Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers
May 19, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1983 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 1, Detroit Tigers 2

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Rivers dh 4 0 1 0
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
O'Brien lf 4 0 0 1
Parrish rf 4 0 0 0
Biittner 1b 4 0 1 0
Wright cf 3 0 0 0
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0
Dent ss 4 0 0 0
Tolleson 2b 4 1 2 0
Smithson p 0 0 0 0
  Tanana p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 4 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 0 0 0
  Wockenfuss ph 0 0 0 1
Gibson dh 4 0 2 0
Herndon lf 3 0 0 0
Parrish c 4 0 0 0
Grubb rf 4 0 1 0
Wilson cf 4 1 2 1
  Cabell pr 0 1 0 0
Leach 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 3 0 1 0
  Brookens 3b 0 0 0 0
Trammell ss 3 0 0 0
Wilcox p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Texas 001 000 000 0140
Detroit 000 010 000 1270
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson  L (3-2) 9.1 7 2 2 2 4
  Tanana   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.2
7
2
2
2
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox  W (4-4) 10.0 4 1 1 3 5
Totals
10.0
4
1
1
3
5

  E–None.  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Detroit Gibson (2,off Smithson).  HR–Detroit Wilson (4,5th inning off Smithson 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Brookens (2,off Smithson).  SF–Wockenfuss (2,off Tanana).  IBB–Herndon (1,by Smithson); Trammell (1,by Smithson).  IBB–Smithson 2 (2,Herndon,Trammell).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Nick Bremigan, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–2:31.  A–5,868.
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