Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics
June 29, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 29, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 5, Oakland Athletics 7

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McLemore 2b 3 2 2 1
Rodriguez c 5 0 1 0
Greer lf 4 1 1 1
Gonzalez rf 4 1 2 3
Clark 1b 4 0 0 0
Stevens dh 4 0 2 0
Palmer 3b 4 0 1 0
Cedeno ss 4 1 1 0
Buford cf 4 0 0 0
Hill p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McDonald cf 4 0 1 0
Bournigal ss 5 0 0 0
Stairs rf 3 1 2 1
McGwire 1b 4 1 1 1
Canseco dh 4 2 3 0
Giambi lf 3 0 2 1
  Mashore pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Spiezio 2b 2 1 0 1
Brosius 3b 3 0 0 0
  Magadan ph,3b 1 1 1 1
Mayne c 2 0 0 0
  Bellhorn ph 1 0 1 1
  Williams c 0 0 0 0
Karsay p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 11 6
Texas 101 110 1005102
Oakland 010 100 05x7110
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hill   7.0 7 3 3 4 2
  Hernandez  L (0-2) 0.1 2 3 3 1 1
  Wetteland   0.2 2 1 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
7
6
5
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Karsay   5.0 7 4 4 2 1
  Reyes  W (3-0) 3.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Taylor   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Groom  SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
4
2

  E–Gonzalez (2), Cedeno (8).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Texas Stevens (10,off Reyes), Oakland Canseco 2 (15,off Hill,off Hernandez).  HR–Texas Greer (11,5th inning off Karsay 0 on, 0 out); Gonzalez (17,7th inning off Reyes 0 on, 1 out), Oakland McGwire (29,2nd inning off Hill 0 on, 0 out); Stairs (12,8th inning off Hill 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Gonzalez (4,off Karsay); Spiezio (3,off Hill).  SB–McLemore (2,2nd base off Karsay/Mayne); Cedeno (1,2nd base off Karsay/Mayne).  CS–McDonald (1,2nd base by Hill/Rodriguez).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Fieldin Culbreth.  T–3:05.  A–13,254.
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