Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics
May 18, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 10, Oakland Athletics 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 5 1 1 0
Cameron rf 5 2 2 1
Thomas 1b 4 3 4 2
Belle lf 2 2 1 1
Snopek 3b 4 0 1 2
Baines dh 4 0 0 2
Martin ss 5 0 2 2
Karkovice c 4 0 0 0
Lewis cf 2 2 1 0
Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Levine p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 12 10
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Mashore cf 4 1 0 0
Giambi dh 5 2 3 1
Canseco lf 4 1 3 3
McGwire 1b 4 0 0 0
  Magadan 1b 0 0 0 0
Berroa rf 2 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams c 2 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 3 0 0 0
Sheldon ss 3 0 0 0
  Stairs ph 1 0 0 0
Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
  Oquist p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
Chicago 000 202 42010122
Oakland 000 002 020460
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baldwin  W (2-5) 7.0 4 2 2 4 3
  Levine   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
  Castillo   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Mohler  L (0-6) 5.2 5 4 4 4 2
  Small   0.1 3 4 4 1 0
  Oquist   2.0 4 2 2 1 0
  Taylor   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
10
10
6
3

  E–Martin 2 (3).  DP–Chicago 2, Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Giambi 2 (8,off Baldwin,off Levine).  HR–Oakland Canseco (9,8th inning off Levine 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Snopek (3,off Mohler).  SF–Baines (1,off Mohler).  HBP–Belle (3,by Small); Mashore (2,by Baldwin).  CS–Lewis (1,2nd base by Mohler/Williams).  HBP–Baldwin (1,Mashore); Small (2,Belle).  U-HP–Chuck Meriwether, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Terry Craft.  T–2:53.  A–45,227.
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