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Tigers
@ Athletics
Network Associates Coliseum
September 3, 1999
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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 September 3, 1999 at Network Associates Coliseum.
Game Summary
Date | September 3, 1999 |
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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 | September 3, 1999 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | C.J. Nitkowski |
Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Appier |
Ballpark | Network Associates Coliseum |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 10,297 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tim McClelland 1B: Eric Cooper 2B: Gary Cederstrom 3B: Ted Barrett |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Polonia | Right Fielder |
Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
Tony Clark | First Baseman |
Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
Bobby Higginson | DH |
Juan Encarnacion | Left Fielder |
Gabe Kapler | Center Fielder |
Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
Larry Parrish | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ryan Christenson | Center Fielder |
Randy Velarde | Second Baseman |
Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
John Jaha | DH |
Olmedo Saenz | Third Baseman |
Matt Stairs | Right Fielder |
Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
Ben Grieve | Left Fielder |
Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Network Associates Coliseum
September 3, 1999
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Appier
Polonia hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Appier
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Appier
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Nitkowski
Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Velarde vs. Nitkowski
Velarde hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Nitkowski
Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Kapler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jaha vs. Nitkowski
Jaha hits a fly ball into right field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Appier
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Appier
Easley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Velarde settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Appier
Higginson hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Saenz vs. Nitkowski
Saenz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Nitkowski
Stairs takes first base on ball four. Saenz moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Tejada vs. Nitkowski
Tejada hits a fly ball into left field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Nitkowski
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Appier
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Saenz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kapler vs. Appier
Kapler strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Appier
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Polonia vs. Appier
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Velarde fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Nitkowski
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into center field. Kapler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Nitkowski
Christenson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Velarde vs. Nitkowski
Velarde hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Nitkowski
Giambi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Velarde moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Jaha vs. Nitkowski
Jaha hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Saenz vs. Nitkowski
Saenz hits a popup towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Appier
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Velarde scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Appier
Palmer strikes out. Macfarlane drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Palmer out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Appier
Clark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Christenson. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Easley vs. Appier
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Saenz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Nitkowski
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Nitkowski
Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Nitkowski
Grieve hits a fly ball into left field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Appier
Higginson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Appier
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Higginson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Kapler vs. Appier
Kapler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Christenson. Kapler reaches second base with a double. Higginson scores. Encarnacion goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Appier
Cruz bunts towards the mound. Appier fields it and throws to first for the out. Kapler moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Polonia vs. Appier
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Velarde scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Ausmus vs. Appier
Ausmus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Ausmus reaches second base with a double. Kapler scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Appier
Palmer hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Nitkowski
Macfarlane hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Nitkowski
Christenson takes first base on ball four. Macfarlane moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Velarde vs. Cruz
Nelson Cruz now pitching.
Velarde hits a fly ball into left field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Giambi vs. Cruz
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Jaha vs. Cruz
Jaha hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Macfarlane scores. Christenson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Saenz vs. Cruz
Saenz 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 6
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Appier
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Appier
Easley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Appier
Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Velarde scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Easley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Encarnacion vs. Appier
Encarnacion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Easley scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kapler vs. Appier
There goes Encarnacion. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Encarnacion steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Kapler vs. Appier
Kapler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Appier
Cruz hits a popup towards third. Saenz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Cruz
Stairs hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Cruz
Tejada strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Cruz
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Cruz
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Kubinski
Tim Kubinski now pitching.
Polonia strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Jones
Doug Jones now pitching.
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Saenz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Jones
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Cruz
Christenson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Velarde vs. Cruz
Velarde bunts towards the mound. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Cruz
Giambi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Velarde moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Jaha vs. Borkowski
Dave Borkowski now pitching.
Jaha hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Velarde scores. Giambi moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Saenz vs. Borkowski
Saenz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Stairs vs. Borkowski
Stairs hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Giambi scores. Jaha moves to third. Stairs moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Tejada vs. Borkowski
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
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Jones
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Jones
Easley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Higginson vs. Jones
Higginson hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Encarnacion vs. Jones
Encarnacion hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Kapler vs. Isringhausen
Jason Isringhausen now pitching.
Kapler hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Borkowski
Grieve hits a fly ball into left field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Borkowski
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Borkowski
Christenson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Velarde vs. Borkowski
Velarde hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Velarde for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Catalanotto vs. Isringhausen
Jason McDonald now playing left field. Frank Catalanotto pinch hits for Deivi Cruz.
Catalanotto hits a fly ball towards left. McDonald settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on McDonald. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Polonia vs. Isringhausen
Polonia takes first base on ball four. Catalanotto moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Isringhausen
Ausmus hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Palmer vs. Isringhausen
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Isringhausen
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/3/1999 -- Detroit at Oakland (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Polonia L, rf 4 0 0 0 Christenson R, cf 2 0 0 0 Ausmus B, c 5 0 1 1 Velarde R, 2b 5 2 1 0 Palmer D, 3b 5 0 0 0 Giambi J, 1b 4 2 2 0 Clark T, 1b 5 0 2 0 Jaha J, dh 4 1 3 5 Easley D, 2b 4 1 2 0 Saenz O, 3b 3 0 0 0 Higginson B, dh 3 1 0 0 Stairs M, rf 3 1 2 2 Encarnacion J, lf 4 1 2 1 Tejada M, ss 4 0 0 0 Kapler G, cf 3 1 1 2 Grieve B, lf 4 0 0 0 Cruz D, ss 2 0 1 0 McDonald J, lf 0 0 0 0 Catalanotto F, ph 1 0 0 0 Macfarlane M, c 4 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 9 4 33 7 9 7 Detroit 000 031 000 -- 4 Oakland 003 011 20x -- 7 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Nitkowski C* 4.0 4 4 4 4 1 Cruz N (L) 2.1 3 3 3 1 4 Borkowski D 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Appier K (W) 6.0 7 4 4 2 4 Kubinski T 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Jones D 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 Isringhausen J (S) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th E -- McDonald J DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Detroit 9, Oakland 7 2B -- Clark T, Kapler G, Ausmus B HR -- Jaha J, Stairs M SB -- Encarnacion J SH -- Cruz D WP -- Borkowski D T -- 3:14 A -- 10297
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