Final
CWS 2 — TEX 5
4/15/1997 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · TEX199704150
Complete available game record for CWS at TEX, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Texas Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark McLemore | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Phillips | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Durham | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Greer | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Belle | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Stevens | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Harold Baines | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Palmer | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Simms | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Tettleton | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Snopek | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Sagmoen | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Martinez | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Kreuter | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Pena | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Benji Gil | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ozzie Guillen | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Hernandez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Baldwin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wetteland | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Simas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Baldwin | 7.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Witt | 7.2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Xavier Hernandez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Simas | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| John Wetteland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Pena | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Phillips | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Belle | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Martinez | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Simas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Snopek | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Durham | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozzie Guillen | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Baldwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wetteland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Benji Gil | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rusty Greer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Palmer | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Sagmoen | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Stevens | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S7/L56D | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9/G34.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→2 | 8/DP/F8RD.1X2(864);2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43/G6M | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F7D | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L6MD | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8RD/SF.3-H;2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S7/G6 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 2/G2R.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 8/L8RS | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K23 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8RD | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 5/P6MS | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8/L8RS | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8/F8LM | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9/F9LF | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | WP.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P3D | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | WP.3-H | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8/G4M | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8LM | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6M | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 9/L9M | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7/L78S | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO/G6 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9S | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7D | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 9/L89M | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8/L8RM | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8/L78S | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 53/G5 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L78D | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9LD | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9/G34 | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S6/G56.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8/F8LM | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 4/P4M | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8/G4M | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L56D.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | E4/G4.2-3;1-2;B-1 | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 2(3)/FO/G2L.2-3;1-2;B-1 | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2 | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P4D | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9/P3D | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8/L89D | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9/L9M | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S8/L4MD | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4M | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L9M | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | D7/L7D | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | HR/L89XD.2-H;B-H | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L78M | 0–5 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | HR/F9D.B-H | 0–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63/G6M | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | HR/F89XD.B-H | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8/L8LM | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9LM | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S6/L6D | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 5/P5SF | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 9/L9LM | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 2–5 |