Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers
April 2, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 2, 1998 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 4, Texas Rangers 20

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 4 1 1 1
Cameron cf 4 1 1 2
  Frazier ph 1 0 0 0
Thomas dh 5 0 0 0
Belle lf 4 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 4 1 2 0
Ordonez rf 2 1 1 0
Norton 1b 4 0 1 1
O'Brien c 3 0 1 0
  Kreuter ph,c 1 0 0 0
Caruso ss 2 0 0 0
  Sierra ph 0 0 0 0
  Snopek ss 1 0 1 0
Sirotka p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo T. p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo C. p 0 0 0 0
  Rizzo p 0 0 0 0
  Fordham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Kelly cf,rf 6 1 2 2
McLemore 2b 5 2 2 0
  Goodwin cf 0 0 0 0
Greer lf 6 2 2 2
Gonzalez rf 5 2 3 4
  Cedeno ph,2b 1 0 1 1
Clark 1b 6 2 3 0
Rodriguez c 4 2 3 4
Simms dh 3 1 1 2
  Stevens ph,dh 2 2 2 2
Elster ss 3 4 2 1
Tatis 3b 4 2 2 1
  Alicea ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Sele p 0 0 0 0
  Pavlik p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 20 23 19
Chicago 002 002 000483
Texas 001 500 104x20232
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sirotka  L (0-1) 3.2 9 6 4 0 0
  Castillo T.   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Castillo C.   1.2 3 3 3 0 3
  Rizzo   0.0 4 6 6 2 0
  Fordham   1.1 6 5 5 1 1
Totals
8.0
23
20
18
3
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Sele  W (1-0) 5.0 6 4 2 2 3
  Pavlik  SV (1) 4.0 2 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
4
2
3
7

  E–Belle (1), Ventura 2 (2), McLemore (1), Tatis (1).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Ventura (1,off Sele), Texas Elster (2,off Sirotka); Rodriguez (1,off C Castillo).  HR–Chicago Cameron (1,3rd inning off Sele 1 on, 2 out), Texas Elster (1,3rd inning off Sirotka 0 on, 0 out); Simms (1,4th inning off Sirotka 1 on, 2 out); Gonzalez (1,7th inning off Fordham 3 on, 2 out); Rodriguez (1,8th inning off Fordham 0 on, 0 out); Stevens (1,8th inning off Fordham 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Durham (1,off Pavlik); Rodriguez (1,off Sirotka).  CS–Durham (1,2nd base by Sele/Rodriguez).  WP–Rizzo (1), Pavlik (1).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–3:23.  A–32,663.
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