Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics
July 3, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 2006 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Detroit Tigers 3, Oakland Athletics 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 5 1 1 0
Polanco 2b 4 0 2 1
Rodriguez c 4 0 2 0
Ordonez rf 4 0 0 0
Guillen ss 4 1 1 0
Thames lf 4 1 1 1
Monroe dh 4 0 2 1
Shelton 1b 4 0 1 0
Inge 3b 4 0 0 0
Robertson p 0 0 0 0
  Grilli p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kotsay cf 4 0 0 0
Swisher 1b 2 0 0 0
Crosby ss 4 0 2 2
Chavez 3b 4 1 1 0
Thomas dh 3 1 1 0
Payton rf 4 1 1 3
Kielty lf 3 0 1 0
Kendall c 3 1 0 0
Ellis 2b 3 1 1 0
Blanton p 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
  Street p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5
Detroit 010 011 0003100
Oakland 002 003 00x571
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Robertson  L (8-4) 7.0 7 5 5 4 3
  Grilli   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
5
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton  W (8-7) 7.0 9 3 3 0 1
  Duchscherer   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Street  SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
0
4

  E–Crosby (11).  DP–Detroit 1. Inge-Polanco-Shelton, Oakland 1. Ellis-Crosby-Swisher.  2B–Detroit Guillen (24,off Blanton); Polanco (14,off Blanton); Monroe (15,off Blanton); Rodriguez (14,off Duchscherer).  HR–Detroit Thames (17,6th inning off Blanton 0 on 2 out), Oakland Payton (5,6th inning off Robertson 2 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Ron Kulpa, 2B–Dan Iassogna, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–2:15.  A–35,077.
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