Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
September 5, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 2005 at Comerica Park. 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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Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 0

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 3 1 1 0
Crisp lf 3 0 2 0
Peralta ss 4 0 1 1
Hafner dh 2 0 0 0
Martinez c 4 0 0 0
Belliard 2b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 1
  Broussard ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Boone 3b 3 0 0 0
Blake rf 2 0 0 0
Elarton p 0 0 0 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
  Wickman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Infante ss 4 0 0 0
  Shelton ph 1 0 0 0
Inge 3b 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 3 0
Ordonez rf 3 0 0 0
Young dh 3 0 0 0
  Logan pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Monroe lf 4 0 1 0
Pena 1b 3 0 2 0
McDonald 2b 2 0 0 0
  Polanco ph,2b 2 0 1 0
Granderson cf 3 0 1 0
Maroth p 0 0 0 0
  Spurling p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 8 0
Cleveland 100 010 000250
Detroit 000 000 000080
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Elarton  W (8-7) 6.1 4 0 0 2 6
  Howry   1.2 3 0 0 1 0
  Wickman  SV (36) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
4
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Maroth  L (12-13) 6.0 5 2 2 1 6
  Spurling   1.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Rodney   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
7

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1. Belliard-Broussard, Detroit 1. McDonald-Infante-Pena.  2B–Detroit Rodriguez (31,off Elarton); Polanco (14,off Wickman).  HR–Cleveland Hernandez (6,5th inning off Maroth 0 on 0 out).  SH–Crisp (9,off Spurling).  HBP–Boone (9,by Maroth).  IBB–Hafner (7,by Rodney).  Team LOB–6.  Team–10.  U-HP–Doug Eddings, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Ed Hickox, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:59.  A–26,150.
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