Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers
April 14, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1999 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Minnesota Twins 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

Minnesota Twins 1, Detroit Tigers 7

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 2 0 0 0
  Latham ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Allen lf 2 0 0 0
  Hocking ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Walker 2b 3 0 0 0
Coomer 3b,1b 4 1 2 1
Lawton rf 3 0 0 0
Cordova dh 2 0 0 0
Mientkiewicz 1b 2 0 0 0
  Gates ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Valentin c 3 0 0 0
Guzman ss 3 0 0 0
Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Mays p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 5 1 1 0
Jefferies dh 5 0 1 0
Higginson rf 3 2 2 1
Clark 1b 2 1 1 2
  Catalanotto ph,1b 1 0 1 0
Palmer 3b 4 1 1 0
Easley 2b 3 1 3 2
Encarnacion lf 4 0 1 0
Ausmus c 4 0 1 1
Cruz ss 4 1 1 0
Weaver p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Kida p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 13 6
Minnesota 000 000 100132
Detroit 005 011 00x7130
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins  L (0-2) 5.0 11 6 6 2 4
  Mays   3.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
2
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Weaver  W (1-0) 5.0 1 0 0 1 5
  Anderson   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Nitkowski   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Kida   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
10

  E–Allen (2), Coomer (2).  DP–Minnesota 2, Detroit 1.  2B–Minnesota Coomer (1,off Weaver), Detroit Easley (2,off Hawkins); Catalanotto (1,off Mays).  HR–Minnesota Coomer (1,7th inning off Nitkowski 0 on, 1 out), Detroit Higginson (3,6th inning off Mays 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Easley (1,by Mays).  HBP–Mays (1,Easley).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Mark Johnson.  T–2:25.  A–12,263.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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