Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers
August 1, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 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 1, Texas Rangers 8

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 5 1 2 0
Caruso ss 4 0 1 1
Thomas dh 4 0 1 0
Belle lf 4 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 3 0 0 0
Norton 1b 3 0 0 0
Abbott rf 4 0 3 0
Kreuter c 4 0 1 0
Cameron cf 4 0 1 0
Sirotka p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Eyre p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 9 1
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McLemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Clayton ss 4 1 1 1
Greer lf 3 2 1 0
Rodriguez dh 4 0 0 0
Zeile 3b 4 1 3 3
Kelly rf 4 1 3 1
Simms 1b 3 0 0 0
  Stevens 1b 1 1 1 1
Haselman c 4 1 2 2
Goodwin cf 3 1 1 0
Helling p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 12 8
Chicago 100 000 000191
Texas 201 110 03x8120
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sirotka  L (10-10) 5.0 9 5 4 1 2
  Bradford   2.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Eyre   0.2 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
8
7
2
3
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Helling  W (14-6) 5.0 8 1 1 2 6
  Hernandez   3.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
8

  E–Ventura (12).  2B–Chicago Jeff Abbott (8,off Helling), Texas Greer (19,off Sirotka).  3B–Chicago Caruso (5,off Helling).  HR–Texas Zeile (1,5th inning off Sirotka 0 on, 1 out); Haselman (5,8th inning off Eyre 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Caruso (4,off Helling); Goodwin (6,off Sirotka).  SF–Clayton (1,off Sirotka).  SB–Durham 2 (26,2nd base off Helling/Haselman 2); Clayton (1,2nd base off Sirotka/Kreuter).  CS–Kelly (2,2nd base by Sirotka/Kreuter).  WP–Eyre (4), Helling (9).  U-HP–Chuck Meriwether, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–3:04.  A–42,425.
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