Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
September 23, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 2004 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 4, Texas Rangers 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kotsay cf 4 1 2 1
Byrnes lf 5 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 4 0 1 0
Hatteberg 1b 4 1 1 0
Dye rf 4 0 1 1
Durazo dh 4 0 1 0
Crosby ss 4 1 1 1
Melhuse c 3 1 3 1
Scutaro 2b 2 0 0 0
Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Young E. 2b 5 1 1 0
Blalock 3b 5 1 1 1
Young M. ss 5 1 4 1
Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0
Jordan dh 5 1 0 0
Dellucci lf 5 1 1 2
Mench rf 3 0 0 0
Nix cf 4 0 2 1
Barajas c 4 0 1 0
Park p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Oakland 100 011 0014100
Texas 011 000 0035100
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson   7.0 7 2 2 5 2
  Mecir   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Dotel  L (4-2) 0.2 3 3 3 1 0
Totals
8.2
10
5
5
6
2
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Park   5.0 6 2 2 0 3
  Ramirez   0.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Brocail   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Mahay   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Nelson  W (1-2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
7

  E–None.  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Oakland Hatteberg (30,off Ramirez), Texas E Young (23,off Hudson); Barajas (25,off Hudson); M Young 2 (32,off Hudson,off Dotel); Dellucci (13,off Dotel).  HR–Oakland Kotsay (15,1st inning off Park 0 on, 0 out); Melhuse (11,5th inning off Park 0 on, 1 out); Crosby (21,9th inning off Nelson 0 on, 0 out), Texas Blalock (32,9th inning off Dotel 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Scutaro 2 (5,off Brocail,off Nelson).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Teixeira 2 (11,by Hudson,by Dotel).  Team–11.  BK–Park (1).  IBB–Hudson (3,Teixeira); Dotel (3,Teixeira).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Tony Randazzo, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Jim Wolf.  T–3:08.  A–23,075.
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