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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 9, 1988
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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 July 9, 1988 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 9, 1988 |
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Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 9, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Welch |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Tanana |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 43,016 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Joyce 1B: Dan Morrison 2B: Al Clark 3B: Vic Voltaggio |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
Don Baylor | DH |
Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
Stan Javier | Left Fielder |
Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Bergman | DH |
Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Pat Sheridan | Left Fielder |
Chet Lemon | Right Fielder |
Darrell Evans | First Baseman |
Luis Salazar | Center Fielder |
Matt Nokes | Catcher |
Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 9, 1988
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Tanana
Lansford hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Tanana
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 -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Tanana
Canseco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Welch
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Welch
Whitaker hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Welch
Sheridan hits a fly ball into left field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Tanana
McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Tanana
Baylor strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Tanana
Steinbach is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Tanana
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Welch
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Welch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Welch
Evans hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Welch
Salazar hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Welch
Nokes hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Tanana
Gallego strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Tanana
Weiss 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, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Tanana
Lansford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sheridan. Lansford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Tanana
There's a wild pitch. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Tanana
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Canseco vs. Tanana
Canseco hits a popup towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Welch
Brookens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Welch
De Jesus bunts towards the mound. Welch fields it and throws to first for the out. Brookens moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bergman vs. Welch
Bergman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Welch
Whitaker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Welch
Sheridan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Welch
There goes Sheridan. The throw from Steinbach and he is out, Weiss applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Welch
Lemon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gallego settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Tanana
McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Tanana
Baylor strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Tanana
Steinbach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Tanana
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Welch
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Welch
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Welch
Nokes hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Tanana
Gallego strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Tanana
Weiss hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Tanana
Lansford hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Weiss moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Tanana
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Weiss tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Tanana
Canseco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Welch
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Welch
De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Welch
Bergman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Welch
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bergman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sheridan vs. Welch
Sheridan hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Tanana
McGwire hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sheridan. McGwire reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baylor vs. Tanana
Baylor hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Tanana
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on De Jesus. McGwire moves to third. Steinbach moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Javier vs. Tanana
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McGwire scores. Steinbach moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Gallego vs. Tanana
Gallego hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Welch
Lemon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gallego settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Welch
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Salazar vs. Welch
Salazar hits a fly ball into left field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nokes vs. Welch
Nokes hits a fly ball into left field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Henneman
Mike Henneman now pitching.
Weiss strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Henneman
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Henneman
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Welch
Brookens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Welch
De Jesus bunts between the mound and first base. Welch scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats De Jesus for the out. Brookens moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bergman vs. Welch
Bergman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Cadaret
Greg Cadaret now pitching.
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Weiss fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Brookens moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Sheridan vs. Cadaret
Sheridan hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Henneman
Canseco hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Henneman
McGwire hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Henneman
Baylor is hit by the pitch. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Steinbach vs. Henneman
Steinbach bunts towards the mound. Henneman fields it and throws to third for the out. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Henneman
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hassey vs. Hernandez
Tony Phillips pinch runs for Don Baylor. Ron Hassey pinch hits for Mike Gallego. Guillermo Hernandez now pitching.
Hassey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Nelson
Glenn Hubbard now playing second base. Gene Nelson now pitching.
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Nelson
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Nelson
Salazar strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Hernandez
Weiss hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Hernandez
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Hernandez
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Hernandez
Canseco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
McGwire vs. Hernandez
McGwire hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/9/1988 -- Oakland at Detroit (D) Oakland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Lansford C, 3b 5 0 3 0 Bergman D, dh 2 1 1 0 Henderson D, cf 3 0 0 1 Whitaker L, 2b 4 1 2 3 Canseco J, rf 5 1 2 1 Sheridan P, lf 4 0 1 0 McGwire M, 1b 5 1 2 0 Lemon C, rf 4 0 0 0 Baylor D, dh 3 0 0 0 Evans D, 1b 3 1 1 1 Phillips T, pr 0 0 0 0 Salazar L, cf 4 0 0 0 Steinbach T, c 3 0 1 0 Nokes M, c 3 0 0 0 Javier S, lf 4 0 0 1 Brookens T, 3b 2 1 1 0 Gallego M, 2b 3 0 0 0 De Jesus I, ss 1 0 0 0 Hassey R, ph 1 0 0 0 Hubbard G, 2b 0 0 0 0 Weiss W, ss 4 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 3 9 3 27 4 6 4 Oakland 000 011 010 -- 3 Detroit 013 000 00x -- 4 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Welch B (L) 6.1 6 4 4 4 0 Cadaret G 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Nelson G 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Tanana F (W) 6.0 5 2 1 1 6 Henneman M 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 Hernandez G (S) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 E -- De Jesus I LOB -- Oakland 10, Detroit 5 2B -- Lansford C, McGwire M HR -- Evans D, Whitaker L, Canseco J CS -- Sheridan P SH -- De Jesus I 2 SF -- Henderson D HBP -- by Tanana F (Steinbach T), by Henneman M (Baylor D) WP -- Tanana F T -- 2:40 A -- 43016
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