Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
May 26, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1986 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 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 3b,2b 3 2 1 0
Javier cf 5 0 2 3
Hill 2b 4 0 1 1
  Bochte 1b 1 0 1 0
Canseco lf 5 0 0 0
Lansford 1b,3b 5 0 1 0
Baker dh 2 0 1 0
  Peters pr,dh 1 0 0 0
Davis rf 4 0 0 0
Griffin ss 4 1 1 0
Bathe c 4 1 0 0
Andujar p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Mooneyham p 0 0 0 0
  Ontiveros p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 8 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 6 1 1 0
Collins lf 4 1 2 1
Grubb rf 5 0 2 2
Parrish c 4 0 0 0
Evans dh 3 0 0 0
Coles 3b 4 2 2 1
Bergman 1b 2 0 0 0
  Spilman pr,1b 2 0 0 0
Sheridan cf 5 0 1 0
Brookens ss 3 1 1 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 9 4
Oakland 001 000 300 0481
Detroit 000 010 012 1590
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Plunk   3.2 0 1 0 3 2
  Mooneyham   0.2 1 0 0 2 1
  Ontiveros   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
  Howell  L (0-4) 2.0 5 3 3 3 2
Totals
9.1
9
5
4
9
9
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana   7.0 6 4 4 3 5
  King   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hernandez  W (2-2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
10.0
8
4
4
3
9

  E–Griffin (9).  PB–Bathe (1).  2B–Oakland Javier (2,off Tanana), Detroit Collins (7,off Howell); Grubb (1,off Howell).  HR–Detroit Coles (6,8th inning off Ontiveros 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Parrish (1,by Howell); Evans (2,by Howell).  SB–Davis (4,2nd base off Tanana/Parrish).  WP–Howell (1).  BK–Tanana (1).  IBB–Howell 2 (4,Parrish,Evans).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Drew Coble, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–3:42.  A–22,906.
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