Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics
May 8, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 2003 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 8

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Graffanino ss 5 0 0 0
Thomas dh 4 2 1 1
Ordonez rf,cf 4 1 2 2
Konerko 1b 5 0 2 0
Crede 3b 5 1 2 0
Lee lf 5 1 2 0
Olivo c 3 0 1 0
Jimenez 2b 3 0 0 1
Harris cf 3 0 1 0
  Daubach ph,rf 0 0 0 1
Garland p 0 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
  Koch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Ellis 2b 5 0 1 0
Hatteberg 1b 4 1 1 1
Chavez 3b 4 2 2 1
Tejada ss 4 3 3 3
Durazo dh 4 1 1 1
Hernandez c 4 0 1 1
Long rf 4 0 1 1
Byrnes lf 4 1 2 0
Singleton cf 4 0 2 0
Halama p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Fikac p 0 0 0 0
  Foulke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 14 8
Chicago 002 000 0215111
Oakland 001 130 30x8140
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Garland  L (2-3) 5.0 8 5 5 1 2
  White   1.2 4 3 1 0 1
  Sanders   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Koch   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
8
6
1
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Halama  W (2-2) 6.1 7 2 2 2 4
  Mecir   1.1 2 2 2 0 3
  Fikac   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Foulke  SV (9) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
4
8

  E–Crede (4).  DP–Chicago 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Chicago Konerko (7,off Halama), Oakland Byrnes (3,off Garland); Tejada (3,off Garland); Hernandez (9,off Garland); Durazo (10,off White); Long (6,off Sanders).  HR–Chicago Ordonez (7,3rd inning off Halama 1 on, 2 out); Thomas (6,9th inning off Foulke 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Tejada (7,5th inning off Garland 2 on, 2 out); Chavez (8,7th inning off White 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Olivo (1,by Fikac).  CS–Ellis (1,2nd base by Garland/Olivo).  HBP–Fikac (2,Olivo).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Jeff Kellogg, 2B–Bill Miller, 3B–Paul Emmel.  T–3:00.  A–12,329.
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