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Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 23, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 23, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Seth Greisinger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Haynes |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 17,917 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Everitt 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Chuck Meriwether 3B: Eric Cooper |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
| Frank Catalanotto | DH |
| Bobby Higginson | Right Fielder |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Juan Encarnacion | Center Fielder |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Paul Bako | Catcher |
| Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Ryan Christenson | Center Fielder |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Matt Stairs | DH |
| Ben Grieve | Right Fielder |
| Scott Spiezio | Second Baseman |
| Mike Blowers | Third Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| A.J. Hinch | Catcher |
| Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 23, 1998
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Haynes
Easley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Catalanotto vs. Haynes
Catalanotto takes first base on ball four. Easley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Higginson vs. Haynes
Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it and throws to second for the out. Easley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Haynes
Clark takes first base on ball four. Higginson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Haynes
Gonzalez hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Greisinger
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields the ball and throws to Greisinger covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Greisinger
Christenson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Giambi vs. Greisinger
Giambi hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Greisinger
Stairs hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Greisinger
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Greisinger
Spiezio hits a line drive towards the mound. Greisinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Haynes
Encarnacion hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Encarnacion reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Randa vs. Haynes
Randa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Encarnacion moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Bako vs. Haynes
There's a wild pitch. Encarnacion scores. Randa moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bako vs. Haynes
Bako strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Haynes
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Easley vs. Haynes
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Greisinger
Blowers hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Greisinger
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hinch vs. Greisinger
Hinch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Catalanotto vs. Haynes
Catalanotto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Haynes
Higginson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Catalanotto moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Haynes
Clark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Christenson. Clark reaches second base with a double. Catalanotto scores. Higginson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Haynes
Gonzalez hits a popup into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Encarnacion vs. Haynes
Encarnacion strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Randa vs. Haynes
Randa hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Greisinger
Henderson hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Greisinger
Christenson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Greisinger
There goes Henderson. The throw from Bako and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Giambi vs. Greisinger
Giambi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Randa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Stairs vs. Greisinger
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Haynes
Bako strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Haynes
Cruz hits a popup into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Haynes
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Greisinger
Grieve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Greisinger
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Greisinger
Blowers hits a line drive towards short. Cruz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Catalanotto vs. Haynes
Catalanotto hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Haynes
Higginson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Haynes
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Haynes
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Greisinger
Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hinch vs. Greisinger
Hinch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Greisinger
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Haynes
Encarnacion hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Haynes
Randa strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bako vs. Haynes
Bako hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Bako reaches second base with a double. Randa moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Cruz vs. Haynes
Cruz hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Randa scores. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Greisinger
Christenson hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Greisinger
Giambi hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Greisinger
Stairs hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Greisinger
Grieve takes first base on ball four. Stairs moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Spiezio vs. Greisinger
Spiezio hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Blowers vs. Greisinger
Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Haynes
Easley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Catalanotto vs. Haynes
Haynes fires to first and picks off Easley. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Catalanotto vs. Haynes
Catalanotto strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Haynes
Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Sager
A.J. Sager now pitching.
Tejada strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hinch vs. Sager
Hinch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Sager
Henderson hits a line drive towards third. Randa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Sager
Christenson bunts towards the mound. Sager fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Haynes
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Haynes
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Haynes
Encarnacion strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Runyan
Sean Runyan now pitching.
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Giambi for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Runyan
Stairs hits a line drive beyond short. Cruz can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Runyan
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Taylor
Billy Taylor now pitching.
Randa strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Taylor
Bako hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Taylor
Cruz is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Taylor
Easley is hit by the pitch. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Catalanotto vs. Taylor
Catalanotto hits a popup towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Jones
Todd Jones now pitching.
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Jones
Blowers strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Jones
Tejada strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1998 -- Detroit at Oakland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Easley D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Henderson R, lf 4 1 2 0
Catalanotto F, dh 4 1 1 0 Christenson R, cf 4 1 1 0
Higginson B, rf 3 1 1 0 Giambi J, 1b 4 2 2 4
Clark T, 1b 3 0 1 2 Stairs M, dh 4 0 2 0
Gonzalez L, lf 4 0 0 0 Grieve B, rf 2 0 0 0
Encarnacion J, cf 4 1 1 0 Spiezio S, 2b 4 0 0 0
Randa J, 3b 4 1 1 0 Blowers M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Bako P, c 4 0 1 0 Tejada M, ss 4 0 0 0
Cruz D, ss 3 0 0 1 Hinch A, c 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 5 7 3 33 4 8 4
Detroit 112 001 000 -- 5
Oakland 300 001 000 -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Greisinger S (W) 6.0 6 4 4 2 1
Sager A 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Runyan S 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Jones T (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes J (L) 8.0 7 5 5 4 6
Taylor B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Detroit 2, Oakland 2
LOB -- Detroit 6, Oakland 4
2B -- Encarnacion J, Clark T, Bako P
HR -- Giambi J 2
SB -- Easley D, Henderson R
HBP -- by Taylor B (Cruz D), by Taylor B (Easley D)
WP -- Haynes J 2
T -- 2:40
A -- 17917
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