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Athletics 5 @ Tigers 3
Tiger Stadium
May 5, 1989

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 5, 1989 at Tiger Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 5 to 3.

Game Summary

DateMay 5, 1989 
Visiting Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 5 H: 8 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 5
Hits: 8
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 3 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherDave Stewart  
Losing PitcherFrank Tanana  
SaveDennis Eckersley  
Game Winning RBIMark McGwire 

Game Info

DateMay 5, 1989 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamOakland Athletics 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherDave Stewart  
Home Starting PitcherFrank Tanana  
BallparkTiger Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance18,482 
Time of Game2 hours 47 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dan Morrison
1B: Tim Welke
2B: Jim Evans
3B: John Shulock

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tony Phillips  Left Fielder 
Carney Lansford  Third Baseman 
Dave Henderson  Center Fielder 
Mark McGwire  First Baseman 
Terry Steinbach  Catcher 
Billy Beane  Right Fielder 
Glenn Hubbard  DH 
Mike Gallego  Second Baseman 
Walt Weiss  Shortstop 
Tony LaRussa  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pat Sheridan  Left Fielder 
Chet Lemon  Right Fielder 
Lou Whitaker  Second Baseman 
Alan Trammell  Shortstop 
Fred Lynn  DH 
Matt Nokes  Catcher 
Torey Lovullo  First Baseman 
Ken Williams  Center Fielder 
Mike Brumley  Third Baseman 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

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Athletics 5 @ Tigers 3
Tiger Stadium
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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/5/1989 -- Oakland at Detroit (N)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Phillips T, lf        1  0  1  0   Sheridan P, lf        4  0  0  1   
Javier S, pr-lf       4  1  1  0   Lemon C, rf           4  0  0  0   
Lansford C, 3b        5  1  2  0   Whitaker L, 2b        2  1  1  0   
Henderson D, cf       3  2  1  1   Trammell A, ss        4  0  2  0   
McGwire M, 1b         3  0  0  1   Lynn F, dh            4  1  3  2   
Steinbach T, c        2  1  1  0   Nokes M, c            3  0  0  0   
Beane B, rf           3  0  0  1   Heath M, ph-c         1  0  0  0   
Hubbard G, dh         3  0  1  2   Lovullo T, 1b         4  1  1  0   
Gallego M, 2b         4  0  1  0   Williams K, cf        4  0  1  0   
Weiss W, ss           4  0  0  0   Brumley M, 3b         3  0  0  0   
                                   Bergman D, ph         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  5  8  5                        34  3  8  3

Oakland          400 000 100 --  5
Detroit          110 001 000 --  3

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Stewart D (W)         6.2  7  3  2  1  2
Honeycutt R           1.1  1  0  0  1  0
Eckersley D (S)       1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tanana F (L)          8.0  6  5  5  5  2
Hernandez G           1.0  2  0  0  0  2

E -- McGwire M, Henderson D
DP -- Oakland 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Oakland 7, Detroit 7
2B -- Lovullo T
HR -- Lynn F, Henderson D
SB -- Williams K
SF -- McGwire M, Beane B, Sheridan P
WP -- Tanana F
T -- 2:47
A -- 18482

    

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