Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Detroit Tigers
August 16, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1999 at Tiger Stadium. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9, Detroit Tigers 1

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Cairo 2b 5 0 1 1
Martinez cf 5 1 3 1
Trammell lf 4 1 0 0
McGriff 1b 5 2 2 1
Flaherty c 5 2 3 2
Sorrento dh 4 1 1 0
Guillen rf 4 1 1 0
Smith 3b 4 0 0 0
Ledesma ss 4 1 2 4
Arrojo p 0 0 0 0
  Duvall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 13 9
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Polonia dh 4 0 3 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Catalanotto 2b 4 0 1 0
Palmer 3b 2 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 0 0 0
Encarnacion lf 4 1 2 0
Garcia rf 3 0 1 0
Cruz D. ss 2 0 1 1
Bartee cf 2 0 0 0
Weaver p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz N. p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 8 1
Tampa Bay 200 331 0009130
Detroit 000 010 000180
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Arrojo  W (3-8) 8.0 8 1 1 0 4
  Duvall   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Weaver  L (6-9) 4.0 9 7 7 2 3
  Cruz   4.0 3 2 2 1 3
  Brocail   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Tampa Bay 5.  2B–Tampa Bay Flaherty (15,off Weaver); Ledesma (12,off N Cruz), Detroit Catalanotto (15,off Arrojo); Encarnacion (24,off Arrojo).  HR–Tampa Bay McGriff (27,6th inning off N Cruz 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Guillen (1,by N Cruz).  SH–Bartee (1,off Arrojo).  HBP–Ausmus (9,by Arrojo); D Cruz (3,by Arrojo); Palmer (7,by Arrojo).  SB–Martinez (10,2nd base off Weaver/Ausmus).  HBP–Arrojo 3 (9,Ausmus,D Cruz,Palmer).  IBB–N Cruz (1,Guillen).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Larry Young.  T–2:24.  A–21,102.
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