Cleveland Indians vs Texas Rangers
August 1, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 8, Texas Rangers 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 5 0 1 0
Fernandez 2b 5 1 1 1
Seitzer dh 5 1 2 0
Ramirez rf 4 1 2 2
Justice lf 3 0 0 0
  Giles lf 1 0 0 0
Williams 3b 5 2 2 2
Thome 1b 5 3 3 1
Alomar, Jr. c 4 0 3 0
Vizquel ss 4 0 1 1
Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 15 7
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 4 1 0 0
McLemore 2b 5 1 2 1
Greer lf 5 1 2 2
Gonzalez rf 5 0 1 0
Clark 1b 5 0 1 0
Leyritz c 3 1 1 0
Stevens dh 4 1 3 1
Tatis 3b 4 0 0 0
Gil ss 2 0 0 1
  Newson ph 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ss 0 0 0 0
Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Vosberg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Cleveland 110 101 0228151
Texas 003 002 0005103
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wright   6.0 8 5 5 0 2
  Mesa  W (2-4) 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Assenmacher  SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
2
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver   7.0 9 4 3 2 4
  Gunderson  L (2-1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Hernandez   0.2 4 2 2 0 0
  Vosberg   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
15
8
7
2
6

  E–Thome (6), Goodwin (2), McLemore (7), Gil (13).  DP–Texas 2.  2B–Cleveland Ramirez (29,off Oliver); Alomar (27,off Oliver), Texas Leyritz (8,off Wright); Stevens (13,off Wright).  HR–Cleveland Fernandez (6,1st inning off Oliver 0 on, 1 out); Thome (28,2nd inning off Oliver 0 on, 0 out); Williams 2 (25,4th inning off Oliver 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Gunderson 0 on, 1 out); Ramirez (14,9th inning off Hernandez 1 on, 0 out), Texas Greer (17,3rd inning off Wright 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Gil (3,off Wright).  HBP–Goodwin (3,by Wright).  SB–Grissom (18,2nd base off Oliver/Leyritz); Vizquel 2 (28,2nd base off Oliver/Leyritz,2nd base off Hernandez/Leyritz); Goodwin (36,2nd base off Wright/Alomar); McLemore (6,2nd base off Wright/Alomar).  CS–Ramirez (3,2nd base by Oliver/Leyritz).  HBP–Wright (2,Goodwin).  U-HP–Bill Miller, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–2:54.  A–44,859.
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