Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics
May 9, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1988 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 1, Oakland Athletics 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 4 0 1 0
Whitaker 2b 4 0 2 0
Evans 1b 4 0 0 0
Trammell ss 3 0 0 0
Nokes c 4 0 0 0
Lemon rf 3 0 0 0
Sheridan lf 3 1 1 0
Bergman dh 3 0 0 0
Salazar 3b 3 0 0 0
Morris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 0
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lansford 3b 4 1 2 0
Javier lf 3 0 1 0
Canseco rf 2 1 1 2
Parker dh 4 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 0 0 0
Hassey c 4 0 3 0
Henderson cf 3 1 0 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 0
Gallego ss 4 0 1 1
Welch p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3
Detroit 001 000 000141
Oakland 002 100 00x391
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  L (3-4) 8.0 9 3 3 3 11
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
3
11
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  W (5-2) 8.0 4 1 1 1 5
  Eckersley  SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
7

  E–Nokes (1), Lansford (2).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Detroit Whitaker (6,off Welch).  HR–Oakland Canseco (9,3rd inning off Morris 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Henderson (1,off Morris); Javier (2,off Morris).  SB–Javier (4,2nd base off Morris/Nokes).  BK–Morris (7), Welch 2 (7).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:27.  A–35,300.
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