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Pirates
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 8, 1999
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on June 8, 1999 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Todd Ritchie |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nelson Cruz |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 15,270 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim McClelland 1B: Gary Cederstrom 2B: Fieldin Culbreth 3B: Tim Welke |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Martin | Left Fielder |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Brian Giles | DH |
| Kevin Young | First Baseman |
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Warren Morris | Second Baseman |
| Turner Ward | Center Fielder |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Mike Benjamin | Shortstop |
| Gene Lamont | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Polonia | DH |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Juan Encarnacion | Center Fielder |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Higginson | Right Fielder |
| Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
| Karim Garcia | Left Fielder |
| Gregg Jefferies | First Baseman |
| Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
| Larry Parrish | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 8, 1999
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Cruz
Martin hits a line drive into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Cruz
Sprague hits a popup into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Cruz
Giles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ausmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Ritchie
Polonia hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Ritchie
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Ritchie
Encarnacion hits a line drive into center field. Ward picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ward. Encarnacion moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Ritchie
Palmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Encarnacion scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Ritchie
Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Cruz
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Cruz
Kendall hits a line drive towards third. Palmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Cruz
Morris hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Ritchie
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Ritchie
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jefferies vs. Ritchie
Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Garcia for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Cruz
Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Cruz
Guillen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Benjamin vs. Cruz
Benjamin hits a fly ball into left field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Cruz
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jefferies scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Ritchie
Cruz hits a line drive into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Ritchie
Polonia strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Ritchie
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Cruz
Sprague hits a fly ball into left field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Cruz
Giles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Cruz
Young takes first base on ball four. Giles moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kendall vs. Cruz
Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Giles moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morris vs. Cruz
Morris hits a line drive into left field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Ritchie
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Ritchie
Palmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Encarnacion moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Higginson vs. Ritchie
Higginson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Encarnacion scores. Palmer moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Easley vs. Ritchie
Easley hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Ritchie
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Ritchie
Jefferies hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Clontz
Brad Clontz now pitching.
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Clontz
Polonia hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Clontz
There goes Polonia. The throw from Kendall and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Ausmus vs. Clontz
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Cruz
Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Cruz
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Cruz
Benjamin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Wallace
Jeff Wallace now pitching.
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Wallace
Palmer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Wallace
Higginson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Wallace
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Cruz
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jefferies scoops it up and throws to first, with Cruz covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Cruz
Sprague takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Cruz
Giles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garcia. Giles reaches second base with a double. Sprague goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Cruz
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Cruz
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Schourek
Pete Schourek now pitching.
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Schourek
Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Schourek
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Polonia vs. Schourek
Polonia takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Schourek
Ausmus hits a line drive into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Cruz
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jefferies scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morris for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Cruz
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Jefferies, and towards Easley, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Cruz
Guillen hits a fly ball into left field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Schourek
Encarnacion hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Schourek
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Schourek
Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Schourek
Easley strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Brunson
Will Brunson now pitching.
Benjamin strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Brunson
Martin hits a popup into left field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Brunson
Sprague hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Brunson
Giles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Kida
Masao Kida now pitching.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Giles moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kendall vs. Kida
Kendall 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 8
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Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Williams
Mike Williams now pitching.
Garcia hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jefferies vs. Williams
Jefferies hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Williams
Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Polonia vs. Williams
Polonia hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Williams
Ausmus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Williams
Encarnacion hits a line drive to right center field. The ball gets by Ward. Guillen fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Guillen. Ausmus goes all the way around to score. Encarnacion moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Williams
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Kida
Morris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Kida
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Morris moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Guillen vs. Kida
There's a wild pitch. Morris scores. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Kida
Guillen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ward moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Benjamin vs. Kida
Benjamin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Easley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Kida
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jefferies fields it and throws to second for the out. Ward scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Kida
Sprague strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1999 -- Pittsburgh at Detroit (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Martin A, lf 5 0 0 1 Polonia L, dh 4 1 2 2
Sprague E, 3b 4 2 1 1 Ausmus B, c 5 1 1 0
Giles B, dh 3 0 2 1 Encarnacion J, cf 5 3 4 1
Young K, 1b 3 0 1 0 Palmer D, 3b 5 2 3 2
Kendall J, c 4 0 0 0 Higginson B, rf 3 1 1 1
Morris W, 2b 4 1 1 0 Easley D, 2b 4 1 1 3
Ward T, cf 4 1 1 0 Garcia K, lf 4 1 1 0
Guillen J, rf 3 0 1 0 Jefferies G, 1b 4 1 1 1
Benjamin M, ss 4 0 0 0 Cruz D, ss 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 7 3 38 11 15 10
Pittsburgh 000 001 012 -- 4
Detroit 100 510 13x -- 11
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Ritchie T (L) 3.1 7 6 5 0 3
Clontz B 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Wallace J 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Schourek P 2.0 2 1 1 1 3
Williams M 1.0 4 3 2 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Cruz N (W) 7.0 2 1 1 3 2
Brunson W 0.2 1 1 1 1 1
Kida M 1.1 4 2 2 0 1
E -- Ward T, Kendall J, Guillen J
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Detroit 5
2B -- Giles B
HR -- Easley D, Jefferies G, Palmer D, Encarnacion J, Sprague E, Polonia L
SB -- Polonia L
WP -- Ritchie T, Kida M
T -- 2:31
A -- 15270
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