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Tigers
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 9, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 9, 1988 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Walt Terrell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Witt |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 14,524 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Tim Welke |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Pat Sheridan | Left Fielder |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Dave Bergman | First Baseman |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Chet Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | DH |
| Matt Nokes | Catcher |
| Luis Salazar | Third Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Pete Incaviglia | DH |
| Geno Petralli | Catcher |
| Cecil Espy | Left Fielder |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Curt Wilkerson | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 9, 1988
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Witt
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheridan vs. Witt
Sheridan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sierra. Sheridan reaches second base with a double. Whitaker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Witt
Trammell hits a popup, foul, towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Bergman vs. Witt
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first, with Witt covering, for the out. Sheridan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Witt
Murphy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Terrell
McDowell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Salazar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Terrell
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Terrell
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Terrell
Sierra hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Witt
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Witt
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Witt
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nokes for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Terrell
Incaviglia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Terrell
Petralli hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Espy vs. Terrell
Espy hits a fly ball into left field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Terrell
Buechele hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Witt
Salazar hits a line drive into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Witt
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Witt
Sheridan hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first, with Witt covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Terrell
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Terrell
McDowell hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Wilkerson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Terrell
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sheridan. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Wilkerson scores. McDowell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Terrell
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Sierra vs. Terrell
Sierra hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Incaviglia vs. Terrell
Incaviglia hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fletcher tags and scores. Sierra tags and moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petralli vs. Terrell
Petralli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Petralli reaches second base with a double. Sierra scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Espy vs. Terrell
Espy strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Witt
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Witt
Bergman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Petralli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Witt
Murphy hits a popup towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Terrell
Buechele strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Terrell
Wilkerson hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Terrell
McDowell hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Terrell
There goes Wilkerson. The throw from Nokes and he is safe. Wilkerson steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Terrell
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Witt
Lemon hits a line drive into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Witt
Evans hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McDowell. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Nokes vs. Witt
Nokes strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Salazar vs. Witt
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Witt, and towards Fletcher, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Terrell
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Terrell
Sierra hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Terrell
Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Salazar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Terrell
Petralli hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Witt
Bob Brower now playing left field. Cecil Espy now playing center field.
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sheridan vs. Witt
Sheridan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sierra. Sheridan reaches second base with a double. Whitaker moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Trammell vs. Witt
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bergman vs. Witt
Bergman hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Murphy vs. Witt
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Terrell
Espy hits a fly ball into left field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Terrell
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Terrell
Wilkerson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sheridan. Wilkerson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Brower vs. Terrell
Brower takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Terrell
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Witt
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Witt
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Nokes vs. Witt
Nokes strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Salazar vs. Witt
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Terrell
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Terrell
Sierra hits a fly ball into left field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Terrell
Incaviglia hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Terrell
Petralli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Espy vs. Terrell
Espy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Espy for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Witt
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheridan vs. Witt
There's a wild pitch. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Sheridan vs. Witt
Sheridan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Whitaker moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Trammell vs. Witt
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitaker tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Witt
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Terrell
Buechele hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sheridan. Buechele reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilkerson vs. Terrell
Wilkerson bunts towards the mound. Terrell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buechele moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Brower vs. Terrell
Brower bunts towards the mound. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilkerson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Gibson
Paul Gibson now pitching.
Fletcher is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
O'Brien vs. Gibson
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it and throws to second for the out. Buechele scores. Wilkerson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Sierra vs. Gibson
Sierra hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Witt
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Witt
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Witt
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1988 -- Detroit at Texas (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Whitaker L, 2b 1 2 0 0 McDowell O, cf 3 1 1 0
Sheridan P, lf 4 0 2 1 Brower B, lf 0 0 0 0
Trammell A, ss 3 0 0 1 Fletcher S, ss 4 1 1 2
Bergman D, 1b 4 0 0 0 O'Brien P, 1b 5 0 1 1
Murphy D, cf 4 0 0 0 Sierra R, rf 5 1 2 0
Lemon C, rf 3 0 0 0 Incaviglia P, dh 2 1 1 2
Evans D, dh 4 0 1 0 Petralli G, c 4 0 2 1
Nokes M, c 3 0 0 0 Espy C, lf-cf 4 0 0 0
Salazar L, 3b 3 0 0 0 Buechele S, 3b 4 1 1 0
Wilkerson C, 2b 4 1 4 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 2 3 2 35 6 13 6
Detroit 100 000 010 -- 2
Texas 004 000 11x -- 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Terrell W (L) 7.1 13 6 6 2 4
Gibson P 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Witt B (W) 9.0 3 2 2 4 4
LOB -- Detroit 5, Texas 10
2B -- Sheridan P 2, Fletcher S, Petralli G, Evans D, Wilkerson C, Buechele S
HR -- Incaviglia P
SB -- Wilkerson C
SH -- Brower B
SF -- Incaviglia P, Trammell A
WP -- Witt B
T -- 2:33
A -- 14524
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