Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers
July 23, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 3, Texas Rangers 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 6 0 4 0
Hammonds rf 6 0 1 1
Palmeiro 1b 4 1 1 1
Anderson cf 5 0 1 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 5 0 0 0
Surhoff lf 5 0 1 0
Berroa dh 4 1 0 0
Hoiles c 5 0 0 0
  Webster c 0 0 0 0
Bordick ss 3 1 2 0
  Tarasco ph 1 0 0 0
  Reboulet ss 1 0 1 1
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 3 11 3
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McLemore 2b 6 1 3 0
Cedeno ss 4 0 1 1
Greer lf,cf 5 0 2 0
Gonzalez rf 5 0 0 0
Clark 1b 5 0 0 0
Palmer 3b 5 0 1 0
Stevens dh 3 1 1 1
Buford cf 1 0 0 0
  Rodriguez ph,c 1 0 1 0
Mercedes c 2 0 0 0
  Newson ph 0 0 0 0
  Simms ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 2 9 2
Baltimore 100 010 000 0013110
Texas 000 020 000 000290
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina   8.0 5 2 2 4 2
  Mathews   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Orosco   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Benitez   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Myers  W (2-3) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
12.0
9
2
2
7
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Witt   7.0 8 2 2 1 4
  Gunderson   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Patterson  L (6-4) 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
12.0
11
3
3
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 2, Texas 1.  2B–Texas McLemore 2 (15,off Mussina,off Myers).  3B–Texas Greer (3,off Benitez).  HR–Baltimore Palmeiro (21,1st inning off Witt 0 on, 2 out), Texas Stevens (11,5th inning off Mussina 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Palmeiro (5,by Witt); Rodriguez (4,by Mathews); W Clark (10,by Benitez); Gonzalez (4,by Myers).  SH–Mercedes (2,off Mussina); Buford (3,off Mussina); Stevens (1,off Mathews); Cedeno (1,off Myers).  SB–Hammonds (10,2nd base off Witt/Mercedes); Alomar (9,2nd base off Witt/Mercedes); Berroa (4,2nd base off Patterson/Rodriguez).  CS–Alomar (3,2nd base by Patterson/Rodriguez).  IBB–Mathews (2,Rodriguez); Benitez (5,W Clark); Myers (2,Gonzalez); Witt (3,Palmeiro).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Brian O'Nora.  T–3:52.  A–40,834.
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