Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners
July 20, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 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 12, Seattle Mariners 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 4 1 0 0
Whitaker 2b 4 2 1 2
Sheridan lf 3 1 1 2
Trammell ss 5 2 2 1
Evans 1b 4 1 1 2
Lemon rf 4 1 1 2
Nokes c 5 0 1 0
Salazar 3b 5 2 2 1
Bergman dh 1 2 0 0
  Herndon ph,dh 2 0 1 2
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Gibson p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 12 10 12
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Reynolds 2b 1 0 1 0
  Diaz ph,2b 2 1 1 1
Quinones ss 5 1 2 2
Brantley lf 3 0 1 0
  Briley ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Davis 1b 5 0 2 0
Phelps dh 3 0 2 0
  Balboni ph,dh 1 0 0 0
  Rabb ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Valle c 3 1 1 0
  Bradley c 2 0 1 0
Presley 3b 5 0 2 1
Wilson rf 5 1 2 0
Cotto cf 5 1 2 0
Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Walter p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 5 17 4
Detroit 012 090 00012101
Seattle 010 103 0005172
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (9-5) 5.0 13 5 5 1 1
  Gibson   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Henneman   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Hernandez   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
17
5
5
1
5
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Moore  L (4-10) 4.0 5 9 6 3 2
  Walter   0.1 3 3 3 0 0
  Reed   3.2 1 0 0 2 2
  Scurry   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
12
9
5
4

  E–Trammell (7), Reynolds (9), Presley (18).  DP–Detroit 1.  PB–Valle (3).  2B–Detroit Trammell (15,off Moore); Sheridan (6,off Moore); Whitaker (12,off Moore); Salazar (9,off Walter); Nokes (7,off Scurry), Seattle Presley 2 (13,off Alexander,off Hernandez); Phelps 2 (8,off Alexander 2); Cotto (11,off Alexander); Diaz (2,off Alexander); Quinones (18,off Alexander); Wilson (10,off Henneman).  SH–Pettis (4,off Moore).  SF–Lemon (1,off Moore).  IBB–Sheridan (3,by Moore).  HBP–Reynolds (1,by Alexander).  SB–Cotto (18,2nd base off Alexander/Nokes).  CS–Reynolds (16,2nd base by Alexander/Nokes).  HBP–Alexander (3,Reynolds).  IBB–Moore (3,Sheridan).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Larry Young.  T–3:13.  A–10,959.
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