Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers
August 22, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 8, Texas Rangers 17

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Martin ss 5 1 1 0
Martinez 1b 5 1 1 0
Thomas dh 3 2 2 0
  Valdez ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Belle lf 3 2 2 6
  Lewis ph 1 0 0 0
Cameron cf 5 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 2 0 0 0
  Norton pr,3b 1 1 0 0
Mouton rf 3 0 2 0
Durham 2b 4 0 0 1
Karkovice c 4 1 1 1
Navarro p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
  McElroy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 9 8
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf,lf 5 2 3 3
Rodriguez c 6 2 4 3
Greer lf 4 2 2 6
  Buford ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Leyritz dh 3 1 0 0
Stevens 1b 6 1 2 1
Cedeno 2b 5 2 2 1
Tatis 3b 5 3 3 1
Newson rf 5 1 1 1
Gil ss 5 3 3 1
Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Whiteside p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 17 20 17
Chicago 200 004 110891
Texas 155 101 40x17204
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Navarro  L (9-12) 3.0 10 11 10 3 1
  Darwin   2.0 3 1 1 2 1
  McElroy   3.0 7 5 5 0 5
Totals
8.0
20
17
16
5
7
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver  W (10-10) 6.1 9 7 6 2 1
  Whiteside   2.2 0 1 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
8
6
4
4

  E–Durham (16), Stevens (3), Cedeno 3 (14).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Chicago F Thomas (28,off Oliver), Texas Newson (10,off Navarro); Rodriguez (30,off McElroy).  HR–Chicago Belle 2 (26,1st inning off Oliver 1 on, 2 out,6th inning off Oliver 3 on, 0 out); Karkovice (5,7th inning off Oliver 0 on, 0 out), Texas Greer 2 (20,2nd inning off Navarro 1 on, 1 out,3rd inning off Navarro 3 on, 2 out).  HBP–Leyritz (6,by McElroy).  IBB–Goodwin (1,by Navarro).  CS–Mouton (4,2nd base by Oliver/Rodriguez).  WP–Navarro (14), J Darwin (1), Whiteside (2).  HBP–McElroy (2,Leyritz).  IBB–Navarro (6,Goodwin).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–3:08.  A–33,353.
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