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White Sox
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
July 31, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox, played on July 31, 1998 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Snyder |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Burkett |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 38,846 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Chuck Meriwether 2B: (none) 3B: Jim Evans |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ray Durham | Second Baseman |
| Mike Caruso | Shortstop |
| Frank Thomas | DH |
| Albert Belle | Left Fielder |
| Robin Ventura | Third Baseman |
| Greg Norton | First Baseman |
| Jeff Abbott | Right Fielder |
| Chad Kreuter | Catcher |
| Mike Cameron | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Manuel | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Roberto Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Lee Stevens | DH |
| Luis Alicea | Third Baseman |
| Domingo Cedeno | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
July 31, 1998
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Burkett
Durham strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Caruso vs. Burkett
Caruso hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Burkett
Thomas hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McLemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Snyder
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Snyder
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Snyder
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Norton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greer for the out. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Snyder
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Burkett
Belle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Belle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Ventura vs. Burkett
Ventura hits a popup towards short. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Norton vs. Burkett
Norton strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Abbott vs. Burkett
Abbott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Snyder
Clark hits a line drive into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Snyder
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Cameron who is chasing the ball. Kelly reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Stevens vs. Snyder
Stevens hits a line drive off the glove of Ventura, and into shallow left field. Stevens reaches second base with a double. Kelly scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Alicea vs. Snyder
Alicea takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Snyder
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Snyder
Goodwin hits a fly ball into right field. Abbott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Burkett
Kreuter strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cameron vs. Burkett
Cameron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alicea juggles the ball. That's an error on Alicea. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Burkett
There goes Cameron. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Cameron steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Durham vs. Burkett
Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cameron moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Caruso vs. Burkett
The ball gets by Rodriguez for a passed ball. Cameron scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Caruso vs. Burkett
Caruso hits a popup into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Snyder
McLemore hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Snyder
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Snyder
Rodriguez hits a line drive beyond short. Caruso can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Snyder
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caruso fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Burkett
Thomas hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Burkett
Belle hits a popup into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Burkett
Ventura strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Snyder
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Snyder
Stevens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cameron. Stevens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Alicea vs. Snyder
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards first. Norton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alicea for the out. Stevens moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Snyder
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Norton vs. Burkett
Norton hits a line drive beyond second. McLemore can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Abbott vs. Burkett
Abbott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Norton moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kreuter vs. Burkett
There's a wild pitch. Norton scores. Abbott moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Kreuter vs. Burkett
Kreuter bunts towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Abbott moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Cameron vs. Burkett
Cameron hits a popup into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Durham vs. Burkett
Durham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alicea fields it and throws to home to get Abbott. Kreuter moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Caruso vs. Burkett
Caruso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kreuter moves to third. Durham moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Burkett
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Burkett
Belle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Snyder
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Snyder
McLemore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Snyder
Greer hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Snyder
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Snyder
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Norton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clark for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Burkett
Ventura strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Norton vs. Burkett
Norton strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Burkett
Abbott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kreuter vs. Burkett
Kreuter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Abbott moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cameron vs. Crabtree
Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Cameron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Foulke
Keith Foulke now pitching.
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Foulke
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Foulke
Alicea strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Crabtree
Durham hits a popup into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Caruso vs. Crabtree
Caruso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Crabtree
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Belle vs. Crabtree
Belle hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Crabtree
Ventura strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Foulke
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Foulke
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Foulke
McLemore takes first base on ball four. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Greer vs. Foulke
Greer takes first base on ball four. Goodwin moves to third. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rodriguez vs. Foulke
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Durham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Foulke
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foulke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norton vs. Bailes
Scott Bailes now pitching.
Norton hits a line drive towards short. Cedeno reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Bailes
Abbott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Bailes
Kreuter hits a line drive towards third. Alicea reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Castillo
Carlos Castillo now pitching.
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Castillo
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Castillo
Alicea hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Castillo
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cameron vs. Bailes
Cameron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Bailes
Durham hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Durham reaches second base with a double. Cameron moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Caruso vs. Bailes
Caruso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cameron scores. Durham moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Patterson
Danny Patterson now pitching.
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Durham tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 10 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Belle vs. Patterson
Belle hits a line drive towards third. Alicea reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 10 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ventura vs. Patterson
Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ventura for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 10 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sasser vs. Ward
Bryan Ward now pitching. Rob Sasser pinch hits for Tom Goodwin.
Sasser hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kreuter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 10 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Ward
McLemore hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 10 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Ward
Greer hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1998 -- Chicago at Texas (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Durham R, 2b 5 2 1 0 Goodwin T, cf 4 0 2 0
Caruso M, ss 5 1 2 1 Sasser R, ph 1 0 0 0
Thomas F, dh 3 2 1 5 McLemore M, 2b 4 0 1 0
Belle A, lf 5 1 2 2 Greer R, lf 4 0 0 0
Ventura R, 3b 5 0 0 0 Rodriguez I, c 3 0 1 0
Norton G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Clark W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Abbott J, rf 4 0 2 0 Kelly R, rf 4 1 1 0
Kreuter C, c 4 1 2 0 Stevens L, dh 4 0 2 1
Cameron M, cf 3 2 0 0 Alicea L, 3b 3 1 1 1
Cedeno D, ss 4 0 0 0
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38 10 11 8 35 2 8 2
Chicago 001 050 202 -- 10
Texas 010 000 010 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Snyder J (W) 5.0 6 1 1 2 1
Foulke K 2.0 1 0 0 2 3
Castillo C 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Ward B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett J (L) 5.2 8 6 5 0 7
Crabtree T 1.1 1 2 2 1 2
Bailes S* 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Patterson D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Alicea L
LOB -- Chicago 4, Texas 10
2B -- Belle A, Stevens L 2, Durham R
3B -- Kelly R
HR -- Thomas F, Belle A, Alicea L
SB -- Cameron M
SF -- Thomas F
WP -- Burkett J
PB -- Rodriguez I
T -- 2:57
A -- 38846
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