Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers
August 14, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 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."

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Baltimore Orioles 4, Detroit Tigers 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Devereaux cf 4 0 0 0
Jefferson rf 4 1 1 1
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 0 0 0
Sheets dh 4 1 1 0
Milligan 1b 4 0 0 0
Orsulak lf 2 1 0 0
Worthington 3b 4 1 1 3
Melvin c 4 0 1 0
Ripken 2b 4 0 1 0
Holton p 0 0 0 0
  Thurmond p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
  Olson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 5 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 4 1 2 0
Bergman 1b 4 0 0 0
Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 1
Lynn lf 1 0 0 0
  Ward ph,lf 3 0 1 0
Nokes dh 2 0 0 0
  Jones ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Strange 3b 4 0 1 0
Heath c 3 0 0 0
Williams rf 4 0 0 0
Brumley ss 4 0 0 0
Morris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 4 1
Baltimore 000 100 000 3450
Detroit 100 000 000 0140
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Holton   3.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Thurmond   3.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Schmidt  W (9-12) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Olson  SV (18) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
4
1
1
2
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  L (2-10) 10.0 5 4 4 2 8
Totals
10.0
5
4
4
2
8

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Detroit Ward (8,off Thurmond).  HR–Baltimore Jefferson (2,4th inning off Morris 0 on, 1 out); Worthington (12,10th inning off Morris 2 on, 2 out).  SB–Pettis (32,2nd base off Holton/Melvin).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:41.  A–17,447.
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