Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
August 21, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1989 at Tiger Stadium. The Oakland Athletics 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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Oakland Athletics 6, Detroit Tigers 1

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson R. dh 3 1 2 1
Lansford 3b 4 1 1 1
Canseco rf 3 0 0 1
Steinbach c 4 0 0 0
Henderson D. cf 4 1 1 1
McGwire 1b 4 1 1 2
Beane lf 4 0 0 0
Phillips 2b 4 1 1 0
Weiss ss 4 1 1 0
Young C. p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Young M. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 7 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 2 0 0 0
  Strange pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Trammell ss 4 0 1 0
Lemon dh 2 0 0 0
Ward lf 4 0 0 0
Schu 3b,2b 4 0 0 0
Heath c 4 1 2 0
Williams rf 2 0 1 1
Bergman 1b 4 0 0 0
Brumley 2b,cf 4 0 0 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  Gibson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Oakland 400 200 000671
Detroit 000 001 000141
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Young C.  W (4-8) 6.0 4 1 1 5 6
  Nelson   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Young M.   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
5
10
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana  L (9-11) 4.0 6 6 4 2 1
  Gibson   5.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
6
4
2
2

  E–Weiss (8), Bergman (5).  DP–Oakland 1, Detroit 1.  PB–Steinbach (8).  2B–Oakland R Henderson (21,off Tanana), Detroit Trammell (14,off C Young); Heath (14,off C Young).  HR–Oakland McGwire (23,1st inning off Tanana 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Lansford (26,2nd base off Tanana/Heath); R Henderson (60,3rd base off Tanana/Heath).  WP–C Young (3).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Tim Tschida.  T–2:40.  A–6,197.
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