New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers
May 16, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 0, Texas Rangers 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 3 0 0 0
Boggs 3b 2 0 1 0
Williams cf 3 0 1 0
Martinez 1b 4 0 0 0
Fielder dh 4 0 0 0
O'Neill rf 3 0 0 0
Jeter ss 4 0 0 0
Duncan 2b 4 0 2 0
Posada c 3 0 0 0
Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Buford cf 4 1 1 2
Rodriguez c 4 0 1 0
Clark 1b 4 1 1 1
Gonzalez dh 4 1 1 0
Palmer 3b 2 1 0 0
Simms rf 2 0 0 0
  Greer ph,lf 1 1 1 3
Devereaux lf 2 0 0 0
  Newson ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Ripken 2b 3 1 1 0
Gil ss 3 0 0 0
Santana p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 6 6
New York 000 000 000040
Texas 000 002 40x660
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Wells  L (4-2) 6.0 4 4 4 0 1
  Mecir   2.0 2 2 2 1 2
Totals
8.0
6
6
6
1
3
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Santana  W (2-0) 6.1 4 0 0 4 4
  Patterson  SV (1) 2.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
5
5

  E–None.  DP–Texas 1.  2B–New York Duncan (7,off Santana), Texas Ripken (2,off Wells); Gonzalez (3,off Wells).  HR–Texas Buford (3,6th inning off Wells 1 on, 2 out); W Clark (5,7th inning off Wells 0 on, 0 out); Greer (3,7th inning off Mecir 2 on, 0 out).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:36.  A–42,420.
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