Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
June 21, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1999 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics 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

Oakland Athletics 11, Detroit Tigers 13

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 2b 5 0 2 2
Tejada ss 4 1 1 1
Grieve lf 4 2 2 1
Stairs rf 5 0 1 0
Jaha dh 5 1 2 2
Giambi 1b 5 2 2 3
Macfarlane c 4 2 1 0
Chavez 3b 4 2 2 2
Christenson cf 3 1 0 0
Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Laxton p 0 0 0 0
  Rigby p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 11 13 11
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Polonia dh 4 2 2 0
Ausmus c 3 2 2 1
Encarnacion lf 4 1 1 2
Palmer 3b 4 2 1 2
Clark 1b 5 2 3 3
Easley 2b,ss 4 1 1 0
Kapler cf 4 1 1 1
Garcia rf 4 1 0 0
Cruz ss 3 1 1 2
  Catalanotto ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Mlicki p 0 0 0 0
  Blair p 0 0 0 0
  Brunson p 0 0 0 0
  Kida p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 13 12 11
Oakland 201 340 00111132
Detroit 306 000 04x13121
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Heredia   2.1 9 8 7 1 4
  Laxton   1.2 0 1 1 2 1
  Rigby  L (3-2) 3.2 2 2 2 0 2
  Jones   0.1 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
13
12
4
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki   4.1 9 9 9 3 3
  Blair   0.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Brunson   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Kida   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Brocail  W (2-2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Jones  SV (11) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
11
11
4
8

  E–Phillips (7), Laxton (1), Easley (4).  2B–Oakland Jaha 2 (12,off Mlicki 2); Phillips 2 (18,off Mlicki,off Blair), Detroit Clark 2 (11,off Heredia 2); Encarnacion (14,off Rigby).  3B–Detroit Polonia (2,off Heredia).  HR–Oakland Grieve (6,3rd inning off Mlicki 0 on, 2 out); Giambi 2 (13,5th inning off Mlicki 1 on, 1 out,9th inning off Jones 0 on, 1 out); Chavez (4,5th inning off Blair 1 on, 1 out), Detroit Palmer (20,1st inning off Heredia 1 on, 1 out); Clark (7,8th inning off Jones 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Tejada (3,off Brocail).  SF–Encarnacion (2,off Laxton).  HBP–Easley (13,by Laxton).  SB–Polonia 2 (6,2nd base off Heredia/Macfarlane,2nd base off Laxton/Macfarlane); Encarnacion (19,3rd base off Jones/Macfarlane).  WP–Laxton 2 (2), Rigby (3).  HBP–Laxton (1,Easley).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–3:13.  A–16,083.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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