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 Detroit Tigers defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 8, Detroit Tigers 11

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 1 1 0 0
  Incaviglia pr,rf 2 0 0 0
Alomar 2b 5 1 2 2
Berroa dh 5 0 1 1
Palmeiro 1b 3 1 1 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 5 2 2 2
Surhoff lf 4 1 1 1
Tarasco rf,cf 2 1 1 1
Laker c 3 0 0 0
Reboulet ss 4 1 0 1
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 8 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 4 2 1 4
Higginson rf,lf 3 1 1 1
Fryman 3b 4 1 2 1
Clark 1b 3 2 1 0
Hamelin dh 3 2 1 3
Easley 2b 3 1 1 1
Pride lf 3 0 0 0
  Nieves ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Johnson c 4 1 1 1
Cruz ss 4 1 1 0
Olivares p 0 0 0 0
  Bautista p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 11 9 11
Baltimore 413 000 000881
Detroit 052 400 00x1192
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   3.0 5 7 7 3 4
  Mills  L (1-1) 1.2 3 4 3 6 0
  Orosco   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Mathews   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Benitez   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
11
10
10
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Olivares   2.2 6 8 7 4 3
  Bautista  W (2-2) 2.1 2 0 0 2 1
  Brocail   3.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Jones  SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
8
7
8
9

  E–Reboulet (4), Easley (6), Johnson (3).  DP–Baltimore 1, Detroit 1.  2B–Baltimore Ripken 2 (18,off Olivares 2).  3B–Baltimore Alomar (2,off Olivares).  HR–Detroit Hunter (4,2nd inning off Johnson 3 on, 2 out); Hamelin (9,3rd inning off Johnson 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Laker (1,off Olivares).  HBP–Anderson (12,by Olivares); Surhoff (3,by Brocail).  SB–Hunter 2 (43,2nd base off Mills/Laker,3rd base off Mills/Laker); Higginson 2 (7,2nd base off Mills/Laker,2nd base off Benitez/Laker).  CS–Easley (4,2nd base by Johnson/Laker).  HBP–Olivares (8,Anderson); Brocail (3,Surhoff).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–3:18.  A–30,100.
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