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Rangers 9 @ Tigers 6
Tiger Stadium
April 16, 1989

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers, played on April 16, 1989 at Tiger Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Rangers with a score of 9 to 6.

Game Summary

DateApril 16, 1989 
Visiting Team
Texas Rangers
R: 9 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 9
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 6 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 14
Runs: 6
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 14
Winning PitcherCharlie Hough  
Losing PitcherJack Morris  
SaveJeff Russell  
Game Winning RBIRuben Sierra 

Game Info

DateApril 16, 1989 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamTexas Rangers 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherCharlie Hough  
Home Starting PitcherJack Morris  
BallparkTiger Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance16,030 
Time of Game4 hours 7 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Rocky Roe
1B: Mike Reilly
2B: Rich Garcia
3B: Ted Hendry

Texas Rangers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Cecil Espy  Center Fielder 
Scott Fletcher  Shortstop 
Rafael Palmeiro  First Baseman 
Ruben Sierra  Right Fielder 
Julio Franco  Second Baseman 
Geno Petralli  Catcher 
Pete Incaviglia  Left Fielder 
Rick Leach  DH 
Steve Buechele  Third Baseman 
Bobby Valentine  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ken Williams  Center Fielder 
Pat Sheridan  DH 
Lou Whitaker  Second Baseman 
Alan Trammell  Shortstop 
Fred Lynn  Left Fielder 
Matt Nokes  Catcher 
Chris Brown  Third Baseman 
Chet Lemon  Right Fielder 
Dave Bergman  First Baseman 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

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Rangers 9 @ Tigers 6
Tiger Stadium
April 16, 1989

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/16/1989 -- Texas at Detroit (D)

  Texas              AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Espy C, cf            4  0  1  0   Williams K, cf        6  1  1  2   
Fletcher S, ss        5  1  1  0   Sheridan P, dh        2  0  1  0   
Palmeiro R, 1b        3  2  1  1   Moreland K, ph        3  0  1  0   
Sierra R, rf          3  0  1  1   Whitaker L, 2b        2  1  0  0   
Franco J, 2b          5  0  2  1   Trammell A, ss        4  1  1  0   
Petralli G, c         5  3  3  0   Lynn F, lf            4  0  0  0   
Incaviglia P, lf      5  1  2  3   Nokes M, c            4  1  2  1   
Leach R, dh           1  0  1  0   Brown C, 3b           0  0  0  0   
Stanley M, ph         1  1  0  0   Pedrique A, 3b        5  0  2  0   
Stone J, ph           2  0  1  0   Lemon C, rf           3  0  0  0   
Buechele S, 3b        4  1  2  3   Bergman D, 1b         2  2  1  1   
                                   Lovullo T, ph-1b      1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  9 15  9                        36  6  9  4

Texas            112 002 210 --  9
Detroit          002 102 001 --  6

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hough C (W)           5.1  5  5  4  6  3
Rogers K              1.1  2  0  0  2  2
Guante C              1.2  2  1  1  2  1
Russell J (S)         0.2  0  0  0  0  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Morris J (L)          2.2  8  4  4  2  3
Gibson P              2.1  1  0  0  2  1
Hudson C              0.1  2  2  2  1  1
Williams F            1.2  3  2  2  1  0
Hernandez G*          0.0  0  1  1  1  0
Henneman M            2.0  1  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Sierra R, Petralli G
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Texas 11, Detroit 14
2B -- Sheridan P, Petralli G, Trammell A, Franco J, Pedrique A
HR -- Palmeiro R, Bergman D, Buechele S, Williams K, Incaviglia P, Nokes M
SB -- Espy C, Sheridan P, Stone J
CS -- Espy C, Sierra R
HBP -- by Hough C (Lemon C), by Hudson C (Espy C), by Hernandez G (Palmeiro R)
WP -- Hough C
PB -- Petralli G
T -- 4:07
A -- 16030

    

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