Colorado Rockies vs Texas Rangers
July 2, 1997 Box Score

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

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Colorado Rockies 1, Texas Rangers 9

Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 4 1 2 0
McCracken cf 4 0 0 1
Walker rf 4 0 0 0
Galarraga 1b 4 0 0 0
Bichette lf 3 0 1 0
Castilla 3b 3 0 0 0
Reed c 3 0 1 0
Vander Wal dh 2 0 0 0
Weiss ss 3 0 0 0
Thomson p 0 0 0 0
  DiPoto p 0 0 0 0
  Scott p 0 0 0 0
  McCurry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McLemore 2b 5 0 2 2
Rodriguez c 5 2 3 0
Greer lf 4 1 0 0
Gonzalez rf 3 2 2 1
Stevens 1b 4 1 3 0
Palmer 3b 4 1 1 2
Tettleton dh 3 1 0 0
Cedeno ss 3 1 0 1
Buford cf 3 0 1 3
Burkett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 12 9
Colorado 100 000 000141
Texas 000 510 03x9121
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Thomson  L (2-6) 5.0 7 6 6 3 3
  DiPoto   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Scott   0.2 4 3 3 1 1
  McCurry   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
9
9
4
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett  W (6-7) 9.0 4 1 1 1 7
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
7

  E–J Reed (4), Cedeno (9).  DP–Colorado 1, Texas 2.  2B–Colorado Young (20,off Burkett); Bichette (15,off Burkett), Texas Rodriguez (25,off Thomson); Buford (12,off Thomson).  3B–Colorado Young (6,off Burkett).  SF–Gonzalez (5,off Thomson).  CS–Vander Wal (1,2nd base by Burkett/Rodriguez).  SB–Rodriguez (5,2nd base off Thomson/J Reed).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–2:36.  A–38,569.
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