California Angels vs Detroit Tigers
May 9, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1989 at Tiger Stadium. The California Angels 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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California Angels 5, Detroit Tigers 1

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing dh 3 1 1 0
Joyner 1b 4 0 1 1
Ray 2b 4 1 1 1
White cf 4 1 2 1
Davis lf 4 0 0 0
Parrish c 4 0 0 1
Bichette rf 5 0 2 1
Howell 3b 4 0 1 0
Schofield ss 4 2 2 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Sheridan cf 4 0 2 0
Ward rf 4 1 1 0
Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 1
Trammell ss 4 0 0 0
Lynn lf 4 0 1 0
Nokes c 3 0 1 0
Moreland dh 4 0 1 0
Bergman 1b 3 0 1 0
Brumley 3b 3 0 0 0
Gibson p 0 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
California 000 041 0005101
Detroit 100 000 000183
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (4-1) 7.0 7 1 1 0 1
  Minton   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  L (1-2) 5.1 8 5 5 4 1
  Hudson   3.2 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
2

  E–Schofield (2), Nokes (3), Brumley 2 (4).  DP–California 2.  2B–California White (8,off Gibson); Bichette (6,off Gibson), Detroit Nokes (3,off Blyleven).  3B–Detroit Ward (1,off Blyleven).  SF–Parrish (1,off Gibson); Joyner (2,off Gibson).  HBP–White (1,by Gibson).  IBB–Downing (1,by Gibson); Davis (2,by Gibson).  SB–Schofield (2,2nd base off Gibson/Nokes).  WP–Hudson (2).  HBP–Gibson (1,White).  IBB–Gibson 2 (3,Downing,Davis).  U-HP–Mark Johnson, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–2:37.  A–12,290.
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