Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers
July 4, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 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 4, Detroit Tigers 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 4 0 0 0
Alomar 2b 4 0 0 1
Berroa dh 3 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 5 0 1 1
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 1 1 0
Surhoff lf 3 1 1 0
Hammonds rf 4 0 1 0
Webster c 3 1 2 1
Bordick ss 3 1 1 1
Boskie p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 4 0 2 1
Higginson lf 4 0 2 1
Fryman 3b 5 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 0 1 0
  Pride pr 0 0 0 0
Hamelin dh 2 1 1 1
  Nevin ph,dh 2 0 1 0
Nieves rf 3 0 0 0
Casanova c 4 0 0 0
Easley 2b 4 1 2 0
Miller ss 4 1 2 0
Keagle p 0 0 0 0
  Sager p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
Baltimore 002 110 000470
Detroit 021 000 0003110
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Boskie   4.0 8 3 3 2 1
  Rhodes  W (6-2) 3.0 2 0 0 1 4
  Benitez   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Myers  SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
4
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Keagle  L (0-1) 4.2 6 4 4 4 3
  Sager   3.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Myers   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Miceli   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
6
4

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Bordick (11,off Keagle), Detroit Easley (17,off Boskie); Higginson (12,off Boskie).  HR–Detroit Hamelin (8,3rd inning off Boskie 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Webster (2,off Keagle).  HBP–Anderson (11,by Keagle); Alomar (2,by Keagle).  SF–Hunter (3,off Boskie).  HBP–Keagle 2 (2,Anderson,Alomar).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Ted Barrett, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–3:35.
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