Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles
April 5, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 5, 1998 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. 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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Detroit Tigers 3, Baltimore Orioles 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 5 0 2 0
Roberts dh 4 0 1 0
Higginson rf 3 1 0 0
  Incaviglia ph 0 0 0 0
  Bartee pr 0 0 0 0
Clark 1b 5 0 1 0
Gonzalez lf 4 1 3 1
Easley 2b 4 0 1 0
Randa 3b 4 0 0 0
Casanova c 4 1 1 1
Ripken ss 3 0 1 1
  Catalanotto ph 0 0 0 0
Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Sager p 0 0 0 0
  Runyan p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Hammonds cf 4 1 2 0
Surhoff lf 4 2 2 1
Davis dh 4 1 1 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 0 3 3
Carter rf 4 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 1 1 0
Hoiles c 2 0 0 0
  Baines ph 0 0 0 0
  Webster c 0 0 0 0
Reboulet 2b 2 1 1 0
  Alomar ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Bordick ss 2 0 0 1
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 10 5
Detroit 020 000 0103101
Baltimore 110 040 00x6101
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson  L (1-1) 4.1 8 6 4 1 4
  Sager   2.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Runyan   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Jones   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
6
4
2
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina  W (1-1) 7.0 8 2 2 0 5
  Charlton   0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Mills   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Benitez   0.2 0 0 0 2 2
  Orosco  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
4
8

  E–Randa (1), Carter (1).  DP–Detroit 1, Baltimore 1.  2B–Detroit Casanova (1,off Mussina), Baltimore Surhoff (1,off Thompson).  SH–Reboulet (1,off Thompson); Bordick (1,off Thompson).  IBB–Baines (1,by Jones).  SB–Roberts (2,2nd base off Mussina/Hoiles); Ripken (2,2nd base off Mussina/Hoiles); Hunter 2 (6,2nd base off Mussina/Hoiles 2); Gonzalez (1,2nd base off Mussina/Hoiles).  CS–Palmeiro (2,2nd base by Thompson/Casanova).  IBB–Jones (1,Baines).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Larry Young.  T–2:58.  A–40,967.
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