Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
May 18, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1984 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 4, Detroit Tigers 8

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 2 0 1 0
Murphy cf 3 1 1 1
Morgan 2b 2 1 0 0
Kingman dh 3 1 1 0
Lansford 3b 2 0 1 0
Bochte 1b 2 0 1 1
Davis rf 2 1 1 2
Heath c 2 0 0 0
Phillips ss 2 0 1 0
Krueger p 0 0 0 0
  Codiroli p 0 0 0 0
Totals 20 4 7 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0
Trammell ss 1 2 0 0
Garbey 1b 3 2 2 1
Parrish c 3 1 2 2
Herndon lf 3 1 1 1
Evans dh 3 1 1 1
Lemon cf 2 1 1 0
Gibson rf 3 0 1 2
Castillo 3b 3 0 1 1
Petry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 8 9 8
Oakland 001 300470
Detroit 511 10x890
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Krueger  L (1-1) 1.1 6 6 6 2 1
  Codiroli   3.2 3 2 2 1 2
Totals
5.0
9
8
8
3
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Petry  W (6-1) 5.1 7 4 4 2 4
Totals
5.1
7
4
4
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Oakland Bochte (3,off Petry).  HR–Oakland Davis (2,3rd inning off Petry 0 on, 0 out); Murphy (5,4th inning off Petry 0 on, 0 out), Detroit Garbey (1,2nd inning off Krueger 0 on, 1 out); Evans (4,3rd inning off Codiroli 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Lemon (5,by Krueger).  CS–Henderson (5,2nd base by Petry/Parrish).  SB–Trammell 2 (11,3rd base off Krueger/Heath,2nd base off Codiroli/Heath); Garbey (2,2nd base off Krueger/Heath).  IBB–Krueger (1,Lemon).  T–2:08.  A–41,136.
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