Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics
May 10, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 10, 1988 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Detroit Tigers 8, Oakland Athletics 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 4 1 0 0
Brookens 3b 4 1 1 1
Salazar lf 4 2 3 2
Trammell ss 4 1 2 0
Herndon dh 3 1 1 3
  Bergman ph,dh 1 1 0 0
Lemon rf 4 0 1 0
Knight 1b 3 0 1 0
  Evans ph,1b 1 0 1 1
Heath c 4 0 0 0
Walewander 2b 4 1 1 0
Terrell p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 7
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lansford 3b 5 0 2 1
Javier lf 5 0 0 0
Canseco rf 4 0 0 0
Parker dh 4 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 1 1 0 0
Hassey c 4 0 1 0
Henderson cf 3 1 1 0
Hubbard 2b 1 0 0 0
  Jennings ph 1 0 0 0
  Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0
Gallego ss 3 0 1 0
Young p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Cadaret p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 1
Detroit 103 010 1118111
Oakland 010 001 000255
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Terrell  W (1-0) 7.0 4 2 2 6 3
  Henneman   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
8
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Young  L (2-1) 6.1 7 6 4 1 3
  Nelson   1.2 3 1 0 0 0
  Cadaret   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
5
1
3

  E–Walewander (1), McGwire (5), Hassey (2), Hubbard (2), Gallego 2 (3).  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Detroit Lemon (10,off Nelson); Brookens (7,off Cadaret).  HR–Detroit Salazar (3,1st inning off Young 0 on, 2 out); Herndon (1,3rd inning off Young 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Pettis (2,off Young).  SF–Brookens (2,off Young); Salazar (1,off Cadaret).  SB–Pettis 2 (18,2nd base off Young/Hassey,3rd base off Young/Hassey); Salazar (4,2nd base off Young/Hassey); Javier (5,2nd base off Terrell/Heath).  BK–Nelson (3), Cadaret (1).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–2:58.  A–23,341.
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