Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox
September 23, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1997 at Comiskey Park II. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 5, Chicago White Sox 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 4 1 0 0
Brede rf 4 1 2 2
Molitor dh 4 1 1 1
Coomer 3b 3 1 0 0
Lawton cf 3 0 0 0
Cordova lf 3 0 0 0
Stahoviak 1b 4 0 2 2
Steinbach c 4 0 0 0
Hocking ss 3 1 0 0
Tewksbury p 0 0 0 0
  Swindell p 0 0 0 0
  Trombley p 0 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 5 5
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 4 1 1 0
Abbott rf 4 0 0 0
Thomas dh 4 1 1 3
Belle lf 4 0 1 0
Ventura 3b 1 0 0 0
  Norton ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Cameron cf 3 0 0 0
Fabregas c 2 0 0 0
  Machado ph,c 1 0 0 0
Valdez 1b 2 0 1 0
  Ordonez ph 1 0 0 0
  Martinez 1b 0 0 0 0
Guillen ss 3 1 1 0
Bere p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  McElroy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
Minnesota 300 020 000552
Chicago 003 000 000350
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Tewksbury  W (7-13) 6.0 5 3 3 2 1
  Swindell   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Trombley   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Aguilera  SV (25) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
2
4
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bere  L (4-2) 5.0 3 5 5 3 3
  Cruz   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  McElroy   2.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
5
5
5
4
9

  E–Knoblauch (11), Stahoviak (7).  DP–Minnesota 2.  2B–Minnesota Brede (11,off Cruz); Stahoviak (17,off McElroy), Chicago Belle (44,off Tewksbury).  HR–Minnesota Brede (3,5th inning off Bere 1 on, 1 out), Chicago F Thomas (34,3rd inning off Tewksbury 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Knoblauch (17,by Bere).  SB–Cordova (5,2nd base off Cruz/Fabregas).  CS–Guillen (3,2nd base by Swindell/Steinbach).  WP–Cruz (3).  HBP–Bere (3,Knoblauch).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Mike Everitt, 3B–Brian O'Nora.  T–2:38.  A–14,820.
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