Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
April 9, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 2002 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 5, Texas Rangers 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Giambi dh 4 1 2 0
  Ellis pr,dh 1 0 0 0
  Hatteberg ph,dh 1 0 1 0
Menechino 2b 6 0 2 1
Chavez 3b 5 2 2 2
Justice rf 4 0 0 0
Tejada ss 5 0 0 0
Long cf 5 2 3 0
Colangelo lf 4 0 1 0
Myers c 4 0 2 2
Pena 1b 5 0 0 0
Zito p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Holtz p 0 0 0 0
  Koch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 5 13 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Kapler cf 5 2 1 0
Rodriguez I. c 4 0 2 0
Rodriguez A. ss 4 1 2 2
Gonzalez rf 1 0 0 0
  Greer lf 2 0 0 1
Palmeiro 1b 5 0 0 0
Perry 3b 5 1 1 1
Everett dh 5 0 0 0
Mench lf,rf 4 0 0 0
  Blalock ph 1 0 0 0
Catalanotto 2b 3 0 1 0
Rogers p 0 0 0 0
  Michalak p 0 0 0 0
  Rocker p 0 0 0 0
  Seanez p 0 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 7 4
Oakland 100 001 001 115130
Texas 100 000 110 10470
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zito   6.2 4 2 2 4 8
  Mecir   1.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Holtz   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Koch  W (2-0) 2.0 2 1 1 2 2
Totals
11.0
7
4
4
7
11
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers   6.0 5 2 2 1 4
  Michalak   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Rocker   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Seanez  L (0-1) 1.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Miceli   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
13
5
5
2
7

  E–None.  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Oakland Giambi (1,off Rogers); Long (2,off Rogers); Myers (1,off Rocker).  3B–Oakland Long (1,off Rocker).  HR–Oakland Chavez 2 (4,6th inning off Rogers 0 on, 1 out,10th inning off Seanez 0 on, 2 out), Texas Perry (1,7th inning off Zito 0 on, 0 out); A Rodriguez (2,8th inning off Mecir 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Colangelo (1,off Seanez).  IBB–A Rodriguez (1,by Koch).  SB–Catalanotto (1,2nd base off Mecir/Myers).  CS–Catalanotto (1,2nd base by Zito/Myers).  IBB–Koch (1,A Rodriguez).  U-HP–Chris Guccione, 1B–Ron Kulpa, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Jim Joyce.  T–3:48.  A–20,158.
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