Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
August 24, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 2005 at Comerica Park. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 9, Detroit Tigers 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Ellis 2b 5 1 1 1
Kotsay cf 5 2 2 3
Crosby ss 4 2 1 1
Chavez dh 4 1 3 1
  Ginter ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 1
  Hatteberg ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Payton lf 4 1 3 1
Swisher rf 5 0 1 0
Melhuse c 4 1 3 1
Scutaro 3b 4 1 1 0
Saarloos p 0 0 0 0
  Yabu p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 15 9
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Polanco 2b 4 0 0 0
  McDonald 2b 1 0 0 0
Inge 3b 3 0 2 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0
Ordonez rf 3 0 0 0
  Logan cf 1 1 1 0
Pena 1b 3 1 2 2
Young dh 4 0 3 0
Monroe lf,rf 4 0 1 0
Infante ss 4 0 0 0
Granderson cf,lf 3 0 1 0
Bonderman p 0 0 0 0
  Colon p 0 0 0 0
  Darensbourg p 0 0 0 0
  Spurling p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 10 2
Oakland 112 401 0009150
Detroit 000 000 0202101
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Saarloos  W (9-6) 7.0 7 0 0 2 3
  Yabu   1.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Kennedy   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
3
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bonderman  L (14-10) 3.0 9 6 6 1 2
  Colon   2.2 4 3 3 0 2
  Darensbourg   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Spurling   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Walker   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
15
9
9
3
6

  E–Bonderman (4).  DP–Oakland 3. Crosby-Ellis-Johnson, Johnson-Crosby-Johnson, Crosby-Ellis-Johnson, Detroit 1. Pena-Infante-Bonderman.  2B–Oakland Melhuse (7,off Bonderman), Detroit Inge (23,off Saarloos).  HR–Oakland Ellis (4,1st inning off Bonderman 0 on 0 out); Kotsay (12,4th inning off Colon 2 on 1 out); Chavez (21,4th inning off Colon 0 on 2 out); Crosby (7,6th inning off Colon 0 on 2 out), Detroit Pena (9,8th inning off Yabu 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  U-HP–Terry Craft, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–Alfonso Marquez, 3B–Ted Barrett.  T–2:52.  A–29,210.
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