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White Sox
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
April 15, 1997
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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 April 15, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | James Baldwin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Witt |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 27,990 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Al Clark 3B: Dan Morrison |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Phillips | Right Fielder |
| Ray Durham | Second Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | First Baseman |
| Albert Belle | Left Fielder |
| Harold Baines | DH |
| Chris Snopek | Third Baseman |
| Dave Martinez | Center Fielder |
| Tony Pena | Catcher |
| Ozzie Guillen | Shortstop |
| Terry Bevington | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Lee Stevens | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Tettleton | DH |
| Marc Sagmoen | Right Fielder |
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Benji Gil | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
April 15, 1997
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Witt
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Witt
Durham hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Witt
Thomas hits a fly ball towards center. Buford catches it and throws to Gil who relays to McLemore to double up Durham. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Belle vs. Witt
Belle 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
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Baldwin
McLemore 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Baldwin
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Baldwin
There goes Rodriguez. The throw from Pena and he is safe. Rodriguez steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Baldwin
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Stevens vs. Baldwin
Stevens takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to third. Greer moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Palmer vs. Baldwin
Palmer hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez tags and scores. Greer tags and moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Tettleton vs. Baldwin
Tettleton strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Witt
Baines hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Snopek vs. Witt
Snopek hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rodriguez scoops up the ball and tags Snopek for the out. Baines moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Witt
Martinez hits a line drive into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Witt
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sagmoen vs. Baldwin
Sagmoen strikes out. Pena drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Sagmoen out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Baldwin
Buford strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Baldwin
Gil hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez 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: 2-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Witt
Guillen hits a popup towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Witt
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Witt
Durham hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Witt
Thomas hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Sagmoen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Baldwin
McLemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Baldwin
There goes McLemore. The throw from Pena and he is safe. McLemore steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Baldwin
There's a wild pitch. McLemore moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Baldwin
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, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Greer vs. Baldwin
There's a wild pitch. McLemore scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Baldwin
Greer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Baldwin
Stevens hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Baldwin
There goes Greer. The throw from Pena and he is safe. Greer steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Baldwin
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Witt
Belle hits a line drive into right field. Sagmoen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Witt
Baines hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Snopek vs. Witt
Snopek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Witt
There goes Snopek. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Gil applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Baldwin
Tettleton hits a fly ball into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sagmoen vs. Baldwin
Sagmoen 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Baldwin
Buford strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Witt
Martinez hits a line drive into right field. Sagmoen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Witt
Pena hits a line drive into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Witt
Guillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Witt
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Baldwin
Gil strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Baldwin
McLemore hits a line drive into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Baldwin
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Witt
Durham hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Witt
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Durham moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Belle vs. Witt
Belle strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Baines vs. Witt
Baines hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Snopek vs. Witt
Snopek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Baldwin
Greer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Baldwin
Stevens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greer moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Palmer vs. Baldwin
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham misplays the ball. That's an error on Durham. Greer moves to third. Stevens moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Tettleton vs. Baldwin
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pena fields it and tags Greer for the out. Stevens moves to third. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Sagmoen vs. Baldwin
Mike Simms pinch runs for Mickey Tettleton.
Sagmoen takes first base on ball four. Stevens scores. Palmer moves to third. Simms moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Buford vs. Baldwin
Buford 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, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Gil vs. Baldwin
Gil hits a popup into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Witt
Martinez hits a line drive into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Witt
Pena hits a line drive into right field. Sagmoen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Witt
Guillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Witt
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Baldwin
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Baldwin
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Baldwin
Greer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Greer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Stevens vs. Baldwin
Stevens hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Baldwin
Palmer hits a line drive into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Witt
Durham hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Witt
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Witt
Belle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Witt
Baines hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snopek vs. Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez now pitching.
Snopek hits a line drive into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Simas
Bill Simas now pitching.
Simms hits a fly ball into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sagmoen vs. Simas
Sagmoen strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Simas
Buford hits a line drive beyond short. Guillen can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gil vs. Simas
There goes Buford. The throw from Pena and he is safe. Buford steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gil vs. Simas
Gil strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Wetteland
John Wetteland now pitching.
Martinez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Wetteland
Chad Kreuter pinch hits for Tony Pena.
Kreuter hits a line drive into right field. Sagmoen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Wetteland
Guillen 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
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1997 -- Chicago at Texas (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Phillips T, rf 4 0 2 0 McLemore M, 2b 3 1 0 0
Durham R, 2b 4 1 3 1 Rodriguez I, c 4 1 1 0
Thomas F, 1b 4 0 1 0 Greer R, lf 3 1 3 0
Belle A, lf 4 0 0 0 Stevens L, 1b 3 2 2 2
Baines H, dh 4 1 3 1 Palmer D, 3b 3 0 0 1
Snopek C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Tettleton M, dh 3 0 0 0
Martinez D, cf 4 0 0 0 Simms M, pr 1 0 0 0
Pena T, c 3 0 0 0 Sagmoen M, rf 3 0 0 1
Kreuter C, ph 1 0 0 0 Buford D, cf 4 0 1 0
Guillen O, ss 4 0 2 0 Gil B, ss 4 0 0 0
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36 2 11 2 31 5 7 4
Chicago 000 000 020 -- 2
Texas 101 001 20x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Baldwin J (L) 7.0 6 5 4 4 5
Simas B 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Witt B (W) 7.2 11 2 2 0 2
Hernandez X 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Wetteland J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Durham R
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Texas 7
2B -- Greer R
HR -- Stevens L, Durham R, Baines H
SB -- Rodriguez I, McLemore M, Greer R, Buford D
CS -- Snopek C
SF -- Palmer D
WP -- Baldwin J 2
T -- 2:41
A -- 27990
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