Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
May 1, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 2009 at Comerica Park. The Cleveland Indians 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

Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 3 0 1 1
Cabrera 2b 4 0 1 1
Martinez 1b 3 0 1 1
Choo lf 5 0 0 0
DeRosa 3b 5 2 2 0
Peralta ss 5 2 2 2
Dellucci dh 5 1 4 0
Francisco rf 5 0 0 0
Shoppach c 3 1 1 1
Pavano p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis p 0 0 0 0
  Betancourt p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 4 1 2 0
Polanco 2b 4 1 1 1
Ordonez dh 4 0 1 0
Cabrera 1b 4 1 2 3
Guillen lf 4 0 0 0
Laird c 4 0 0 0
Inge 3b 4 1 1 0
Anderson rf 4 0 0 0
Everett ss 3 1 1 1
Galarraga p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson p 0 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
Cleveland 041 000 1006121
Detroit 000 000 050581
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Pavano  W(1-3) 7.1 5 2 2 0 3
  Perez   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Lewis   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Betancourt   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wood  SV(5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
0
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Galarraga  L(3-1) 5.0 8 5 5 3 2
  Robertson   3.0 3 1 1 2 3
  Perry   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
5
6

  E–Martinez (1), Cabrera (3).  DP–Cleveland 1. Martinez-Peralta-Pavano.  2B–Cleveland DeRosa (4,off Galarraga); Dellucci 2 (2,off Galarraga,off Perry), Detroit Inge (4,off Pavano); Everett (4,off Pavano).  HR–Cleveland Peralta (1,3rd inning off Galarraga 0 on 1 out), Detroit Cabrera (5,8th inning off J. Lewis 2 on 2 out).  SF–Sizemore (1,off Galarraga).  Team LOB–11.  Team–3.  SB–Granderson (3,2nd base off Pavano/Shoppach); Granderson (3,2nd base off Pavano/Shoppach).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Laz Diaz, 2B–Scott Barry, 3B–Eric Cooper.  T–2:46.  A–22,288.
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