Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
September 5, 2011 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 2011 at Progressive Field. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians 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 4, Cleveland Indians 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 5 0 0 0
Dirks rf 3 0 0 0
Young lf 4 1 2 0
Cabrera 1b 2 1 0 1
Martinez dh 4 1 1 3
Avila c 3 0 0 0
Peralta ss 3 0 0 0
Betemit 3b 3 0 0 0
  Inge 3b 1 0 0 0
Santiago 2b 3 1 2 0
Fister p 0 0 0 0
  Valverde p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 5 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 4 0 0 1
Fukudome rf 4 1 2 1
Cabrera ss 4 0 0 0
Santana 1b 3 0 0 0
Thome dh 4 0 1 0
Duncan lf 4 0 0 0
Chisenhall 3b 4 0 0 0
Donald 2b 2 1 1 0
Marson c 3 0 0 0
Jimenez p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Sipp p 0 0 0 0
  Pestano p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 2
Detroit 000 300 010452
Cleveland 000 010 010240
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Fister  W(7-13) 8.0 4 2 1 1 13
  Valverde  SV(41) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
2
1
1
13
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Jimenez  L(2-2) 7.0 2 3 3 3 8
  Smith   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Sipp   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Pestano   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
5
10

  E–Santiago (3), Fister (3).  DP–Cleveland 1. Chisenhall-Donald-Santana.  2B–Detroit Santiago (9,off Smith).  HR–Detroit Martinez (9,4th inning off Jimenez 2 on 1 out), Cleveland Fukudome (2,8th inning off Fister 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Santiago (4,by Jimenez); Donald (3,by Fister).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  U-HP–Jim Wolf, 1B–Larry Vanover, 2B–Brian Gorman, 3B–Tony Randazzo.  T–2:34.  A–39,824.
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