,by Lopez).  CS–Franco (3,2nd base by Wetteland/Rodriguez); Rodriguez (1,3rd base by Nagy/Borders).  SB–Rodriguez (3,2nd base off Nagy/Borders).  IBB–Lopez (4,Palmer); Witt (1,Giles).  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–3:10.  A–30,268.
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