Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
May 5, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1984 at Cleveland Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 1 1 0
Trammell ss 4 1 1 0
Garbey 1b,3b 5 0 0 0
Parrish dh 4 0 0 0
Herndon lf 4 0 0 0
Lemon cf 4 3 4 3
Gibson rf 4 1 1 0
Brookens 3b 2 0 1 0
  Johnson ph,3b 1 0 1 1
  Bergman 1b 0 0 0 0
Castillo c 2 0 0 0
  Grubb ph 1 0 1 1
  Lowry c 1 0 0 0
Abbott p 0 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 1 1 0
Bernazard 2b 3 1 0 0
Franco ss 4 0 0 0
Thornton dh 3 1 2 1
Hargrove 1b 4 0 2 1
  Fischlin pr 0 0 0 0
Hassey c 4 0 1 0
Jacoby 3b 3 1 1 1
Vukovich rf 4 1 2 2
Nixon lf 2 0 0 0
  Willard ph 1 0 0 0
  Rhomberg lf 0 0 0 0
  Perkins ph 1 0 0 0
Heaton p 0 0 0 0
  Waddell p 0 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat p 0 0 0 0
  Camacho p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Detroit 200 102 0106101
Cleveland 220 000 001591
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Abbott  W (2-1) 5.1 6 4 4 1 0
  Bair   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Lopez  SV (3) 2.0 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
1
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Heaton  L (2-3) 5.0 7 5 4 3 2
  Waddell   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Jeffcoat   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Camacho   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
3
3

  E–Gibson (3), Franco (10).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Detroit Trammell (9,off Heaton), Cleveland Jacoby (5,off Abbott).  HR–Detroit Lemon (7,8th inning off Waddell 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Vukovich (1,2nd inning off Abbott 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Johnson (1,off Waddell); Thornton (2,off Abbott); Jacoby (2,off Lopez).  SB–Whitaker (2,3rd base off Heaton/Hassey); Trammell (8,2nd base off Heaton/Hassey); Castillo (1,2nd base off Heaton/Hassey); Gibson (5,2nd base off Waddell/Hassey); Johnson (1,2nd base off Jeffcoat/Hassey).  CS–Brookens (4,2nd base by Heaton/Hassey).  T–2:57.  A–9,282.
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