Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics
August 23, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Detroit Tigers 5, Oakland Athletics 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Easley 2b 3 1 1 0
Catalanotto dh 4 1 1 0
Higginson rf 3 1 1 0
Clark 1b 3 0 1 2
Gonzalez lf 4 0 0 0
Encarnacion cf 4 1 1 0
Randa 3b 4 1 1 0
Bako c 4 0 1 0
Cruz ss 3 0 0 1
Greisinger p 0 0 0 0
  Sager p 0 0 0 0
  Runyan p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 2 0
Christenson cf 4 1 1 0
Giambi 1b 4 2 2 4
Stairs dh 4 0 2 0
Grieve rf 2 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 4 0 0 0
Blowers 3b 4 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 0 0 0
Hinch c 3 0 1 0
Haynes p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Detroit 112 001 000570
Oakland 300 001 000480
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Greisinger  W (3-7) 6.0 6 4 4 2 1
  Sager   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Runyan   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Jones  SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes  L (9-6) 8.0 7 5 5 4 6
  Taylor   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
4
7

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 2, Oakland 2.  2B–Detroit Encarnacion (3,off Haynes); Clark (27,off Haynes); Bako (12,off Haynes).  HR–Oakland Giambi 2 (20,1st inning off Greisinger 2 on, 0 out,6th inning off Greisinger 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Cruz (3,by Taylor); Easley (12,by Taylor).  SB–Easley (12,Home off Haynes/Hinch); Henderson (54,2nd base off Greisinger/Bako).  WP–Haynes 2 (8).  HBP–Taylor 2 (3,Cruz,Easley).  U-HP–Mike Everitt, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Chuck Meriwether, 3B–Eric Cooper.  T–2:40.  A–17,917.
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