Seattle Mariners vs Detroit Tigers
September 8, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1985 at Tiger Stadium. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 6, Detroit Tigers 2

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Perconte 2b 4 1 2 1
  Reynolds 2b 1 0 0 0
Bradley lf 5 2 2 0
Davis 1b 3 2 1 1
Thomas G. dh 4 0 1 0
Cowens rf 2 0 1 1
  Moses pr,cf 1 0 1 0
Presley 3b 3 0 0 2
Henderson cf,rf 4 0 1 1
Tartabull ss 3 1 1 0
Valle c 4 0 1 0
Swift p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas R. p 0 0 0 0
  Vande Berg p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 0 0 0
Trammell ss 3 0 2 0
Gibson rf 3 0 0 1
Parrish c 4 0 1 0
  Melvin c 0 0 0 0
Evans 1b 4 1 1 1
Lemon cf 3 0 0 0
Simmons dh 4 0 1 0
Sanchez lf 4 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 3 1 2 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  O'Neal p 0 0 0 0
  Cary p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Seattle 202 101 0006110
Detroit 011 000 000270
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Swift   2.1 4 2 2 1 1
  Thomas  W (6-0) 4.2 3 0 0 1 3
  Vande Berg   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Nunez   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana  L (7-14) 2.1 2 4 4 4 4
  O'Neal   3.1 5 2 2 0 1
  Cary   2.1 3 0 0 1 2
  Hernandez   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
5
8

  E–None.  DP–Seattle 1, Detroit 1.  2B–Seattle Davis (26,off Tanana), Detroit Brookens 2 (30,off Swift,off R Thomas).  HR–Detroit Evans (31,2nd inning off Swift 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–G Thomas (5,by Tanana).  SF–Gibson (10,off R Thomas).  SB–Bradley (15,2nd base off Tanana/Parrish).  WP–Tanana (5).  IBB–Tanana (8,G Thomas).  T–2:55.  A–18,802.
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