Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox
July 4, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 2008 at U.S. Cellular Field. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 1

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Ellis 2b 2 0 0 0
Sweeney rf 6 0 2 1
Suzuki c 5 0 1 0
Brown lf 5 2 3 0
Cust dh 5 2 2 2
Bankston 1b 5 0 3 1
  Barton 1b 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 3 1 2 0
  Davis cf 2 1 1 0
Murphy ss 5 0 2 2
Hannahan 3b 4 1 1 1
Blanton p 0 0 0 0
  Ziegler p 0 0 0 0
  Casilla p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 7 17 7
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Cabrera ss 3 0 0 0
Pierzynski c 4 0 0 0
Quentin lf 3 1 0 0
Dye rf 4 0 2 0
Thome dh 4 0 2 1
Crede 3b 4 0 0 0
Swisher 1b 4 0 1 0
Uribe 2b 3 0 0 0
Wise cf 3 0 1 0
Buehrle p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Masset p 0 0 0 0
  Logan p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Oakland 000 202 2017170
Chicago 000 100 000160
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton  W(5-11) 7.0 6 1 1 2 5
  Ziegler   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Casilla   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Buehrle  L(6-7) 5.2 10 4 4 3 5
  Dotel   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Masset   0.1 4 2 2 0 0
  Logan   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Russell   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
1
1

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1. Uribe-Cabrera-Swisher.  2B–Oakland Bankston 2 (2,off Buehrle 2); Hannahan (17,off Buehrle); Murphy (2,off Russell), Chicago Thome (15,off Blanton).  HR–Oakland Cust (15,4th inning off Buehrle 1 on 0 out).  IBB–Ellis (2,by Buehrle).  Team LOB–13.  SH–Uribe (3,off Blanton).  Team–7.  U-HP–James Hoye, 1B–Chris Guccione, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Chuck Meriwether.  T–2:53.  A–29,600.
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