New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers
May 17, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. 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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New York Yankees 11, Texas Rangers 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 5 3 3 0
Boggs 3b 5 1 1 0
Williams cf 4 2 4 4
  Pose pr,cf 1 0 1 0
Martinez 1b 6 1 1 3
Fielder dh 6 1 4 1
O'Neill rf 5 2 3 2
Jeter ss 5 0 0 0
Duncan 2b 5 0 1 0
  Sojo 2b 1 0 0 0
Posada c 4 1 2 1
Mendoza p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Boehringer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 11 20 11
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno 2b 4 1 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 1 4 2
  Ripken 3b 1 0 1 0
Greer lf 4 0 2 1
  Simms rf 1 0 1 1
Gonzalez dh 4 0 1 1
  Newson ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 0 0 0
  Mercedes c 1 0 0 0
Palmer 3b 3 0 0 0
  Devereaux lf 1 0 0 0
Stevens rf,1b 4 0 0 0
Buford cf 4 0 1 0
Gil ss 3 3 2 0
Burkett p 0 0 0 0
  Alberro p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
  Vosberg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 5
New York 602 001 11011201
Texas 100 010 2015122
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Mendoza  W (3-1) 5.0 7 2 2 0 4
  Stanton   1.1 2 2 2 2 0
  Nelson   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Boehringer   1.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
2
8
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett  L (2-3) 1.2 9 6 6 1 0
  Alberro   5.0 7 4 4 3 1
  Gunderson   1.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Vosberg   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
20
11
11
6
3

  E–Boggs (3), Cedeno 2 (2).  DP–New York 1, Texas 2.  2B–New York Fielder (10,off Burkett); Raines (9,off Alberro), Texas Rodriguez (9,off Mendoza); Gonzalez (4,off Mendoza); Gil (5,off Mendoza).  SB–Buford (11,2nd base off Mendoza/Posada).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Al Clark.  T–3:21.  A–46,625.
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