Top 1

• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. Gullickson
  
  Henderson strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Howitt vs. Gullickson
  
  Howitt hits a fly ball into right field. Deer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Canseco vs. Gullickson
  
  Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Cuyler vs. Stewart
  
  Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cuyler for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Whitaker vs. Stewart
  
  Whitaker strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moseby vs. Stewart
  
  Moseby is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Fielder vs. Stewart
  
  Fielder hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Tettleton vs. Stewart
  
  Tettleton hits a line drive into center field. Howitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baines vs. Gullickson
  
  Baines hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Steinbach vs. Gullickson
  
  Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Deer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  McGwire vs. Gullickson
  
  McGwire hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Brosius vs. Gullickson
  
  Brosius hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Fryman vs. Stewart
  
  Fryman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Steinbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Deer vs. Stewart
  
  Deer hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Incaviglia vs. Stewart
  
  Incaviglia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blankenship settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Blankenship vs. Gullickson
  
  Blankenship hits a line drive for a single. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bordick vs. Gullickson
  
  There goes Blankenship. The throw from Tettleton and he is out, Fryman applying the tag. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Bordick vs. Gullickson
  
  Bordick hits a fly ball into center field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. Gullickson
  
  Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Livingstone vs. Stewart
  
  Livingstone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blankenship scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Cuyler vs. Stewart
  
  Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Whitaker vs. Stewart
  
  Whitaker hits a line drive beyond short. Bordick can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Moseby vs. Stewart
  
  Moseby strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howitt vs. Gullickson
  
  Howitt hits a line drive beyond second. Whitaker can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Canseco vs. Gullickson
  
  Canseco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howitt moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
  Baines vs. Gullickson
  
  Baines hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Steinbach vs. Gullickson
  
  Steinbach hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Howitt scores. Canseco moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
  McGwire vs. Gullickson
  
  McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Livingstone fields it and throws to second for the out. Canseco scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brosius vs. Gullickson
  
  Brosius hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cuyler. Brosius reaches second base with a double. McGwire goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Blankenship vs. Gullickson
  
  Blankenship takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Bordick vs. Gullickson
  
  Bordick hits a line drive into right field. Deer picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Deer. Brosius scores. Blankenship moves to third. Bordick moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
  Henderson vs. Gullickson
  
  Henderson hits a popup towards short. Fryman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Fielder vs. Stewart
  
  Fielder hits a fly ball into center field. Howitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Tettleton vs. Stewart
  
  Tettleton hits a popup in front of the plate. Steinbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Fryman vs. Stewart
  
  Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick misplays the ball. That's an error on Bordick. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Deer vs. Stewart
  
  Deer strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Howitt vs. Gullickson
  
  Howitt strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Canseco vs. Gullickson
  
  Canseco hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Cuyler who is chasing the ball. Canseco reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
  Baines vs. Gullickson
  
  Baines hits a line drive into right center field for a base hit. Canseco scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Steinbach vs. Haas
  
  Dave Haas now pitching.
  
  Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fryman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baines moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McGwire vs. Haas
  
  McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Livingstone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Incaviglia vs. Stewart
  
  Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Livingstone vs. Stewart
  
  Livingstone hits a line drive beyond second. Blankenship can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Incaviglia moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Cuyler vs. Stewart
  
  Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields it and throws to second for the out. Incaviglia moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
  Whitaker vs. Stewart
  
  Whitaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Incaviglia scores. Cuyler moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
  Moseby vs. Stewart
  
  Moseby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cuyler scores. Whitaker moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
  Fielder vs. Stewart
  
  Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 6

• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Brosius vs. Haas
  
  Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fryman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Blankenship vs. Haas
  
  Blankenship takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Bordick vs. Haas
  
  There goes Blankenship. The throw from Tettleton and he is out, Fryman applying the tag. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Bordick vs. Haas
  
  Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fryman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Tettleton vs. Stewart
  
  Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tettleton for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Fryman vs. Stewart
  
  Fryman strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Deer vs. Stewart
  
  Deer strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. Haas
  
  Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Livingstone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Howitt vs. Haas
  
  Howitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Canseco vs. Haas
  
  Canseco strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Incaviglia vs. Stewart
  
  Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Livingstone vs. Stewart
  
  Livingstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Livingstone for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Cuyler vs. Stewart
  
  Cuyler hits a line drive for a single. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Whitaker vs. Stewart
  
  Whitaker takes first base on ball four. Cuyler moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
  Moseby vs. Stewart
  
  Moseby hits a line drive into center field. Howitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Baines vs. Haas
  
  Baines hits a fly ball into center field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Steinbach vs. Haas
  
  Steinbach strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  McGwire vs. Haas
  
  McGwire strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Fielder vs. Nelson
  
  Vance Law now playing third base. Gene Nelson now pitching.
  
  Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Tettleton vs. Nelson
  
  Tettleton hits a line drive into right center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Fryman vs. Eckersley
  
  Johnny Paredes pinch runs for Mickey Tettleton. Dennis Eckersley now pitching.
  
  Fryman strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Bergman vs. Eckersley
  
  Dave Bergman pinch hits for Rob Deer.
  
  Bergman hits a fly ball into center field. Howitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Law vs. Haas
  
  Skeeter Barnes now playing right field. Andy Allanson now catching.
  
  Law takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Blankenship vs. Haas
  
  Blankenship bunts towards first. Fielder scoops it up and throws to first, with Whitaker covering, for the out. Law moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Bordick vs. Haas
  
  Bordick strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Henderson vs. Haas
  
  Henderson hits a line drive beyond short. Fryman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Law scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Henderson vs. Kaiser
  
  Jeff Kaiser now pitching. Dave Henderson pinch hits for Dann Howitt.
  
  Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Incaviglia vs. Eckersley
  
  Willie Wilson now playing center field. Mike Gallego now playing second base.
  
  Incaviglia hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Hare vs. Eckersley
  
  Shawn Hare pinch hits for Scott Livingstone.
  
  Hare strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Cuyler vs. Eckersley
  
  Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cuyler for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/8/1991 -- Oakland at Detroit (D)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Henderson R, lf       5  0  1  1   Cuyler M, cf          5  1  1  0   
Howitt D, cf          4  1  1  0   Whitaker L, 2b        3  0  2  1   
Henderson D, ph       1  0  0  0   Moseby L, lf          3  1  1  1   
Wilson W, cf          0  0  0  0   Fielder C, 1b         4  1  1  2   
Canseco J, rf         4  2  2  0   Tettleton M, c        4  0  1  0   
Baines H, dh          4  1  2  2   Paredes J, pr         0  0  0  0   
Steinbach T, c        4  0  2  1   Barnes S, rf          0  0  0  0   
McGwire M, 1b         4  1  0  1   Fryman T, ss          4  0  0  0   
Brosius S, 3b         3  1  1  1   Deer R, rf            3  0  0  0   
Law V, 3b             0  1  0  0   Bergman D, ph         1  0  0  0   
Blankenship L, 2b     1  0  1  0   Allanson A, c         0  0  0  0   
Gallego M, 2b         0  0  0  0   Incaviglia P, dh      4  1  1  0   
Bordick M, ss         4  0  1  1   Livingstone S, 3b     3  0  1  0   
                                   Hare S, ph            1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  7 11  7                        35  4  8  4

Oakland          010 410 001 --  7
Detroit          200 020 000 --  4

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Stewart D (W)         7.0  7  4  4  1  5
Nelson G              0.1  1  0  0  0  0
Eckersley D (S)       1.2  0  0  0  0  2

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gullickson B (L)      4.1  9  6  6  1  2
Haas D                4.1  2  1  1  2  4
Kaiser J              0.1  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Deer R, Bordick M
DP -- Oakland 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Oakland 4, Detroit 6
2B -- Brosius S
3B -- Canseco J
HR -- Fielder C, Baines H
CS -- Blankenship L 2
SH -- Blankenship L
HBP -- by Stewart D (Moseby L)
T -- 2:49
A -- 28873

    

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