Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers
August 23, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 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 13

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 5 0 1 0
Martinez rf,cf,1b 5 1 1 0
Thomas dh 5 1 2 0
Belle lf 5 1 2 2
Ventura 3b 4 1 0 0
Cameron cf 2 0 0 0
  Mouton rf 1 2 1 0
Valdez 1b 3 1 1 0
  Martin ph 1 0 1 1
  Lewis cf 0 0 0 0
Fabregas c 3 1 2 3
Guillen ss 4 0 0 0
Eyre p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 11 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 5 2 1 0
  Stevens 1b 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 3 2 3
Greer lf 4 2 3 6
Gonzalez dh 5 0 1 1
Leyritz 1b 4 0 1 0
  Buford pr,cf 1 1 0 0
Tatis 3b 4 1 2 1
Diaz rf 4 1 1 1
Ripken 2b 2 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph,2b 2 1 2 1
Gil ss 2 2 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Bailes p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 13 13 13
Chicago 000 201 3208114
Texas 002 003 35x13132
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Eyre   5.0 5 4 3 2 1
  Cruz  L (0-2) 2.1 4 5 5 0 2
  Castillo   0.2 4 4 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
13
9
3
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Witt   6.1 9 6 6 0 1
  Bailes   0.2 1 2 2 2 1
  Patterson  W (8-5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Wetteland   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
2
4

  E–Ventura (3), Mouton (3), Fabregas (7), Guillen (15), Tatis (2), Gil (16).  PB–Fabregas (6).  2B–Texas Leyritz (10,off Cruz).  3B–Chicago Martinez (5,off Witt).  HR–Chicago Belle (27,4th inning off Witt 1 on, 1 out); Fabregas (6,7th inning off Witt 2 on, 0 out), Texas Greer 2 (22,3rd inning off Eyre 1 on, 2 out,6th inning off Eyre 1 on, 0 out); Tatis (4,6th inning off Cruz 0 on, 2 out); Rodriguez (14,7th inning off Cruz 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Fabregas (6,off Patterson); Gil (5,off Cruz).  SB–Tatis (2,2nd base off Eyre/Fabregas); Goodwin (41,3rd base off Eyre/Fabregas).  CS–Rodriguez (3,3rd base by Eyre/Fabregas); Gil (2,2nd base by Eyre/Fabregas).  WP–Witt (6), Patterson (6).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–3:28.  A–46,090.
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