Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers
June 2, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 0, Texas Rangers 8

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 4 0 0 0
Kelly rf 3 0 1 0
Molitor dh 4 0 0 0
Steinbach c 4 0 1 0
Coomer 3b 4 0 1 0
Cordova lf 4 0 0 0
Colbrunn 1b 3 0 1 0
Jackson cf 3 0 0 0
Meares ss 2 0 1 0
Radke p 0 0 0 0
  Ritchie p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Newson rf 4 1 1 2
Rodriguez c 5 2 3 2
Greer lf 5 0 2 1
Gonzalez dh 5 0 0 0
Clark 1b 5 1 3 0
Palmer 3b 4 1 2 1
Cedeno 2b 4 1 3 0
Buford cf 5 1 2 0
Gil ss 4 1 2 1
Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Whiteside p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 18 7
Minnesota 000 000 000051
Texas 001 012 40x8180
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Radke  L (4-5) 6.0 13 4 4 2 3
  Ritchie   2.0 5 4 3 3 3
Totals
8.0
18
8
7
5
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver  W (3-6) 8.0 5 0 0 1 6
  Whiteside   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
7

  E–Jackson (1).  DP–Minnesota 2.  2B–Minnesota Kelly (9,off Oliver); Meares (13,off Oliver), Texas Greer 2 (14,off Radke 2); Rodriguez (15,off Radke); Palmer (11,off Radke); Cedeno (5,off Radke); W Clark (10,off Radke).  HR–Texas Rodriguez (6,5th inning off Radke 0 on, 0 out); Newson (4,6th inning off Radke 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Meares (7,by Oliver).  CS–Meares (3,2nd base by Oliver/Rodriguez).  WP–Ritchie (5).  HBP–Oliver (3,Meares).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Larry Young.  T–3:00.  A–32,347.
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