Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers
September 2, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1998 at Tiger Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Texas Rangers 5, Detroit Tigers 3

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 3 0 1 0
Alicea 2b 4 0 1 1
Greer lf 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez dh 5 1 2 0
Clark 1b 3 0 1 1
  Kelly pr,rf 1 1 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 1 2 2
Stevens rf,1b 4 1 0 0
Zeile 3b 4 1 2 0
Clayton ss 3 0 1 1
Helling p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bartee cf 3 1 0 0
Catalanotto 1b 4 0 2 0
Encarnacion rf 5 0 0 0
Higginson lf 4 0 1 1
Easley 2b 5 0 0 0
Gonzalez dh 3 2 2 0
Alvarez 3b 3 0 1 0
Bako c 4 0 1 1
Cruz ss 4 0 1 1
Moehler p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Texas 001 003 0105112
Detroit 000 100 011381
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Helling  W (17-7) 6.1 6 1 1 4 7
  Hernandez   1.2 1 1 0 0 0
  Wetteland  SV (39) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
5
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Moehler  L (12-12) 7.0 8 4 3 3 1
  Brocail   2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
3
3

  E–Zeile (10), Helling (1), Alvarez (18).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Texas Clark (34,off Moehler); Clayton (6,off Brocail), Detroit Gonzalez (33,off Helling).  HR–Texas Rodriguez (16,6th inning off Moehler 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Goodwin (9,off Moehler).  SF–Alicea (3,off Moehler); Higginson (4,off Wetteland).  CS–Bartee (5,2nd base by Helling/Rodriguez).  WP–Hernandez (4), Brocail (6).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–3:06.  A–10,699.
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