Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Detroit Tigers
August 17, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1999 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1, Detroit Tigers 3

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Cairo 2b 4 0 0 0
Martinez cf 4 0 0 0
Trammell lf 3 0 2 0
McGriff 1b 4 0 1 0
Flaherty c 4 1 1 0
Sorrento dh 3 0 0 0
Guillen rf 3 0 0 0
Smith 3b 3 0 1 1
Ledesma ss 3 0 1 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Polonia dh 4 0 1 0
Ausmus c 3 1 1 0
Palmer 3b 4 1 2 2
Clark 1b 2 0 0 0
Encarnacion lf 4 0 0 0
Easley 2b 3 0 1 0
Cruz ss 3 0 1 0
Garcia rf 3 1 1 0
  Bartee cf 0 0 0 0
Kapler cf,rf 3 0 1 1
Mlicki p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 8 3
Tampa Bay 010 000 000162
Detroit 110 000 01x380
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  L (7-9) 8.0 8 3 3 3 3
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
3
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki  W (8-10) 7.0 5 1 1 2 5
  Brocail   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Jones  SV (19) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
5

  E–McGriff (9), Smith (9).  DP–Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2.  2B–Tampa Bay Flaherty (16,off Mlicki); Ledesma (13,off Mlicki), Detroit Ausmus (18,off Witt); Palmer (22,off Witt); Kapler (14,off Witt); Polonia (18,off Witt).  HR–Detroit Palmer (29,8th inning off Witt 0 on, 1 out).  CS–K Garcia (3,2nd base by Witt/Flaherty).  WP–Witt (6).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Tim Tschida.  T–2:15.  A–19,418.
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