Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles
September 25, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 1988 at Memorial Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 7, Baltimore Orioles 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 1 0 0 0
  Lusader rf,cf 2 0 0 0
  Lemon ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Sheridan lf 2 1 1 0
  Brookens ph,3b,ss,2b 2 0 0 0
Bergman 1b 3 1 0 0
Evans dh 2 1 0 0
Murphy rf,cf 2 1 2 2
  Herndon ph 0 0 0 0
  Bean pr,rf,cf 0 0 0 0
Salazar 3b,lf 3 0 0 0
  Nokes ph 0 1 0 0
  Trammell ss 0 0 0 0
Lovullo 2b 3 1 1 1
  Lynn ph,lf 1 1 1 4
Heath c 4 0 1 0
Walewander ss 2 0 0 0
  Knight ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 6 7
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak rf 3 0 0 0
Stanicek 2b 4 1 1 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 3 1 0 0
Murray dh 4 0 1 1
Traber 1b 3 0 1 1
Anderson cf 4 1 1 0
Gerhart lf 3 1 1 2
Worthington 3b 3 0 0 0
Nichols c 3 0 1 0
Bautista p 0 0 0 0
  Thurmond p 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 4
Detroit 000 210 004760
Baltimore 200 200 000460
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (14-11) 8.0 6 4 4 1 3
  Hernandez  SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
1
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Bautista   5.0 4 3 3 1 3
  Thurmond   3.0 0 1 1 2 1
  Niedenfuer  L (3-4) 1.0 2 3 3 2 1
Totals
9.0
6
7
7
5
5

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Nichols (1,off Alexander).  HR–Detroit Murphy (4,4th inning off Bautista 1 on, 2 out); Lovullo (1,5th inning off Bautista 0 on, 0 out); Lynn (24,9th inning off Niedenfuer 3 on, 1 out), Baltimore Gerhart (9,4th inning off Alexander 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Bean (1,off Niedenfuer); Orsulak (8,off Alexander).  IBB–Nokes (3,by Niedenfuer).  SF–Traber (3,off Alexander).  CS–Anderson (5,2nd base by Alexander/Heath).  IBB–Niedenfuer (3,Nokes).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–2:51.  A–21,754.
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