Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers
May 24, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1997 at Tiger Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 8, Detroit Tigers 4

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Newson lf,rf 4 1 1 3
Rodriguez c 4 1 1 0
Greer cf,lf 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez dh 4 1 0 0
Clark 1b 3 0 0 1
Palmer 3b 4 2 1 1
Stevens rf 4 1 1 1
  Buford cf 0 0 0 0
Cedeno 2b 3 1 1 1
Ripken ss 4 1 1 1
Hill p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
  Whiteside p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 6 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 5 1 2 2
Reed 2b 2 0 0 0
Higginson lf 3 0 1 1
Clark 1b 3 0 0 0
Fryman 3b 3 0 1 1
Nieves rf 4 0 0 0
Hamelin dh 2 0 0 0
  Nevin ph,dh 1 1 0 0
Casanova c 4 1 2 0
Cruz ss 2 1 1 0
  Easley ph,ss 2 0 1 0
Pugh p 0 0 0 0
  Bautista p 0 0 0 0
  Cummings p 0 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
Texas 410 003 000860
Detroit 003 000 100483
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hill  W (3-2) 6.0 4 3 3 3 2
  Gunderson   0.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Whiteside   1.1 3 0 0 0 1
  Hernandez   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Wetteland   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Pugh  L (1-1) 1.0 3 4 4 3 0
  Bautista   4.0 1 1 1 1 2
  Cummings   0.1 1 3 0 1 0
  Miceli   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Jones   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Brocail   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
6
8
5
7
5

  E–Higginson (3), Casanova (1), Cruz (3).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Texas Stevens (8,off Pugh); Palmer (9,off Cummings); Newson (6,off Miceli).  HR–Texas Ripken (2,2nd inning off Bautista 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Higginson (1,off Hill); Fryman (5,off Hill).  SB–Rodriguez (4,2nd base off Brocail/Casanova); Hunter (24,2nd base off Hill/Rodriguez).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Terry Craft, 3B–Chuck Meriwether.  T–2:58.  A–10,797.
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