New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers
August 7, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 4, Texas Rangers 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 5 1 2 1
Sojo 2b 5 1 2 0
Williams cf 4 1 3 2
Martinez 1b 2 0 0 0
O'Neill rf 5 0 1 0
Hayes 3b 5 1 1 0
Boggs dh 4 0 2 0
  Pose pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Curtis lf 1 0 0 1
Girardi c 4 0 0 0
Cone p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 2 1 0 0
  Leyritz ph 0 0 0 0
  Buford pr,cf 0 0 0 0
  Simms ph 1 0 0 0
McLemore 2b 3 0 1 2
Greer lf 4 0 0 0
Clark W. 1b 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0
Stevens dh 4 0 1 0
Newson rf 2 1 0 0
Tatis 3b 4 0 0 0
Gil ss 2 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph,ss 2 0 2 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Bailes p 0 0 0 0
  Whiteside p 0 0 0 0
  Clark T. p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 2
New York 102 001 0004110
Texas 002 000 000240
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Cone  W (12-5) 7.0 3 2 2 2 8
  Stanton   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Rivera  SV (34) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
11
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  L (10-8) 6.1 9 4 4 4 3
  Bailes   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Whiteside   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Clark   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
6
5

  E–None.  PB–Girardi (10).  2B–New York Boggs 2 (14,off Witt,off Whiteside).  3B–Texas Cedeno (4,off Cone).  HR–New York Jeter (5,1st inning off Witt 0 on, 0 out); Williams (14,3rd inning off Witt 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Curtis (8,off Witt).  SH–McLemore (6,off Stanton).  HBP–Leyritz (5,by Stanton).  CS–Curtis (3,2nd base by Witt/Rodriguez); Jeter (9,2nd base by Witt/Rodriguez).  SB–Newson (3,2nd base off Cone/Girardi).  WP–Cone 2 (13).  HBP–Stanton (2,Leyritz).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Mike Everitt, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–3:18.  A–39,918.
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