Chicago White Sox vs Milwaukee Brewers
May 31, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1997 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 3, Milwaukee Brewers 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 4 1 3 0
Martinez cf 4 0 0 1
Thomas 1b 4 0 2 2
Belle lf 5 0 1 0
Baines dh 3 0 1 0
  Cameron pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Mouton rf 3 0 1 0
Fabregas c 4 0 0 0
Snopek 3b 3 0 0 0
  Lewis ph 1 0 0 0
Guillen ss 4 2 2 0
Navarro p 0 0 0 0
  Simas p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Cirillo 3b 3 0 0 0
Burnitz cf 3 2 2 2
Jaha dh 4 0 0 0
Nilsson 1b 4 2 1 0
Mieske rf 2 0 0 0
  Williamson ph 1 0 1 1
  Dunn pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Valentin ss 3 0 2 0
Loretta 2b 2 0 0 1
Matheny c 3 0 0 0
McDonald p 0 0 0 0
  Wickman p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 6 4
Chicago 100 010 0013101
Milwaukee 100 010 11x461
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Navarro  L (4-4) 6.0 5 3 2 2 5
  Simas   1.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Castillo   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
4
3
2
6
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald  W (6-3) 7.0 6 2 2 2 6
  Wickman   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Jones  SV (12) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
4
7

  E–Durham (6), Dunn (1).  DP–Milwaukee 1.  2B–Chicago F Thomas (11,off McDonald), Milwaukee Valentin (5,off Navarro); Nilsson (11,off Navarro); Williamson (1,off Navarro).  HR–Milwaukee Burnitz 2 (6,1st inning off Navarro 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Simas 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Martinez (4,off Jones); Loretta (3,off Navarro).  IBB–F Thomas (4,by Jones).  SB–Durham 2 (15,2nd base off McDonald/Matheny 2); Belle (3,3rd base off Wickman/Matheny); Cameron (5,2nd base off Wickman/Matheny); Valentin (6,3rd base off Navarro/Fabregas).  CS–Burnitz (5,2nd base by Navarro/Fabregas).  IBB–Jones (1,F Thomas).  U-HP–Mark Johnson, 1B–Drew Coble, 2B–Gary Cederstrom, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–3:02.  A–30,048.
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