Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers
July 18, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 5, Texas Rangers 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 3 1 2 2
Higginson lf 5 0 1 2
Fryman 3b 5 0 0 0
Hamelin 1b 4 0 0 0
Nieves rf 4 0 1 0
Pride dh 1 1 0 0
  Nevin ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Easley 2b 2 0 1 0
Casanova c 4 2 1 1
Cruz ss 3 1 2 0
Blair p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McLemore 2b 4 1 2 0
Rodriguez c 5 0 2 1
Greer lf 5 0 1 1
Gonzalez rf 4 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 1 2 0
Palmer 3b 4 1 1 2
Stevens dh 4 0 1 0
  Gil pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 4 0 0 0
Buford cf 3 1 2 0
  Newson ph 1 0 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 11 4
Detroit 002 201 000581
Texas 020 010 1004110
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Blair  W (8-4) 6.1 7 4 4 1 3
  Brocail   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Myers   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Jones  SV (15) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
1
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  L (10-5) 5.2 7 5 5 5 5
  Gunderson   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Patterson   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
6
7

  E–Hunter (2).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Detroit Hunter (14,off Witt); Higginson (15,off Witt).  HR–Texas Palmer (12,2nd inning off Blair 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Hunter (4,off Witt).  CS–Cruz (4,2nd base by Patterson/Rodriguez); Buford (4,2nd base by Blair/Casanova).  SB–McLemore (4,2nd base off Blair/Casanova).  WP–Blair 2 (4).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Ray DiMuro, 2B–Eric Cooper, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–3:04.  A–35,074.
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