Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics
August 17, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 2008 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 13, Oakland Athletics 1

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Cabrera ss 4 1 1 0
  Getz 2b 1 0 0 0
Pierzynski c 5 1 1 0
Quentin lf 3 2 2 4
Dye rf 3 1 1 1
  Anderson ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Thome dh 3 2 1 0
  Hall ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Konerko 1b 2 2 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 0 0 0
  Wise ph,rf 1 1 1 1
Ramirez 2b,ss 4 1 1 4
Uribe 3b 3 2 1 2
Vazquez p 0 0 0 0
  Richard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 13 9 12
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Patterson 2b 4 0 0 0
Suzuki c 3 0 0 0
  Bowen c 1 0 0 0
Thomas dh 3 0 0 0
  Davis ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Cust lf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez C. cf 3 0 0 0
Brown rf 3 0 1 0
Crosby ss 2 0 0 0
  Pennington ss 1 1 1 0
Hannahan 3b 3 0 0 0
Barton 1b 3 0 2 1
Gonzalez G. p 0 0 0 0
  Blevins p 0 0 0 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Chicago 033 200 5001390
Oakland 000 000 010141
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Vazquez  W(10-10) 8.0 4 1 1 0 8
  Richard   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
2
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez  L(1-2) 3.1 6 8 7 5 2
  Blevins   2.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Meyer   3.0 3 5 5 2 5
Totals
9.0
3
5
5
2
5

  E–Barton (10).  DP–Oakland 2. G. Gonzalez-Crosby-Barton, Crosby-Patterson-Barton.  2B–Oakland Pennington (1,off Vazquez).  HR–Chicago Uribe (5,2nd inning off G. Gonzalez 1 on 2 out); Quentin (34,3rd inning off G. Gonzalez 1 on 0 out); Dye (29,3rd inning off G. Gonzalez 0 on 0 out); A. Ramirez (12,7th inning off Meyer 3 on 2 out).  Team LOB–2.  Team–3.  U-HP–Adrian Johnson, 1B–Chris Tiller, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Jeff Nelson.  T–2:19.  A–28,843.
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