Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
May 23, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 2001 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 3, Cleveland Indians 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno rf 5 0 1 1
Easley 2b 4 0 1 0
Magee lf 3 0 0 0
  Fick ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson lf 1 0 1 0
Clark 1b 4 1 1 0
Palmer dh 5 1 2 2
Cruz ss 5 0 1 0
Encarnacion cf 4 1 1 0
Halter 3b 3 0 0 0
Inge c 2 0 0 0
Sparks p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Borkowski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 8 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cabrera cf 4 1 2 1
  Taubensee ph,c 1 1 1 1
Vizquel ss 5 0 2 0
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez rf 4 1 1 2
Thome 1b 3 0 0 0
  Cordova ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Burks dh 4 1 2 0
Cordero lf,1b 4 0 1 0
Branyan 3b 4 0 1 0
Diaz c 3 0 0 0
  Cruz ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Finley p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Wickman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 12 4
Detroit 000 020 100 0380
Cleveland 110 000 001 14120
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Sparks   6.0 9 2 2 0 4
  Anderson   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Nitkowski   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Patterson   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Jones   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Borkowski  L (0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.1
12
4
4
0
9
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Finley   6.2 7 3 3 1 8
  Shuey   1.1 0 0 0 1 3
  Reed   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Wickman  W (2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
10.0
8
3
3
4
16

  E–None.  PB–Inge (8).  2B–Detroit Cruz (14,off Finley); Palmer (5,off Finley); Jackson (2,off Wickman), Cleveland Burks (12,off Sparks).  HR–Detroit Palmer (7,5th inning off Finley 1 on, 0 out), Cleveland Taubensee (2,9th inning off Jones 0 on, 2 out); Gonzalez (12,10th inning off Borkowski 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Halter (4,off Finley); Alomar (5,off Sparks).  IBB–T Clark (2,by Wickman).  SF–Gonzalez (5,off Sparks).  SB–Cedeno (12,2nd base off Shuey/Diaz).  WP–Finley (1), Shuey (2).  IBB–Wickman (1,T Clark).  U-HP–Angel Hernandez, 1B–Lance Barksdale, 2B–Gary Cederstrom, 3B–Marvin Hudson.  T–3:11.  A–36,804.
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