Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
August 25, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 11, Detroit Tigers 1

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 5 2 3 1
Kotsay cf 5 1 2 1
Crosby ss 5 1 1 1
Chavez 3b 3 1 1 1
  Ginter ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Kielty dh 2 0 1 2
  Hatteberg ph,dh 3 1 1 0
Johnson 1b 5 1 2 2
Payton lf 5 1 1 2
Swisher rf 3 1 0 0
Ellis 2b 5 2 3 1
Zito p 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
  Witasick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 11 15 11
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Polanco 2b 3 0 3 0
  McDonald 2b 1 1 1 0
Inge 3b 4 0 0 0
Shelton 1b 4 0 2 1
Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0
  Granderson lf 1 0 0 0
Young lf 3 0 0 0
  Logan cf 1 0 0 0
Monroe cf,rf 3 0 1 0
Pena dh 4 0 0 0
Infante ss 4 0 0 0
Wilson c 3 0 0 0
Maroth p 0 0 0 0
  German p 0 0 0 0
  Darensbourg p 0 0 0 0
  Spurling p 0 0 0 0
  Dingman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Oakland 212 310 00211151
Detroit 000 000 010171
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zito  W (12-10) 6.0 4 0 0 3 6
  Duchscherer   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Witasick   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Maroth  L (11-12) 3.2 10 8 8 0 1
  German   2.1 2 1 1 1 2
  Darensbourg   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Spurling   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Dingman   1.0 2 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
15
11
11
2
7

  E–Ginter (6), Inge (20).  DP–Oakland 2. Crosby-Ellis-Johnson, Johnson.  2B–Oakland Kotsay (27,off Maroth); Kendall (20,off Maroth), Detroit Shelton (16,off Witasick).  HR–Oakland Ellis (5,2nd inning off Maroth 0 on 2 out); Johnson (11,5th inning off German 0 on 0 out); Payton (16,9th inning off Dingman 1 on 1 out).  HBP–Swisher (2,by Maroth).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Kendall (7,2nd base off Maroth/Wilson).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Alfonso Marquez, 3B–Chris Guccione.  T–2:44.  A–24,440.
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