Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers
May 28, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1997 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 8, Detroit Tigers 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 3 2 1 2
Alomar 2b 5 2 2 2
Palmeiro 1b 5 1 2 3
Ripken, Jr. 3b 5 0 1 0
  Reboulet 3b 0 0 0 0
Surhoff lf 4 0 1 0
  Hammonds ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Incaviglia dh 3 1 0 0
Tarasco rf 3 1 1 0
Webster c 4 0 0 0
Bordick ss 4 1 2 1
Key p 0 0 0 0
  Boskie p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 10 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 3 0 0 0
  Pride ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Reed 2b 4 1 3 0
Fryman 3b 3 0 1 0
Nevin 1b 3 0 0 0
  Hamelin 1b 1 0 0 0
Easley dh 4 0 0 0
Nieves rf 4 0 1 0
Johnson c 4 0 1 0
Higginson lf,cf 2 0 1 0
Cruz ss 4 0 0 0
Moehler p 0 0 0 0
  Cummings p 0 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 0
Baltimore 240 110 0008100
Detroit 001 000 000172
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Key  W (9-1) 6.0 6 1 1 2 2
  Boskie  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Moehler  L (3-4) 1.2 7 6 6 1 1
  Cummings   3.1 3 2 1 2 0
  Miceli   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Brocail   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Myers   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
8
7
3
7

  E–Nevin (1), Higginson (4).  2B–Baltimore Surhoff (10,off Moehler); Ripken (10,off Moehler), Detroit Fryman (5,off Key); Reed (1,off Boskie).  3B–Detroit Johnson (1,off Key).  HR–Baltimore Alomar (6,1st inning off Moehler 1 on, 0 out); Anderson (6,2nd inning off Moehler 1 on, 2 out); Palmeiro (10,2nd inning off Moehler 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Tarasco (1,off Cummings).  HBP–Higginson (2,by Key).  SB–Reed (3,2nd base off Key/Webster).  WP–Key (2), Moehler (1).  HBP–Key (2,Higginson).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:56.  A–10,692.
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