Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers
April 12, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1998 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 6, Detroit Tigers 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 4 1 0 0
Alomar 2b 5 0 1 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 2 2 0
Baines dh 4 1 2 1
  Carter ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 1 2 2
Hammonds rf 4 0 0 0
Surhoff lf 3 0 1 1
Webster c 3 0 0 0
Guillen ss 3 1 0 0
  Bordick ss 0 0 0 0
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 5 1 2 0
Roberts dh 3 0 2 0
Higginson rf 4 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 1 2 1
Gonzalez lf 4 0 2 0
Easley 2b 4 1 1 1
Randa 3b 3 0 1 0
Oliver c 3 0 1 1
  Casanova ph 1 0 0 0
Ripken ss 3 0 0 0
  Catalanotto ph 1 0 0 0
Keagle p 0 0 0 0
  Sager p 0 0 0 0
  Runyan p 0 0 0 0
  Florie p 0 0 0 0
  Duran p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 11 3
Baltimore 000 132 000680
Detroit 011 100 0003111
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  W (3-0) 7.1 11 3 3 2 3
  Mills   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Benitez  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Keagle  L (0-2) 4.2 5 4 4 4 3
  Sager   1.0 1 2 0 2 0
  Runyan   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Florie   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Duran   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
4
7
6

  E–Higginson (1).  DP–Baltimore 2, Detroit 1.  2B–Baltimore Baines (1,off Keagle), Detroit Clark (2,off Erickson); Gonzalez (3,off Erickson).  HR–Baltimore Palmeiro (1,4th inning off Keagle 0 on, 0 out), Detroit Easley (3,4th inning off Erickson 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Hammonds (1,by Keagle).  CS–Randa (1,2nd base by Erickson/Webster); Gonzalez (1,2nd base by Erickson/Webster).  HBP–Keagle (2,Hammonds).  U-HP–Terry Craft, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Jim Joyce.  T–2:49.  A–11,183.
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