Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers
August 17, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 2005 at Comerica Park. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 1 1 0
Renteria ss 5 2 3 1
Ortiz dh 4 0 1 2
Olerud 1b 4 1 2 1
Varitek c 2 0 0 0
Millar lf 4 0 1 0
Mueller 3b 4 0 2 1
Graffanino 2b 4 0 2 0
Kapler rf 4 1 1 0
Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
  Remlinger p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 13 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Polanco 2b 4 1 2 0
Shelton 1b 4 2 2 1
Young dh 4 1 2 1
Ordonez rf 4 1 2 0
Monroe lf 4 1 1 2
Inge 3b 4 0 2 1
Wilson c 4 0 0 0
McDonald ss 4 0 3 1
Logan cf 3 0 0 0
Bonderman p 0 0 0 0
  Darensbourg p 0 0 0 0
  Dingman p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 14 6
Boston 011 000 2015131
Detroit 500 010 00x6140
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wells  L (9-6) 4.0 12 6 6 0 3
  Gonzalez   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Remlinger   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Bradford   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
6
6
0
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bonderman  W (14-9) 6.1 9 4 4 4 5
  Darensbourg   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Dingman   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Rodney  SV (5) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
4
5

  E–Mueller (9).  DP–Boston 3. Renteria-Graffanino, Mueller-Graffanino-Olerud, Renteria-Graffanino-Olerud, Detroit 5. Inge-Polanco-Shelton, Polanco-McDonald-Shelton, McDonald-Polanco-Shelton, Inge-Polanco-Shelton, Polanco-Inge-Shelton.  2B–Boston Mueller (25,off Bonderman); Renteria 2 (24,off Bonderman 2); Damon (30,off Bonderman); Kapler (3,off Rodney), Detroit Monroe (21,off Wells).  HR–Detroit Shelton (11,5th inning off Wells 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  SB–McDonald (6,2nd base off Gonzalez/Varitek).  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Jeff Kellogg, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Andy Fletcher.  T–2:55.  A–30,634.
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