Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers
April 14, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1990 at Tiger Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles 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

Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Finley rf 4 1 3 2
Bradley lf 3 0 1 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 0 1 2
Horn dh 5 0 1 0
Milligan 1b 3 1 1 0
Worthington 3b 4 0 0 0
Devereaux cf 4 1 1 0
Melvin c 4 4 2 2
Ripken 2b 3 0 0 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Hickey p 0 0 0 0
  Holton p 0 0 0 0
  Olson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 10 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 3b 5 0 1 1
Trammell ss 5 1 2 1
Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0
Fielder 1b 4 1 1 2
Moseby cf 3 0 1 0
Nokes dh 4 0 1 0
  Williams pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Ward rf 3 1 2 0
Sheets lf 4 1 2 0
Heath c 2 0 1 0
  Salas ph,c 1 0 0 0
Ritz p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez p 0 0 0 0
  Wapnick p 0 0 0 0
  Gleaton p 0 0 0 0
  Lugo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 12 4
Baltimore 001 202 0027101
Detroit 000 002 2004125
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (1-0) 5.1 8 2 2 1 1
  Hickey   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Holton   1.1 3 2 2 0 2
  Olson  SV (2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
2
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Ritz  L (0-2) 4.1 4 3 0 4 2
  Nunez   1.2 3 2 2 0 2
  Wapnick   1.2 2 0 0 2 3
  Gleaton   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lugo   1.0 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
4
7
7

  E–Worthington (1), Whitaker (1), Heath 2 (2), Ritz (1), Wapnick (1).  DP–Baltimore 3, Detroit 1.  2B–Baltimore Horn (1,off Ritz); Melvin (1,off Nunez), Detroit Trammell (3,off Johnson); Sheets (3,off Holton).  HR–Baltimore Melvin (1,9th inning off Lugo 1 on, 2 out), Detroit Fielder (1,6th inning off Johnson 1 on, 1 out).  SH–B Ripken 2 (2,off Ritz,off Nunez); Finley (2,off Ritz); Worthington (1,off Lugo).  IBB–Bradley (1,by Ritz).  HBP–Salas (1,by Olson).  SB–Bradley (1,2nd base off Ritz/Heath); Devereaux (1,2nd base off Ritz/Heath); Finley (2,2nd base off Nunez/Heath).  CS–Finley (1,2nd base by Wapnick/Salas).  WP–Ritz 2 (3).  HBP–Olson (1,Salas).  IBB–Ritz (2,Bradley).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Terry Cooney, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–3:36.  A–11,294.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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