Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics
September 24, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Texas Rangers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 8, Oakland Athletics 4

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 4 2 0 1
Rodriguez c 5 1 1 0
Greer lf 3 2 0 0
Gonzalez dh 4 0 2 2
Stevens 1b 5 0 3 1
Cedeno 2b 5 0 1 0
Tatis 3b 4 1 2 1
Diaz rf 4 2 3 0
Ripken ss 5 0 1 1
Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McDonald cf 3 1 0 0
Brito 3b 4 2 2 0
Grieve rf 3 1 1 4
Lesher lf 3 0 1 0
  Magadan ph 1 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 4 0 2 0
Lennon dh 3 0 1 0
  Stairs ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 4 0 0 0
Batista ss 3 0 0 0
Molina c 3 0 0 0
Haynes p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Texas 111 000 0418130
Oakland 100 000 003474
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver  W (13-12) 8.0 6 4 4 1 4
  Patterson   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
1
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes  L (3-6) 7.0 8 3 3 4 7
  Small   0.1 1 3 2 1 0
  Groom   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Taylor   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Mathews   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
7
6
7

  E–Brito (4), Giambi (7), Spiezio (7), Molina (2).  DP–Texas 2, Oakland 2.  2B–Oakland Brito (5,off Oliver).  HR–Oakland Grieve (3,9th inning off Oliver 2 on, 0 out).  SF–Gonzalez (10,off Haynes); Goodwin (3,off Mathews).  HBP–Grieve (1,by Oliver).  SB–Diaz (1,2nd base off Small/Molina); Goodwin 2 (49,2nd base off Small/Molina,Home off Groom/Molina); Rodriguez (7,2nd base off Groom/Molina).  WP–Oliver (7).  HBP–Oliver (11,Grieve).  U-HP–Mike DiMuro, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Ray DiMuro.  T–2:46.  A–12,190.
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