Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics
June 28, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Texas Rangers 2, Oakland Athletics 0

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McLemore 2b 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0
Greer lf 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez rf 4 2 2 2
Clark 1b 4 0 3 0
Stevens dh 3 0 0 0
  Tettleton ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Palmer 3b 3 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 3 0 0 0
Buford cf 3 0 0 0
Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Mashore cf,rf 2 0 0 0
Bournigal ss 3 0 0 0
Lennon rf 2 0 2 0
  McDonald ph,cf 0 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 3 0 0 0
Canseco dh 4 0 0 0
Giambi lf 3 0 2 0
Brosius 3b 3 0 0 0
  Magadan ph 1 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 4 0 1 0
Williams c 4 0 0 0
Rigby p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 5 0
Texas 010 100 000270
Oakland 000 000 000050
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver  W (4-9) 5.0 5 0 0 5 7
  Patterson   2.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Gunderson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland  SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
6
10
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rigby  L (0-1) 8.0 7 2 2 1 2
  Mohler   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Johnson   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
4

  E–None.  DP–Texas 3, Oakland 1.  2B–Texas W Clark (17,off Rigby); Greer (22,off Rigby).  HR–Texas Gonzalez 2 (16,2nd inning off Rigby 0 on, 0 out,4th inning off Rigby 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Giambi (3,by Oliver).  WP–Oliver (2), Rigby (1).  HBP–Oliver (5,Giambi).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–2:37.  A–35,188.
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