Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
May 22, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 7, Texas Rangers 10

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Mashore cf 5 1 3 0
Magadan 1b,3b 5 1 2 0
Berroa rf 5 1 2 1
Canseco lf 3 2 0 0
Giambi dh 4 1 1 4
Spiezio 2b 5 0 1 0
Mayne c 3 0 0 0
  Williams ph,c 2 1 1 0
Brosius 3b 3 0 0 0
  Stairs ph,1b 1 0 1 0
Bournigal ss 3 0 1 0
  McGwire ph 1 0 1 1
  Sheldon pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Oquist p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 13 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Newson lf,rf 3 1 0 0
  Devereaux ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 5 1 1 1
Greer cf,lf 5 2 3 0
Gonzalez dh 4 2 3 5
Clark 1b 4 2 2 0
Stevens rf 3 0 0 0
  Buford cf 2 1 1 1
Cedeno 2b 4 1 2 1
Ripken 3b 3 0 2 2
Gil ss 4 0 0 0
Burkett p 0 0 0 0
  Whiteside p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 14 10
Oakland 002 400 1007130
Texas 402 101 20x10140
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Adams   1.0 4 4 4 2 1
  Oquist  L (0-1) 4.2 6 4 4 2 1
  Groom   0.2 3 2 2 0 0
  Reyes   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
10
10
4
3
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett  W (3-3) 5.0 9 6 6 3 5
  Whiteside   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Gunderson   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Hernandez   1.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland  SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
3
7

  E–None.  2B–Texas W Clark 2 (8,off Adams,off Oquist); Cedeno 2 (2,off Adams,off Groom); Gonzalez (5,off Oquist).  HR–Oakland Berroa (9,3rd inning off Burkett 0 on, 0 out); Giambi (5,4th inning off Burkett 3 on, 2 out), Texas Gonzalez 2 (7,1st inning off Adams 2 on, 1 out,3rd inning off Oquist 0 on, 0 out); Rodriguez (3,6th inning off Oquist 0 on, 1 out); Buford (4,7th inning off Groom 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–W Clark (5,by Oquist).  SB–Canseco (5,Home off Burkett/Rodriguez); Spiezio (4,2nd base off Burkett/Rodriguez).  IBB–Oquist (1,W Clark).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–3:12.  A–36,204.
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