Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers
June 9, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1999 at Tiger Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 15, Detroit Tigers 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Martin lf 6 2 2 0
Sprague 3b 6 1 2 3
Giles dh 4 1 2 2
Young 1b 5 1 2 0
Kendall c 5 1 0 0
Morris 2b 5 2 1 0
Brown cf 5 4 5 5
Guillen rf 4 2 2 3
Benjamin ss 5 1 1 2
Cordova p 0 0 0 0
  Sauerbeck p 0 0 0 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
  Clontz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 15 17 15
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Polonia dh 3 0 1 0
  Haselman ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Ausmus c 2 1 2 1
Encarnacion lf 5 0 0 0
Palmer 3b 3 1 2 1
  Wood 3b 1 0 0 0
Higginson rf 3 1 0 0
  Garcia rf 1 0 0 0
Easley 2b 2 0 1 0
  Catalanotto ph,2b 2 0 1 0
Kapler cf 2 0 0 0
Jefferies 1b 3 0 1 1
Cruz ss 4 0 2 0
Moehler p 0 0 0 0
  Blair p 0 0 0 0
  Brunson p 0 0 0 0
  Florie p 0 0 0 0
  Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 10 3
Pittsburgh 142 112 13015171
Detroit 010 100 0013101
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cordova  W (2-2) 6.0 8 2 2 2 3
  Sauerbeck   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Christiansen   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Clontz   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
4
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Moehler  L (5-6) 1.1 6 5 5 2 0
  Blair   3.2 5 4 4 0 2
  Brunson   2.0 4 3 3 0 1
  Florie   1.0 2 3 0 0 1
  Nitkowski   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
17
15
12
2
6

  E–Kendall (7), Catalanotto (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Detroit 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Morris (8,off Moehler); Martin (14,off Blair); Guillen (6,off Brunson); B Brown (12,off Florie), Detroit Polonia (5,off Cordova); Jefferies (4,off Cordova); Catalanotto (9,off Christiansen).  3B–Pittsburgh Benjamin (3,off Moehler).  HR–Pittsburgh Giles (13,1st inning off Moehler 0 on, 2 out); Guillen (1,3rd inning off Blair 1 on, 2 out); B Brown (2,5th inning off Blair 0 on, 1 out); Sprague (9,6th inning off Brunson 1 on, 0 out), Detroit Palmer (14,2nd inning off Cordova 0 on, 0 out); Ausmus (7,9th inning off Clontz 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Jefferies (2,off Cordova).  HBP–Ausmus (7,by Cordova).  SB–Young (10,2nd base off Moehler/Ausmus).  WP–Florie (1).  HBP–Cordova (1,Ausmus).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Fieldin Culbreth, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:55.  A–15,747.
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