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Red Sox 17 @ Rangers 1
The Ballpark in Arlington
August 5, 1997

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 5, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The home team Rangers were bested by the visiting Red Sox with a score of 17 to 1.

Game Summary

DateAugust 5, 1997 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 17 H: 24 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 17
Hits: 24
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Texas Rangers
R: 1 H: 5 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 1
Hits: 5
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherTom Gordon  
Losing PitcherJose Alberro  
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Game Winning RBIJohn Valentin 

Game Info

DateAugust 5, 1997 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamTexas Rangers 
Visiting Starting PitcherTom Gordon  
Home Starting PitcherJose Alberro  
BallparkThe Ballpark in Arlington 
CityArlington 
StateTX 
Attendance36,289 
Time of Game3 hours 3 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jim Evans
1B: Chuck Meriwether
2B: Ted Barrett
3B: Larry McCoy

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Nomar Garciaparra  Shortstop 
John Valentin  Third Baseman 
Mo Vaughn  First Baseman 
Reggie Jefferson  DH 
Wil Cordero  Left Fielder 
Troy O'Leary  Right Fielder 
Scott Hatteberg  Catcher 
Jeff Frye  Second Baseman 
Jesus Tavarez  Center Fielder 
Jimy Williams  Manager 

Texas Rangers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tom Goodwin  Center Fielder 
Mark McLemore  Second Baseman 
Rusty Greer  Left Fielder 
Juan Gonzalez  Right Fielder 
Will Clark  First Baseman 
Ivan Rodriguez  Catcher 
Lee Stevens  DH 
Fernando Tatis  Third Baseman 
Benji Gil  Shortstop 
Johnny Oates  Manager 

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The Ballpark in Arlington
August 5, 1997

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         Game of 8/5/1997 -- Boston at Texas (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Texas              AB  R  H RBI
Garciaparra N, ss     7  4  4  3   Goodwin T, cf         2  0  0  0   
Valentin J, 3b        5  2  3  2   Buford D, cf          1  0  0  0   
Benjamin M, 3b        1  0  0  0   McLemore M, 2b        2  0  0  0   
Vaughn M, 1b          4  1  3  3   Cedeno D, 2b          1  0  0  0   
Stanley M, 1b         1  1  1  0   Greer R, lf           2  0  1  0   
Jefferson R, dh       3  2  1  0   Newson W, lf          1  0  0  0   
Cordero W, lf         5  2  2  3   Gonzalez J, rf        3  0  1  0   
Mack S, cf            1  0  1  1   Simms M, rf           1  0  0  0   
O'Leary T, rf         6  2  4  3   Clark W, 1b           2  0  0  0   
Hatteberg S, c        3  2  2  0   Sturtze T, p          0  0  0  0   
McKeel W, ph-c        2  0  0  0   Wetteland J, p        0  0  0  0   
Frye J, 2b            5  1  3  1   Witt B, ph            1  0  0  0   
Tavarez J, cf-lf      6  0  0  1   Rodriguez I, c        3  0  0  0   
                                   Leyritz J, c          1  0  1  0   
                                   Stevens L, dh-1b      4  0  0  0   
                                   Tatis F, 3b           3  1  2  1   
                                   Gil B, ss             3  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     49 17 24 17                        30  1  5  1

Boston           018 401 120 -- 17
Texas            010 000 000 --  1

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gordon T (W)          6.0  3  1  1  4  6
Lacy K                1.0  1  0  0  0  0
Wasdin J              1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Corsi J               1.0  1  0  0  0  2

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
Alberro J (L)         2.1  6  7  7  3  2
Whiteside M           1.2 10  6  6  1  1
Vosberg E             3.0  4  2  2  0  4
Sturtze T             1.0  4  2  2  0  0
Wetteland J           1.0  0  0  0  0  1

DP -- Boston 2, Texas 1
LOB -- Boston 11, Texas 6
2B -- Garciaparra N 2, Valentin J 2, Frye J, O'Leary T
HR -- O'Leary T 2, Tatis F, Cordero W, Garciaparra N
SF -- Frye J
HBP -- by Whiteside M (Jefferson R)
T -- 3:03
A -- 36289

    

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