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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 8, 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 8, 1988 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1988 |
|---|---|
| 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 8, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Storm Davis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eric King |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 37,498 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Voltaggio 1B: Jim Joyce 2B: Dan Morrison 3B: Al Clark |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Polonia | Left Fielder |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
| Ron Hassey | Catcher |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | DH |
| Stan Javier | Center Fielder |
| Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| 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
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 8, 1988
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. King
Polonia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. King
There goes Polonia. The throw from Nokes and he is out, Whitaker applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. King
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans fields the ball and throws to King covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. King
Canseco hits a fly ball into left field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. King
There goes Lansford. The throw from Nokes and he is safe. Lansford steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hassey vs. King
Hassey 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 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Davis
Bergman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Javier. Bergman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Davis
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Sheridan vs. Davis
Sheridan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Davis
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. King
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. King
Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field. Salazar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. King
Javier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gallego vs. King
Gallego strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Davis
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Davis
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Weiss. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Nokes vs. Davis
Nokes takes first base on ball four. Salazar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brookens vs. Davis
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gallego scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. King
Weiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Polonia vs. King
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards second. Whitaker scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. King
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Davis
De Jesus 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: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Davis
Bergman hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Davis
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. King
Canseco hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Sheridan. Canseco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Hassey vs. King
Hassey bunts towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. Canseco moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McGwire vs. King
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. Canseco scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. King
Steinbach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. King
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. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Davis
Sheridan 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, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Davis
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Davis
Evans hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gallego reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salazar vs. Davis
Salazar hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. King
Gallego takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. King
Weiss bunts towards the mound. King fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on King. Gallego moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Polonia vs. King
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gallego moves to third. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Lansford vs. King
Lansford hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gallego tags and scores. Weiss tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Canseco vs. King
Canseco hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nokes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Davis
Nokes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Davis
Brookens hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gallego catches it and throws to first to double up Nokes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Davis
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. King
Hassey hits a fly ball into left field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. King
McGwire hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. King
Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field. Salazar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Javier vs. King
Javier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gallego vs. Hernandez
Guillermo Hernandez now pitching.
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, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Davis
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Davis
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Bergman for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Davis
Sheridan hits a popup towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Hernandez
Weiss strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Hernandez
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with Hernandez covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Hernandez
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Davis
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Davis
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Salazar vs. Davis
Salazar hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nokes vs. Davis
Nokes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Salazar moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Brookens vs. Davis
Brookens hits a line drive into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Salazar tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Davis
De Jesus takes first base on ball four. Nokes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Cadaret
Greg Cadaret now pitching. Larry Herndon pinch hits for Dave Bergman.
Herndon takes first base on ball four. Nokes moves to third. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Whitaker vs. Cadaret
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Hernandez
Canseco is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Hernandez
Hassey hits a fly ball into center field. Salazar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Hernandez
McGwire hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Canseco moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Steinbach vs. Henneman
Mike Henneman now pitching.
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Eckersley
Ray Knight pinch hits for Pat Sheridan. Dennis Eckersley now pitching.
Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Eckersley
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Eckersley
Evans hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Henneman
Ray Knight now playing left field.
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Henneman
Gallego strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Henneman
Weiss hits a fly ball into center field. Salazar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Eckersley
Salazar strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Eckersley
Nokes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hassey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Eckersley
Brookens hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Eckersley
Mike Heath pinch hits for Ivan De Jesus.
Heath 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
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1988 -- Oakland at Detroit (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Polonia L, lf 4 0 1 0 Bergman D, dh 3 0 2 0
Lansford C, 3b 3 0 1 1 Herndon L, ph 0 0 0 0
Canseco J, rf 3 1 1 0 Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hassey R, c 3 0 0 0 Sheridan P, lf 3 0 0 0
McGwire M, 1b 4 1 1 2 Knight R, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Steinbach T, dh 3 0 0 0 Lemon C, rf 4 1 2 0
Javier S, cf 3 0 1 0 Evans D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Gallego M, 2b 3 1 0 0 Salazar L, cf 4 1 1 0
Weiss W, ss 2 0 0 0 Nokes M, c 2 0 1 1
Brookens T, 3b 3 0 1 1
De Jesus I, ss 2 0 0 0
Heath M, ph 1 0 0 0
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28 3 5 3 31 2 7 2
Oakland 000 111 000 -- 3
Detroit 000 000 200 -- 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Davis S (W) 6.2 6 2 2 3 1
Cadaret G 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Eckersley D (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
King E (L) 5.2 5 3 2 4 2
Hernandez G 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Henneman M 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Weiss W, King E, De Jesus I
DP -- Oakland 3, Detroit 2
LOB -- Oakland 6, Detroit 7
2B -- Bergman D, Canseco J
HR -- McGwire M
SB -- Lansford C
CS -- Polonia L
SH -- Hassey R, Weiss W
SF -- Lansford C, Brookens T
HBP -- by Hernandez G (Canseco J)
T -- 2:37
A -- 37498
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