Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
September 6, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1991 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 2, Detroit Tigers 11

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson R. lf 3 0 0 0
  Hemond c 1 0 0 0
Riles 3b 4 0 0 0
Canseco rf 2 0 1 0
  Brosius pr,rf 1 1 0 0
Baines dh 3 1 1 2
Henderson D. cf 3 0 1 0
  Komminsk lf 1 0 0 0
Quirk c 2 0 1 0
  Howitt lf,cf 2 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 3 0 0 0
  Witmeyer 1b 0 0 0 0
Gallego 2b 2 0 0 0
  Blankenship 2b 1 0 1 0
Bordick ss 3 0 0 0
Welch p 0 0 0 0
  Chitren p 0 0 0 0
  Young p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Walton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 3b,lf 5 2 2 1
Whitaker 2b 3 2 1 1
  Paredes 2b 1 0 0 0
Moseby lf 3 3 3 4
  Livingstone 3b 1 0 0 0
Fielder 1b 3 1 1 2
  Bergman 1b 1 0 0 0
Tettleton c 3 0 1 2
  Salas ph,c 2 0 0 0
Fryman ss 5 1 3 1
Deer rf 2 0 1 0
Incaviglia dh 3 0 0 0
  Hare ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Cuyler cf 4 2 2 0
  Barnes cf 1 0 0 0
Terrell p 0 0 0 0
  Ritz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 14 11
Oakland 000 000 200250
Detroit 102 350 00x11140
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  L (11-11) 3.1 8 5 5 2 2
  Chitren   0.2 1 1 1 3 0
  Young   0.0 3 4 4 1 0
  Campbell   3.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Walton   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
11
11
7
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Terrell  W (11-10) 8.0 5 2 2 1 2
  Ritz   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
3

  E–None.  2B–Oakland D Henderson (29,off Terrell), Detroit Fryman (29,off Welch); Whitaker (22,off Welch); Cuyler (14,off Young); Deer (14,off Walton).  HR–Oakland Baines (18,7th inning off Terrell 1 on, 0 out), Detroit Fielder (38,3rd inning off Welch 1 on, 1 out); Moseby (5,5th inning off Young 2 on, 0 out); Fryman (19,5th inning off Campbell 0 on, 2 out).  CS–Canseco (5,2nd base by Terrell/Tettleton).  SB–Cuyler (35,2nd base off Welch/Quirk).  WP–Chitren (2), Terrell (8).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:47.  A–24,797.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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