Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers
August 12, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1989 at Arlington Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 6, Texas Rangers 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 5 2 2 0
Jones dh 4 1 2 2
Whitaker 2b 4 1 1 0
Ward 1b,lf,rf 3 0 3 2
Lemon rf 3 0 1 1
  Bergman ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Schu 3b 2 0 0 0
  Strange ph,3b 3 0 0 0
Heath c 5 1 1 1
Williams lf,rf 2 0 1 0
  Lynn ph,lf 0 1 0 0
Brumley ss 4 0 1 0
Ritz 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 6 12 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Espy cf 4 0 0 1
Palmeiro 1b 4 1 1 1
  Kreuter c 0 0 0 0
  Leach ph 1 0 0 0
Baines dh 3 1 0 0
Sierra rf 5 1 1 0
Franco 2b 5 0 2 2
Incaviglia lf 2 1 0 0
Buechele 3b 3 0 0 0
Sundberg c 2 0 0 0
  Daugherty ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Manrique ss 3 1 3 0
Jeffcoat p 0 0 0 0
  Mielke p 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
  Rogers p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 4
Detroit 101 010 0306121
Texas 220 001 000571
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Ritz   5.1 5 5 5 6 3
  Gibson  W (3-8) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Henneman   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Hernandez  SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
6
7
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Jeffcoat   2.1 6 2 2 0 1
  Mielke   3.1 3 1 1 0 1
  Hall   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Guante   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Rogers  L (2-1) 1.2 1 2 2 2 2
  Russell   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
3
4

  E–Brumley (8), Buechele (8).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Detroit Whitaker (12,off Jeffcoat); Ward 2 (7,off Jeffcoat,off Hall); Jones (10,off Mielke), Texas Franco (22,off Ritz); Manrique (16,off Ritz).  3B–Texas Palmeiro (3,off Ritz).  HR–Detroit Heath (10,8th inning off Guante 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Ward (4,off Mielke); Jones (3,off Rogers); Espy (2,off Gibson).  HBP–K Williams (3,by Mielke).  SH–Buechele (2,off Ritz).  SB–Bergman (1,2nd base off Rogers/Kreuter).  WP–Ritz 2 (4), Mielke (1), Rogers (5).  HBP–Mielke (1,K Williams).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–3:30.  A–38,421.
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