Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
May 15, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1998 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 3, Detroit Tigers 8

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
Magadan 3b 3 1 1 0
  Blowers ph,3b 0 1 0 0
Grieve rf 3 0 1 0
Stairs dh 2 1 1 0
Giambi 1b 3 0 0 2
Spiezio 2b 2 0 0 0
Hinch c 4 0 1 0
McDonald cf 3 0 1 1
Bournigal ss 3 0 0 0
  Voigt ph 1 0 0 0
Oquist p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Telgheder p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 6 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 4 0 0 0
Roberts dh 3 1 0 0
Higginson rf 3 1 1 0
Clark 1b 4 1 1 1
Gonzalez lf 4 1 2 1
Easley 2b 2 2 2 2
Randa 3b 4 1 2 0
Bako c 3 1 1 3
Cruz ss 4 0 1 1
Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Florie p 0 0 0 0
  Duran p 0 0 0 0
  Runyan p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Bochtler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 10 8
Oakland 010 001 010362
Detroit 210 005 00x8100
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Oquist  L (0-2) 5.1 9 7 6 2 2
  Mohler   1.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Telgheder   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
7
3
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo  W (2-1) 5.0 6 2 2 3 3
  Florie   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Duran   0.1 0 1 1 3 1
  Runyan   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Brocail   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Bochtler   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
8
8

  E–Grieve (1), Hinch (2).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Magadan (8,off Castillo), Detroit Cruz (4,off Oquist); Easley (12,off Oquist).  3B–Oakland Grieve (2,off Castillo).  HR–Detroit Bako (1,6th inning off Mohler 2 on, 1 out).  SF–McDonald (1,off Castillo); Giambi (2,off Runyan).  HBP–Henderson (1,by Brocail); Higginson (1,by Mohler); Easley (9,by Telgheder).  CS–McDonald (3,2nd base by Castillo/Bako); Gonzalez 2 (3,2nd base by Oquist/Hinch,3rd base by Oquist/Hinch).  WP–Florie (3), Duran (2).  BK–Telgheder (1).  HBP–Mohler (1,Higginson); Telgheder (2,Easley); Brocail (1,Henderson).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Ed Hickox, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:49.  A–13,106.
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