Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox
August 14, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1997 at Comiskey Park II. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 12, Chicago White Sox 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bellhorn 3b 3 1 0 0
  McDonald cf 1 0 0 0
Bournigal ss 4 1 1 0
Magadan dh 5 2 2 1
Stairs rf 4 2 2 3
  Brito pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 5 2 3 3
Spiezio 2b 3 1 0 0
Mayne c 5 1 3 0
Lesher lf 5 1 2 1
Young cf,rf 5 1 2 3
Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 12 15 11
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 4 0 1 0
Martinez rf 4 2 1 0
Thomas dh 3 2 1 2
Belle lf 5 0 1 0
Ventura 3b 4 1 2 1
Cameron cf 4 0 1 1
Fabregas c 3 0 0 1
Valdez 1b 2 0 1 0
Guillen ss 4 0 1 0
Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  McElroy p 0 0 0 0
  Simas p 0 0 0 0
  Clemons p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Oakland 302 002 22112152
Chicago 200 030 000591
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Adams   4.1 5 5 5 6 3
  Groom  W (2-2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Small   2.0 3 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
6
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo   3.0 5 5 5 0 4
  McElroy  L (0-2) 2.1 3 2 1 1 1
  Simas   1.2 3 2 2 2 0
  Clemons   2.0 4 3 3 2 1
Totals
9.0
15
12
11
5
6

  E–Giambi (3), Lesher (2), Durham (15).  DP–Oakland 2, Chicago 1.  2B–Oakland Stairs (12,off C Castillo); Giambi 2 (28,off McElroy,off Simas); Mayne (7,off Clemons), Chicago Martinez (12,off Adams); Cameron (12,off Adams).  HR–Oakland Giambi (13,1st inning off C Castillo 1 on, 2 out); Stairs (18,3rd inning off C Castillo 1 on, 2 out); Young (3,8th inning off Clemons 1 on, 0 out), Chicago F Thomas (28,1st inning off Adams 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Bournigal (7,off Simas).  SF–Fabregas (2,off Groom).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–3:11.  A–21,570.
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