Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
May 21, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 7, Texas Rangers 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Mashore cf 3 2 1 1
Giambi dh 3 2 1 0
Canseco lf 5 1 1 0
McGwire 1b 3 0 0 1
Berroa rf 3 1 2 3
  Stairs rf 0 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 4 0 1 1
Williams c 4 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 4 1 1 0
Sheldon ss 3 0 1 0
  Bournigal ss 1 0 1 0
Telgheder p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Newson lf 5 0 1 0
Rodriguez c 4 1 2 0
Greer cf 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez dh 3 1 0 0
Clark 1b 3 0 2 1
Stevens rf 3 0 1 1
Cedeno 2b 4 1 1 0
Ripken 3b 3 0 1 1
Gil ss 3 0 0 0
  Simms ph 1 0 0 0
Santana p 0 0 0 0
  Alberro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Oakland 211 020 100790
Texas 000 010 020391
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Telgheder  W (1-2) 7.1 6 3 3 3 8
  Small   0.2 3 0 0 0 1
  Taylor   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
10
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Santana  L (2-1) 4.1 6 6 4 2 2
  Alberro   4.2 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
7
5
3
4

  E–W Clark (1).  DP–Oakland 2, Texas 1.  2B–Oakland Giambi (10,off Santana); Berroa (8,off Santana); Brosius (3,off Santana); Spiezio (15,off Alberro); Canseco (6,off Alberro), Texas Rodriguez (12,off Telgheder).  3B–Texas Cedeno (1,off Telgheder).  HR–Oakland Berroa (8,3rd inning off Santana 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Mashore (2,off Alberro).  SF–Mashore (1,off Santana); Berroa (1,off Alberro); Ripken (3,off Telgheder).  SB–Newson (1,2nd base off Telgheder/Williams).  WP–Alberro (1).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Drew Coble, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Fieldin Culbreth.  T–2:46.  A–42,312.
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