Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
May 2, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1988 at Tiger Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Oakland Athletics 4, Detroit Tigers 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lansford 3b 5 0 1 0
Javier cf,lf 5 0 1 0
Canseco rf 3 1 1 0
Parker lf 3 1 1 0
  Henderson cf 1 1 1 0
McGwire 1b 5 0 0 0
Hassey c 5 1 2 4
Baylor dh 4 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0
Weiss ss 3 0 0 0
  Jennings ph 1 0 0 0
  Gallego ss 0 0 0 0
Young p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 8 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 5 1 2 0
Brookens 3b 4 1 1 1
Salazar 2b 4 0 1 0
Trammell ss 4 0 1 0
Herndon dh 3 0 1 0
  Walewander pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Lemon rf 4 0 0 0
Knight 1b 4 0 0 0
Morrison lf 3 0 0 0
  Whitaker ph 1 0 0 0
Heath c 3 0 0 0
  Evans ph 1 0 0 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 6 1
Oakland 000 200 000 2483
Detroit 000 010 010 0261
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Young  W (2-0) 9.0 6 2 1 1 3
  Eckersley  SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
6
2
1
1
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander   8.0 6 2 1 3 5
  Henneman  L (0-1) 2.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
10.0
8
4
3
4
6

  E–Lansford (1), Parker (3), McGwire (4), Morrison (1).  2B–Oakland Hassey (3,off Henneman).  HR–Oakland Hassey (3,4th inning off Alexander 1 on, 1 out), Detroit Brookens (2,8th inning off Young 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Salazar (3,2nd base off Young/Hassey); Pettis (13,2nd base off Young/Hassey).  CS–Morrison (2,2nd base by Young/Hassey).  BK–Young (3).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:59.  A–15,856.
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