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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 15, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 15, 1998 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Oquist |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Castillo |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 13,106 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Ed Hickox 3B: Larry Barnett |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dave Magadan | Third Baseman |
| Ben Grieve | Right Fielder |
| Matt Stairs | DH |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Scott Spiezio | Second Baseman |
| A.J. Hinch | Catcher |
| Jason McDonald | Center Fielder |
| Rafael Bournigal | Shortstop |
| Art Howe | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Bip Roberts | DH |
| Bobby Higginson | Right Fielder |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Paul Bako | Catcher |
| Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 15, 1998
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Castillo
Henderson hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Castillo
Magadan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Castillo
Grieve hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunter who is chasing the ball. Grieve reaches third base with a triple. Gonzalez throws the ball in to Bako who tags Grieve trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Oquist
Hunter hits a popup into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Oquist
Roberts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Oquist
Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Roberts moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Oquist
Clark hits a line drive beyond second. Spiezio can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Roberts scores. Higginson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Oquist
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi fields it and throws to second for the out. Higginson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Oquist
There goes Gonzalez. The throw from Hinch and he is out, Spiezio applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Castillo
Stairs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Castillo
Giambi hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Castillo
Spiezio takes first base on ball four. Stairs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hinch vs. Castillo
Hinch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stairs moves to third. Spiezio moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
McDonald vs. Castillo
McDonald hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stairs tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bournigal vs. Castillo
Bournigal hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Oquist
Easley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Oquist
Randa hits a popup into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bako vs. Oquist
Bako strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Oquist
Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McDonald. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Easley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Oquist
Hunter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hinch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Castillo
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez throws the ball in to Easley who tags Henderson, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Castillo
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Castillo
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Oquist
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Oquist
Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Higginson for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Oquist
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Castillo
Stairs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Castillo
Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Castillo
Spiezio hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hinch vs. Castillo
Hinch strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Oquist
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Oquist
Easley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Randa vs. Oquist
There goes Gonzalez. The throw from Hinch and he is out, Magadan applying the tag. Easley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Randa vs. Oquist
Randa hits a ball on the ground into center field. Here's the throw into the infield and Hinch commits an error. Easley is thrown out. Randa moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bako vs. Oquist
Bako hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Castillo
McDonald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bournigal vs. Castillo
There goes McDonald. The throw from Bako and he is out, Cruz applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bournigal vs. Castillo
Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Castillo
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Oquist
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Oquist
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Oquist
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Castillo
Magadan hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Higginson. Magadan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Castillo
Grieve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Stairs vs. Florie
Bryce Florie now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Magadan moves to third. Grieve moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Stairs vs. Florie
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Giambi vs. Florie
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Giambi for the out. Magadan scores. Grieve moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Spiezio vs. Florie
Spiezio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Oquist
Higginson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Oquist
Clark hits a line drive towards right. Grieve chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Grieve. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Oquist
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Easley vs. Oquist
Easley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McDonald. Easley reaches second base with a double. Clark scores. Gonzalez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Randa vs. Oquist
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Easley moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Bako vs. Mohler
Mike Mohler now pitching.
Bako hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Mohler
Cruz hits a line drive towards short. Bournigal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Mohler
Hunter hits a popup towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hinch vs. Florie
Hinch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Florie
McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bournigal vs. Florie
Bournigal strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Mohler
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Mohler
Higginson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Mohler
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Duran
Roberto Duran now pitching.
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Duran
Mike Blowers pinch hits for Dave Magadan.
Blowers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Duran
Grieve takes first base on ball four. Blowers moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stairs vs. Duran
There's a wild pitch. Blowers moves to third. Grieve moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Stairs vs. Duran
Stairs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Giambi vs. Runyan
Sean Runyan now pitching.
Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blowers tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Spiezio vs. Runyan
Spiezio takes first base on ball four. Grieve moves to third. Stairs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hinch vs. Brocail
Doug Brocail now pitching.
Hinch hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Telgheder
Dave Telgheder now pitching. Mike Blowers now playing third base.
Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Bournigal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Telgheder
Easley is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Telgheder
Randa hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Easley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bako vs. Telgheder
The umpire calls a balk on Telgheder Easley moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Bako vs. Telgheder
Bako takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Telgheder
Cruz hits a line drive into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Brocail
McDonald strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voigt vs. Brocail
Jack Voigt pinch hits for Rafael Bournigal.
Voigt hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Brocail
Henderson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Blowers vs. Bochtler
Doug Bochtler now pitching.
Blowers takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Bochtler
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1998 -- Oakland at Detroit (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 4 0 1 0 Hunter B, cf 4 0 0 0
Magadan D, 3b 3 1 1 0 Roberts B, dh 3 1 0 0
Blowers M, ph-3b 0 1 0 0 Higginson B, rf 3 1 1 0
Grieve B, rf 3 0 1 0 Clark T, 1b 4 1 1 1
Stairs M, dh 2 1 1 0 Gonzalez L, lf 4 1 2 1
Giambi J, 1b 3 0 0 2 Easley D, 2b 2 2 2 2
Spiezio S, 2b 2 0 0 0 Randa J, 3b 4 1 2 0
Hinch A, c 4 0 1 0 Bako P, c 3 1 1 3
McDonald J, cf 3 0 1 1 Cruz D, ss 4 0 1 1
Bournigal R, ss 3 0 0 0
Voigt J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 3 6 3 31 8 10 8
Oakland 010 001 010 -- 3
Detroit 210 005 00x -- 8
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Oquist M (L) 5.1 9 7 6 2 2
Mohler M 1.2 1 1 1 0 0
Telgheder D 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo F (W)* 5.0 6 2 2 3 3
Florie B 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Duran R 0.1 0 1 1 3 1
Runyan S 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Brocail D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Bochtler D 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Hinch A, Grieve B
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 9, Detroit 4
2B -- Cruz D, Magadan D, Easley D
3B -- Grieve B
HR -- Bako P
CS -- Gonzalez L 2, McDonald J
SF -- McDonald J, Giambi J
HBP -- by Mohler M (Higginson B), by Telgheder D (Easley D), by Brocail D (Henderson R)
WP -- Florie B, Duran R
Balk -- Telgheder D
T -- 2:49
A -- 13106
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