Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles
September 23, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1988 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles 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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Detroit Tigers 4, Baltimore Orioles 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bergman 1b 5 0 1 1
Murphy cf 4 0 1 1
  Pettis cf 0 0 0 0
Trammell ss 4 0 0 0
Lynn lf 3 0 0 0
Nokes c 4 1 2 1
Evans dh 4 1 1 1
Lemon rf 4 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 4 0 1 0
Walewander 2b 1 1 1 0
  Sheridan ph 1 0 0 0
  Lovullo 2b 1 1 1 0
Terrell p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak rf 4 1 1 0
Stanicek lf 4 2 2 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 0 2 2
Murray dh 4 0 2 1
Kennedy c 3 0 0 0
  Tettleton c 0 0 0 0
Traber 1b 4 0 0 0
Anderson cf 4 1 2 0
Worthington 3b 3 0 1 0
  Sheets ph 1 0 1 0
  Davis pr 0 0 0 0
Ripken 2b 3 0 0 0
  Stone ph 1 1 1 1
Milacki p 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 4
Detroit 001 000 003483
Baltimore 100 001 0125121
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Terrell  L (7-15) 8.0 11 5 4 1 2
  Hernandez   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.1
12
5
4
2
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Milacki   8.0 5 2 2 3 4
  Niedenfuer  W (3-3) 1.0 3 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
6

  E–Bergman (3), Nokes (7), Walewander (5), C Ripken (21).  DP–Detroit 3, Baltimore 1.  2B–Detroit Lovullo (1,off Niedenfuer), Baltimore Orsulak (21,off Terrell); Stanicek (6,off Terrell).  HR–Detroit Nokes (16,9th inning off Milacki 0 on, 0 out); Evans (20,9th inning off Niedenfuer 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Stanicek (5,off Terrell).  IBB–Orsulak (2,by Hernandez).  WP–Terrell (7).  IBB–Hernandez (5,Orsulak).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:56.  A–24,792.
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