Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
July 21, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 2006 at Comerica Park. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 4, Detroit Tigers 7

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 4 2 2 0
Kotsay cf 4 0 0 0
Bradley rf 5 0 4 2
Chavez 3b 5 0 0 0
Thomas dh 3 0 0 0
Swisher 1b 4 1 1 0
Payton lf 4 1 3 0
Crosby ss 2 0 0 0
  Scutaro ss 1 0 0 1
Ellis 2b 4 0 1 0
Haren p 0 0 0 0
  Gaudin p 0 0 0 0
  Saarloos p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 4 2 2 0
Polanco 2b 4 1 3 1
Rodriguez c 4 0 1 2
Ordonez rf 4 1 1 1
Guillen ss 2 1 0 0
Thames lf 3 0 0 0
  Gomez lf 1 0 0 0
Young dh 4 0 2 2
Shelton 1b 4 0 0 0
Inge 3b 4 2 2 1
Verlander p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Colon p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 11 7
Oakland 001 000 0034110
Detroit 000 331 00x7110
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Haren  L (6-9) 6.0 9 7 7 2 6
  Gaudin   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Saarloos   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
2
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Verlander  W (12-4) 6.0 7 1 1 1 5
  Walker   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Colon   0.2 2 3 3 1 1
  Rodney   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 1. Polanco-Guillen-Shelton, Detroit 1. Polanco-Guillen-Shelton.  2B–Oakland Payton (17,off Colon); Bradley (2,off Rodney), Detroit Ordonez (17,off Haren); Inge (19,off Haren); Rodriguez (19,off Haren).  HR–Detroit Inge (18,6th inning off Haren 0 on 2 out).  SF–Scutaro (3,off Colon).  Team LOB–9.  IBB–Guillen (8,by Haren).  Team–5.  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Adam Dowdy, 3B–Mike Everitt.  T–2:36.  A–40,687.
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