Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics
September 6, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1999 at Network Associates Coliseum. 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

Detroit Tigers 9, Oakland Athletics 7

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Polonia dh 5 2 4 2
Ausmus c 4 1 0 0
Clark 1b 3 3 3 4
Easley 2b 5 0 2 2
Encarnacion lf 5 0 0 0
Catalanotto 3b 3 0 0 0
  Palmer 3b 1 0 0 0
Cruz ss 4 1 2 0
Kapler cf,rf 2 0 0 0
Garcia rf 3 2 2 1
  Bartee ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Weaver p 0 0 0 0
  Borkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 13 9
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Becker cf 5 1 1 0
Velarde 2b 4 0 1 1
Giambi dh 5 2 2 3
Stairs rf 4 1 2 1
Grieve lf 4 1 1 1
Spiezio 3b 3 1 2 0
  Tejada pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Saenz 1b,3b 3 1 1 1
Hernandez c 3 0 2 0
  McDonald pr 0 0 0 0
  Hinch c 0 0 0 0
Menechino ss,3b 3 0 1 0
  Jaha ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Olivares p 0 0 0 0
  Kubinski p 0 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  Harville p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 13 7
Detroit 300 020 2119131
Oakland 212 000 0207130
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Weaver   3.2 8 5 5 2 4
  Borkowski  W (1-4) 2.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Anderson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Cordero   1.0 3 2 2 0 2
  Jones  SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
3
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Olivares  L (13-10) 6.0 8 6 6 2 4
  Kubinski   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  McMichael   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Harville   0.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Groom   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Jones   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
3
6

  E–Encarnacion (8).  DP–Detroit 3, Oakland 1.  2B–Detroit Clark 2 (23,off Olivares,off McMichael); K Garcia (6,off Olivares), Oakland Hernandez (5,off Weaver).  3B–Detroit Polonia (6,off Olivares).  HR–Detroit K Garcia (9,7th inning off Olivares 0 on, 0 out); Clark (26,9th inning off Jones 0 on, 1 out), Oakland Giambi 2 (28,1st inning off Weaver 1 on, 1 out,3rd inning off Weaver 0 on, 0 out); Stairs (33,3rd inning off Weaver 0 on, 0 out); Grieve (23,8th inning off Cordero 0 on, 0 out); Saenz (9,8th inning off Cordero 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Clark (3,off Olivares).  HBP–Ausmus (10,by Olivares); Saenz (15,by Weaver).  SB–Polonia 2 (14,2nd base off Olivares/Hernandez 2).  CS–Kapler (4,2nd base by Olivares/Hernandez).  BK–Harville (1).  HBP–Weaver (16,Saenz); Olivares (9,Ausmus).  U-HP–Mike Everitt, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–(none), 3B–Bill Welke.  T–3:16.  A–30,541.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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