Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs Detroit Tigers
September 4, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 2008 at Comerica Park. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 7, Detroit Tigers 1

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ab   r   h rbi
Matthews rf 5 2 4 0
Quinlan 3b 4 1 2 1
Teixeira 1b 4 1 2 2
Guerrero dh 4 0 1 1
Hunter cf 4 2 2 1
Rivera lf 4 0 2 2
  Willits lf 0 0 0 0
Wood ss 4 0 0 0
Mathis c 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez 2b 4 1 1 0
Santana p 0 0 0 0
  Shields p 0 0 0 0
  Speier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 14 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 4 1 1 1
Polanco 2b 4 0 2 0
Ordonez dh 3 0 1 0
Cabrera 1b 4 0 1 0
Joyce rf 3 0 0 0
Renteria ss 4 0 1 0
Thames lf 3 0 0 0
Hessman 3b 4 0 1 0
Inge c 3 0 0 0
  Ryan c 1 0 0 0
Rogers p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Los Angeles 114 000 0107140
Detroit 000 000 010170
  Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim IP H R ER BB SO
Santana  W(15-5) 7.1 6 1 1 1 8
  Shields   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Speier   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
1
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers  L(9-13) 2.0 8 6 6 0 0
  Lopez   4.0 4 0 0 0 5
  Robertson   3.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
0
2

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 1. Quinlan-S. Rodriguez-Teixeira, Detroit 4. Rogers-Hessman, Inge-Renteria, Inge-Polanco, Renteria-Polanco-Cabrera.  PB–Inge (9).  2B–Los Angeles Matthews 2 (13,off Rogers,off Lopez); Teixeira (5,off Rogers); Rivera (9,off Rogers), Detroit Renteria (17,off Santana); Hessman (1,off Speier).  HR–Los Angeles Hunter (20,8th inning off Robertson 0 on 1 out), Detroit Granderson (17,8th inning off Santana 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–3.  Team–8.  CS–Rivera (1,2nd base by Lopez/Inge).  SB–Inge (3,2nd base off Santana/Mathis).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Chuck Meriwether, 2B–Bill Welke, 3B–Chris Guccione.  T–2:33.  A–37,890.
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