Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers
September 8, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1997 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 2, Detroit Tigers 6

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 3 1 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 1 2 2
Greer lf 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez rf 4 0 0 0
Stevens 1b 4 0 1 0
Leyritz dh 4 0 0 0
Cedeno 2b 4 0 1 0
Tatis 3b 3 0 0 0
Gil ss 3 0 1 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
  Whiteside p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 3 1 1 1
Easley 2b 3 2 3 3
Higginson rf,lf 4 0 1 0
Clark 1b 2 0 0 0
Fryman 3b 3 1 1 1
Hamelin dh 4 0 1 1
Trammell lf 3 0 0 0
  Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0
Casanova c 2 1 0 0
Cruz ss 3 1 0 0
Blair p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 6 7 6
Texas 000 020 000252
Detroit 320 000 10x670
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  L (11-10) 6.1 6 6 5 4 3
  Gunderson   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Whiteside   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
7
6
5
5
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Blair  W (16-6) 7.0 5 2 2 2 7
  Brocail   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Miceli   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
9

  E–Tatis (6), Witt (1).  2B–Texas Cedeno (13,off Blair), Detroit Fryman (23,off Witt); Hamelin (15,off Witt); Higginson (27,off Gunderson).  HR–Texas Rodriguez (16,5th inning off Blair 1 on, 2 out), Detroit Easley (20,1st inning off Witt 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Cruz (14,off Witt).  SF–Easley (5,off Witt); Fryman (11,off Whiteside).  IBB–Clark 2 (12,by Witt,by Gunderson).  CS–Hunter (17,2nd base by Witt/Rodriguez).  WP–Witt (7).  IBB–Witt (4,Clark); Gunderson (2,Clark).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–2:34.  A–15,765.
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