Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox
August 13, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 1997 at Fenway Park. The Texas Rangers defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 7, Boston Red Sox 6

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Buford cf 5 1 1 0
Rodriguez c 4 1 0 0
Greer lf 3 2 1 0
Gonzalez rf 4 3 3 5
Clark dh 3 0 0 0
Leyritz 1b 3 0 2 1
Tatis 3b 3 0 0 1
Ripken 2b 4 0 0 0
Gil ss 4 0 0 0
Sturtze p 0 0 0 0
  Bailes p 0 0 0 0
  Helling p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 7 7
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garciaparra ss 5 0 1 0
Valentin 3b 5 2 4 1
Vaughn 1b 3 1 0 0
Jefferson dh 5 1 2 1
Cordero lf 5 2 4 1
O'Leary rf 4 0 1 1
Hatteberg c 5 0 1 2
Bragg cf 3 0 1 0
Frye 2b 5 0 1 0
Avery p 0 0 0 0
  Brandenburg p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 15 6
Texas 330 010 000770
Boston 001 020 3006150
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Sturtze  W (1-0) 5.0 7 3 3 3 3
  Bailes   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Helling   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson   0.1 3 3 3 2 0
  Patterson   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Wetteland  SV (26) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
6
6
5
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Avery  L (6-3) 2.0 4 6 6 5 2
  Brandenburg   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Mahay   3.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Henry   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
7
7
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Texas 1, Boston 1.  2B–Boston Valentin 2 (38,off Sturtze,off Patterson); Frye (23,off Bailes).  HR–Texas Gonzalez 2 (28,2nd inning off Avery 2 on, 1 out,5th inning off Mahay 0 on, 0 out), Boston Valentin (14,5th inning off Sturtze 0 on, 0 out); Cordero (15,5th inning off Sturtze 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Buford (17,2nd base off Avery/Hatteberg).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Mark Johnson, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–3:07.  A–24,522.
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