Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers
July 31, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1998 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 10, Texas Rangers 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 5 2 1 0
Caruso ss 5 1 2 1
Thomas dh 3 2 1 5
Belle lf 5 1 2 2
Ventura 3b 5 0 0 0
Norton 1b 4 1 1 0
Abbott rf 4 0 2 0
Kreuter c 4 1 2 0
Cameron cf 3 2 0 0
Snyder p 0 0 0 0
  Foulke p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Ward p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 11 8
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 4 0 2 0
  Sasser ph 1 0 0 0
McLemore 2b 4 0 1 0
Greer lf 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 3 0 1 0
Clark 1b 4 0 0 0
Kelly rf 4 1 1 0
Stevens dh 4 0 2 1
Alicea 3b 3 1 1 1
Cedeno ss 4 0 0 0
Burkett p 0 0 0 0
  Crabtree p 0 0 0 0
  Bailes p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Chicago 001 050 20210110
Texas 010 000 010281
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Snyder  W (3-0) 5.0 6 1 1 2 1
  Foulke   2.0 1 0 0 2 3
  Castillo   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Ward   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett  L (6-11) 5.2 8 6 5 0 7
  Crabtree   1.1 1 2 2 1 2
  Bailes   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Patterson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
10
9
2
9

  E–Alicea (5).  PB–Rodriguez (9).  2B–Chicago Belle (26,off Burkett); Durham (28,off Bailes), Texas Stevens 2 (12,off Snyder 2).  3B–Texas Kelly (2,off Snyder).  HR–Chicago Thomas (18,5th inning off Burkett 3 on, 2 out); Belle (33,7th inning off Crabtree 1 on, 2 out), Texas Alicea (4,8th inning off C Castillo 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Thomas (7,off Patterson).  SB–Cameron (17,2nd base off Burkett/Rodriguez).  WP–Burkett (1).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Chuck Meriwether, 2B–(none), 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:57.  A–38,846.
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