Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
September 10, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 10, 2005 at Ameriquest Field 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
Ellis 2b 4 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 2 0
Kotsay cf 4 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 3 1 1 0
Payton lf 4 2 3 0
Hatteberg dh 3 1 1 1
Johnson 1b 4 1 1 4
Swisher rf 4 0 0 0
Scutaro ss 4 0 0 0
Blanton p 0 0 0 0
  Witasick p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Street p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Dellucci lf 5 1 1 1
Young ss 1 2 1 1
Teixeira 1b 4 1 1 2
Blalock 3b 3 0 2 0
Soriano 2b 4 0 0 0
Mench rf 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez dh 4 0 1 0
  DeRosa pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Matthews cf 3 0 0 0
Laird c 4 0 1 0
Loe p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Oakland 040 001 000580
Texas 101 002 000480
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton  W (9-11) 6.0 6 4 4 2 1
  Witasick   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Rincon   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Street  SV (20) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
3
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Loe  L (8-5) 6.2 8 5 5 2 1
  Wilson   2.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 2. Swisher-Johnson, Witasick-Scutaro-Johnson, Texas 1. Soriano-M. Young-Teixeira.  2B–Oakland Payton (12,off Loe); Hatteberg (19,off Loe).  HR–Oakland Johnson (14,2nd inning off Loe 3 on 0 out), Texas M. Young (22,1st inning off Blanton 0 on 1 out); Dellucci (26,3rd inning off Blanton 0 on 2 out); Teixeira (38,6th inning off Blanton 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Matthews (1,off Street).  Team–6.  U-HP–Mark Wegner, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Paul Nauert.  T–2:29.  A–41,058.
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