Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
August 5, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1997 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 4, Detroit Tigers 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 5 0 0 0
Fernandez 2b 3 2 2 0
Seitzer dh 4 0 1 0
  Justice ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 5 1 3 2
Williams 3b 5 0 1 1
Thome 1b 4 0 0 0
Borders c 3 0 1 0
  Alomar, Jr. ph,c 1 0 0 0
Giles lf 2 1 0 0
Vizquel ss 3 0 1 1
Juden p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Jacome p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 3 1 1 0
Higginson rf 3 0 0 1
Fryman 3b 4 0 1 1
Clark 1b 3 0 0 0
Hamelin dh 3 1 1 0
  Miller ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Pride ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Easley 2b 4 1 1 0
Nevin lf 4 1 1 1
Walbeck c 3 1 1 0
Cruz ss 3 1 2 2
Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 5
Cleveland 101 010 010490
Detroit 020 101 11x682
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Juden   3.2 5 3 3 6 5
  Plunk  L (3-3) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Jacome   2.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Shuey   0.1 0 1 1 2 1
  Assenmacher   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Mesa   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
10
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson  W (10-8) 6.0 6 3 3 3 3
  Brocail   1.2 2 1 0 2 2
  Jones  SV (22) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
5
6

  E–Clark (6), Walbeck (3).  PB–Walbeck (2).  2B–Cleveland Fernandez (18,off Thompson).  HR–Cleveland Ramirez (16,5th inning off Thompson 0 on, 2 out), Detroit Nevin (5,7th inning off Jacome 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Cruz (8,off Juden).  IBB–Fryman (5,by Jacome); Clark (10,by Assenmacher).  SB–Williams (11,2nd base off Thompson/Walbeck); Giles (9,2nd base off Thompson/Walbeck); Higginson (9,2nd base off Juden/Borders); Hunter (54,3rd base off Shuey/Alomar).  WP–Assenmacher (1), Jones (6).  IBB–Jacome (2,Fryman); Assenmacher (5,Clark).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–3:29.  A–24,824.
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