Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers
June 4, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1989 at Tiger 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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Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Devereaux cf 5 2 2 0
Bradley lf 4 1 1 2
Ripken, Jr. ss 5 1 3 1
Tettleton dh 3 1 1 0
Milligan 1b 4 1 1 3
Melvin c 4 0 1 0
Orsulak rf 4 0 1 0
Gonzales 3b 4 0 0 0
Ripken 2b 4 1 1 0
Tibbs p 0 0 0 0
  Huismann p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 5 1 4 0
Schu 3b,ss 5 0 0 0
Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0
Lynn lf 4 0 1 1
Moreland dh 4 0 1 0
Bergman 1b 4 1 1 0
Lemon rf 3 1 1 0
Heath c,3b 3 1 1 3
Pedrique ss 2 0 0 0
  Nokes ph,c 2 0 0 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Baltimore 300 000 2027110
Detroit 001 000 030492
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Tibbs  W (2-0) 5.0 5 1 1 3 2
  Huismann   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Williamson  SV (6) 3.0 3 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana  L (5-5) 8.2 10 7 5 3 8
  Henneman   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
5
3
9

  E–Heath (1), Pedrique (2).  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Baltimore Melvin (3,off Tanana); Tettleton (8,off Tanana); B Ripken (6,off Tanana), Detroit Lemon (6,off Huismann).  HR–Baltimore Milligan (3,1st inning off Tanana 2 on, 2 out); Bradley (4,7th inning off Tanana 1 on, 2 out), Detroit Heath (3,8th inning off Williamson 2 on, 2 out).  CS–Devereaux (2,2nd base by Tanana/Heath); Pettis (2,2nd base by Tibbs/Melvin).  SB–Pettis (9,2nd base off Tibbs/Melvin).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–3:19.  A–23,621.
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