X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/18/1997
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X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 848 - MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (57-65) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Texas Rangers (62-60) 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 13 0
Viola Dominant in Rangers Victory
The Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox, 8-1. Texas pitcher and Hempstead, New York, native Frank Viola led the way. The third-place Rangers sport a record of 62-60.

Viola, a native of Hempstead, New York, was dealing all game. He kept Chicago hitters off-balance, while giving the Rangers 8 quality innings. Viola threw 113 pitches, allowing 5 hits and striking out 8.

"There's a lot of fight left in this team," said Viola.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Reese 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272 8 62
J. Cirillo 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .309 8 54
C. Floyd CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272 22 84
J. Hammonds RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .238 9 37
M. Kinkade C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .279 5 33
H. Ramirez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240 7 46
   a-J. Olerud PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308 10 66
J. Hollis LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .246 14 51
D. Strawberry DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .242 17 40
H. Perry 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .250 2 8
Totals 32 1 5 1 4 9 13      
a - J. Olerud pinch hit for H. Ramirez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hollis (20, 7th Inning off F. Viola, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Perry (2, 3rd Inning off F. Viola, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hammonds , M. Kinkade , J. Hollis 2 , H. Perry 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Strawberry , H. Perry
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Dykstra CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .311 13 58
   b-M. Robertson PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 1 1
M. Grudzielanek SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .285 5 43
M. Alou LF 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .292 35 98
M. Stanley 1B 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .261 20 81
A. Martin RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .285 16 68
K. Millar DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .291 14 66
J. Macias 2B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .244 2 22
J. Varitek C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .279 5 13
O. Guillen 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .248 0 41
   a-M. Stairs PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 12 49
Totals 37 8 13 8 4 6 14      
a - M. Stairs pinch hit for O. Guillen in the 7th
b - M. Robertson pinch hit for L. Dykstra in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Macias 2 (14, 2nd Inning off C. Beasley, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off C. Beasley, 3 on, 1 out) , O. Guillen (22, 3rd Inning off C. Beasley, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Dykstra (31, 3rd Inning off C. Mejia, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Millar (30, 4th Inning off C. Mejia, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Grudzielanek (5, 3rd Inning off C. Mejia, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Dykstra 2 , M. Grudzielanek 5 , M. Alou 2 , M. Stanley , A. Martin , K. Millar 3 , J. Macias 4 , O. Guillen 2
2-out RBI: L. Dykstra , M. Grudzielanek , M. Alou , O. Guillen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Dykstra , M. Stanley , A. Martin 2 , J. Varitek
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Alou (22)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Beasley L (0-3) 2.2 8 6 6 2 1 0 62 6.00   
C. Mejia 1.2 4 2 2 0 2 0 33 6.09   
J. Guzman 2.2 1 0 0 2 3 0 35 4.95   
D. Fitzpatrick 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Beasley 13
Batters Faced: C. Beasley 18, C. Mejia 9, J. Guzman 11, D. Fitzpatrick 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Beasley 3-4, C. Mejia 3-0, J. Guzman 3-2, D. Fitzpatrick 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Beasley 62-36, C. Mejia 33-22, J. Guzman 35-22, D. Fitzpatrick 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Mejia 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Viola W (6-9) 8.0 5 1 1 1 8 1 113 4.59   
J. Powell 1.0 0 0 0 3 1 0 31 5.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Viola 75
Batters Faced: F. Viola 30, J. Powell 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Viola 8-8, J. Powell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Viola 113-79, J. Powell 31-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Viola
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium 1979
Weather: Cloudy (88 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 24972
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