Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers
August 9, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1986 at Tiger Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 7

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Boggs 3b 4 3 4 1
Barrett 2b 5 0 2 1
Rice lf 5 0 1 2
Baylor dh 2 0 0 0
Evans rf 3 1 1 3
Armas cf 5 0 0 0
  Romine cf 0 0 0 0
Gedman c 4 1 1 1
Stapleton 1b 5 0 0 0
Romero ss 3 3 2 0
Nipper p 0 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Schiraldi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 1 1 1
Trammell ss 5 1 4 3
Gibson rf 5 0 2 1
Grubb dh 2 0 1 1
  Herndon ph,dh 1 0 0 0
  Bergman ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Evans 1b 4 0 1 0
  Brookens pr 0 0 0 0
Collins lf 4 1 1 0
Coles 3b 5 1 1 0
Sheridan cf 2 1 1 0
  Lemon ph,cf 1 1 1 0
Lowry c 4 1 1 1
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  Lazorko p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 14 7
Boston 101 112 0208110
Detroit 100 000 3307142
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Nipper  W (7-7) 6.2 7 4 4 4 0
  Sambito   1.0 5 3 3 1 0
  Schiraldi  SV (2) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
5
0
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana  L (9-5) 5.1 7 6 5 3 3
  Lazorko   1.2 3 2 2 3 1
  Hernandez   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
7
7
5

  E–Coles (15), Tanana (2).  DP–Boston 3, Detroit 1.  2B–Boston Barrett (26,off Tanana); Romero (9,off Tanana), Detroit Grubb (6,off Nipper); Evans (12,off Schiraldi).  HR–Boston Evans (15,5th inning off Tanana 0 on, 2 out); Gedman (9,6th inning off Tanana 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Barrett (8,off Tanana).  SF–Evans (4,off Tanana); Rice (5,off Hernandez).  HBP–Baylor (24,by Hernandez); Evans (3,by Hernandez).  IBB–Baylor 2 (7,by Tanana 2); Boggs (7,by Lazorko).  SB–Romero (1,2nd base off Tanana/Lowry).  HBP–Hernandez 2 (4,Baylor,Evans).  IBB–Tanana 2 (7,Baylor 2); Lazorko (1,Boggs).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Mark Johnson.  T–3:09.  A–47,869.
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