Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
July 26, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1999 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians 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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Detroit Tigers 3, Cleveland Indians 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Polonia lf 5 1 3 0
Cruz D. ss 5 2 2 2
Catalanotto 2b 4 0 1 0
Palmer 3b 4 0 1 1
Clark 1b 4 0 1 0
Kapler cf 4 0 0 0
Garcia rf 4 0 1 0
Alvarez dh 4 0 0 0
Haselman c 4 0 1 0
Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Florie p 0 0 0 0
  Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz N. p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 10 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 3 2 1 0
Vizquel ss 5 2 3 0
Alomar 2b 3 1 2 0
Ramirez M. rf 1 0 0 0
  Cruz pr,rf 3 1 1 1
Sexson lf 5 0 1 2
Thome 1b 4 0 2 3
Ramirez A. dh 4 0 1 0
Wilson 3b 4 0 0 0
Diaz c 4 0 1 0
Burba p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Detroit 002 010 0003101
Cleveland 203 100 00x6121
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson  L (9-9) 2.1 6 5 5 1 1
  Florie   3.1 3 1 1 2 4
  Nitkowski   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Cruz   1.1 3 0 0 1 0
  Brocail   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
4
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Burba  W (8-6) 6.2 9 3 3 0 6
  Shuey   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Jackson  SV (21) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
0
9

  E–Nitkowski (2), Vizquel (10).  2B–Detroit Palmer (18,off Burba); Polonia (15,off Burba), Cleveland R Alomar (25,off Thompson); Thome (18,off Thompson).  3B–Detroit K Garcia (2,off Burba), Cleveland Lofton (5,off Florie).  HR–Detroit D Cruz (6,5th inning off Burba 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–M Ramirez (6,by Thompson).  IBB–R Alomar (3,by Florie).  SB–Polonia (8,2nd base off Burba/Diaz); Kapler (8,2nd base off Burba/Diaz).  CS–R Alomar (4,2nd base by N Cruz/Haselman).  BK–Jackson (1).  HBP–Thompson (4,M Ramirez).  IBB–Florie (2,R Alomar).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Lazaro Diaz, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–3:13.  A–43,157.
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