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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 15, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers, played on April 15, 1989 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Brown |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Tanana |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 17,250 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Rocky Roe 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Rich Garcia |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cecil Espy | Center Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Rafael Palmeiro | First Baseman |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Julio Franco | Second Baseman |
| Pete Incaviglia | Left Fielder |
| Mike Stanley | DH |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Chad Kreuter | Catcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Williams | Center Fielder |
| Torey Lovullo | Third Baseman |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Fred Lynn | Left Fielder |
| Matt Nokes | Catcher |
| Pat Sheridan | DH |
| Dave Bergman | First Baseman |
| Bill Bean | Right Fielder |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 15, 1989
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Tanana
Espy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Tanana
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lynn. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Espy moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Palmeiro vs. Tanana
Palmeiro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Espy scores. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Sierra vs. Tanana
Sierra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. Palmeiro moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Franco vs. Tanana
Franco hits a fly ball into right field. Bean settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Palmeiro moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Incaviglia vs. Tanana
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Stanley vs. Tanana
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Brown
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lovullo vs. Brown
Lovullo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Brown
Whitaker strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Tanana
Buechele hits a fly ball into right field. Bean settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Tanana
Kreuter hits a line drive towards third. Lovullo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Tanana
Espy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Tanana
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Espy moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Palmeiro vs. Tanana
Palmeiro hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Bean fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Bean. Espy scores. Fletcher goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Sierra vs. Tanana
Sierra hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bergman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Brown
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Brown
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Brown
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Tanana
Franco strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Tanana
Incaviglia hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nokes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Tanana
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Brown
Sheridan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Brown
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bean vs. Brown
Bean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Bergman moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Brown
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bergman tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lovullo vs. Brown
Lovullo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Tanana
Buechele hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreuter vs. Tanana
Kreuter bunts towards the mound. Tanana fields it and throws to first for the out. Buechele moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Espy vs. Tanana
Espy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tanana fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Tanana
There goes Espy. The throw from Nokes and he is safe. Espy steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Tanana
Fletcher is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Palmeiro vs. Tanana
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Brown
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitaker for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Brown
Trammell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Brown
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Nokes vs. Brown
Nokes hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sheridan vs. Brown
Sheridan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Tanana
Sierra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Tanana
Franco hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Tanana
Incaviglia hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Brown
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bean vs. Brown
Bean hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Brown
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lovullo vs. Brown
Lovullo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Brown
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Tanana
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Tanana
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops it up and throws to first, with Tanana covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Tanana
Kreuter hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Brown
Trammell hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Brown
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Brown
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Tanana
Espy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Tanana
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lynn. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Palmeiro vs. Tanana
Palmeiro strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Sierra vs. Tanana
Sierra hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Brown
Sheridan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Brown
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bean vs. Brown
Bean takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Brown
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Henneman
Mike Henneman now pitching.
Franco strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Henneman
Incaviglia hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Henneman
Jeff Stone pinch hits for Mike Stanley.
Stone hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lovullo vs. Brown
Lovullo strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Brown
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitaker for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Brown
Trammell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Incaviglia. Trammell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Brown
Lynn hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Henneman
Buechele strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Henneman
Kreuter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first, with Henneman covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Henneman
Espy hits a fly ball into left field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Brown
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nokes for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Brown
Sheridan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Brown
Bergman hits a line drive towards third. Buechele reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bean vs. Brown
Bean strikes out. There goes Sheridan. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Brown
Williams strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1989 -- Texas at Detroit (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Espy C, cf 5 2 2 0 Williams K, cf 4 0 1 1
Fletcher S, ss 3 2 3 0 Lovullo T, 3b 4 0 1 0
Palmeiro R, 1b 4 0 2 2 Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 0 0
Sierra R, rf 4 0 1 1 Trammell A, ss 4 0 2 0
Franco J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lynn F, lf 4 0 0 0
Incaviglia P, lf 4 0 0 0 Nokes M, c 4 0 1 0
Stanley M, dh 3 0 0 0 Sheridan P, dh 4 0 2 0
Stone J, ph 1 0 0 0 Bergman D, 1b 4 1 0 0
Buechele S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Bean B, rf 3 0 0 0
Kreuter C, c 3 0 0 0
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35 4 9 3 35 1 7 1
Texas 220 000 000 -- 4
Detroit 001 000 000 -- 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Brown K (W) 9.0 7 1 0 1 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana F (L) 7.0 9 4 3 1 5
Henneman M 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Bean B, Fletcher S
LOB -- Texas 6, Detroit 9
2B -- Fletcher S 2, Palmeiro R, Trammell A
SB -- Espy C
SH -- Kreuter C
SF -- Williams K
PB -- Kreuter C
T -- 2:35
A -- 17250
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