Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners
May 6, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1988 at Kingdome. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 8, Seattle Mariners 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 4 1 1 1
Whitaker 2b 5 2 4 1
Evans 1b 3 0 0 0
  Salazar ph,1b 2 1 1 0
Trammell ss 3 1 1 0
Nokes c 1 1 0 0
  Herndon ph 1 0 0 0
  Heath c 1 0 0 0
Bergman lf 3 0 0 0
  Knight ph 0 0 0 0
  Sheridan ph,lf 1 1 1 4
Morrison dh 4 1 1 1
Lemon rf 4 0 1 1
Brookens 3b 4 0 0 0
Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Kingery rf 4 0 1 0
Bradley c 3 0 0 0
  Valle ph,c 1 0 0 0
Cotto cf 4 1 1 0
Davis 1b 3 2 2 1
Phelps dh 3 0 1 1
  Wilson ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Brantley lf 4 1 1 2
Presley 3b 3 0 0 0
Renteria ss 4 0 0 0
Reynolds 2b 4 0 0 0
Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Solano p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkinson p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
Detroit 100 200 0418100
Seattle 020 002 000460
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson  W (4-2) 7.0 6 4 4 1 4
  Hernandez   0.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Henneman  SV (10) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
3
5
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Moore   7.0 6 4 4 3 2
  Powell  L (0-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Solano   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Wilkinson   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Jackson   1.2 3 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
5
5

  E–None.  DP–Seattle 1.  2B–Detroit Morrison (4,off Moore), Seattle Kingery (5,off Robinson).  HR–Detroit Whitaker (3,1st inning off Moore 0 on, 1 out); Sheridan (2,8th inning off Jackson 3 on, 1 out); Pettis (1,9th inning off Jackson 0 on, 1 out), Seattle Davis (4,2nd inning off Robinson 0 on, 0 out); Brantley (3,2nd inning off Robinson 0 on, 1 out).  BK–Jackson (3).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–3:08.  A–16,667.
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