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August 15, 1998

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Bottom 11 R H E
Athletics 10 21 1
Tigers 7 13 1
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Athletics 10 21 1
Tigers 7 14 1

Bobby Higginson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .306
OBP .400 .374
At Bats 3 468
Hits 0 143
• Singles 0 89
• Doubles 0 31
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 20
Walks 1 48
RBI’s 0 64

Billy Taylor Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 9 24
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Tiger Stadium - August 15, 1998
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Single
Billy Taylor
Mike Macfarlane
Jason Giambi
Scott Spiezio
Ed Sprague
Miguel Tejada
Rickey Henderson
Ryan Christenson
Jason McDonald
Bobby Higginson
Count: 1-1, 2 Outs
Count: 1-1, 2 Outs

Higginson hits a line drive beyond short. Tejada can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.

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Bottom 11 Randa strikes out.
Bottom 11 Hunter hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 11 Spiezio hits a line drive into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Christenson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Macfarlane scores. Giambi moves to third. Blowers moves to second.
Top 11 Blowers takes first base on ball four. Macfarlane moves to third. Giambi moves to second.
Top 11 Giambi is walked intentionally.
Top 11 Macfarlane hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tejada scores. McDonald scores. There goes Henderson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Macfarlane moves to second.
Top 11 Henderson bunts towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Tejada moves to third. McDonald moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 11 McDonald bunts towards the mound. Crow fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tejada moves to second.
Top 11 Joe Randa now playing third base. Frank Catalanotto now playing second base. Tejada hits a line drive beyond short. Cruz can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 10 Bako hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Cruz hits a popup beyond first. Giambi can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit.
Bottom 10 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 10 Billy Taylor now pitching. Frank Catalanotto pinch hits for Gabe Alvarez. Catalanotto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Sprague hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Spiezio strikes out.
Top 10 There goes Christenson. The throw from Bako and he is out, Cruz applying the tag.
Top 10 Dean Crow now pitching. Christenson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Berroa strikes out.
Bottom 9 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Ryan Christenson now playing center field. Jason McDonald now playing right field. Mike Macfarlane now catching. Higginson is hit by the pitch.
Top 9 Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out.
Top 9 Giambi is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Roberts hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McDonald moves to third. Henderson moves to second.
Top 9 Jason McDonald pinch hits for A.J. Hinch. McDonald takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Tejada hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Todd Jones now pitching. Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Randa strikes out.
Bottom 8 There goes Hunter. The throw from Hinch and he is safe. Hunter steals second.
Bottom 8 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out. Cruz moves to third.
Bottom 8 Bako hits a popup beyond short. Tejada can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Alvarez strikes out.
Top 8 Spiezio hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Christenson strikes out.
Top 8 Blowers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunter. Blowers reaches second base with a double. Roberts moves to third.
Top 8 Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Matt Anderson now pitching. Roberts takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Berroa strikes out.
Bottom 7 T.J. Mathews now pitching. Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hunter tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Buddy Groom now pitching. Higginson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Randa hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tim Worrell now pitching. Hunter hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Christenson chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Sprague fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Sprague. Cruz scores. Bako goes all the way around to score. Hunter moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bako takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ryan Christenson now playing right field. Cruz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hinch strikes out.
Top 7 Doug Bochtler now pitching. Tejada is hit by the pitch. Christenson moves to third. Sprague moves to second.
Top 7 Sprague is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Spiezio strikes out.
Top 7 Ryan Christenson pinch runs for Ben Grieve. There goes Christenson. The throw from Bako and he is safe. Christenson steals second.
Top 7 Grieve hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mike Blowers pinch hits for Matt Stairs. Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Giambi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Henderson scores.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Henderson moves to third.
Top 6 Roberts strikes out.
Top 6 Sean Runyan now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Henderson moves to second.
Top 6 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hinch hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 5 Higginson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Randa hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Randa reaches second base with a double. Hunter moves to third.
Bottom 5 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Bako strikes out.
Top 5 Tejada hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sprague hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Grieve hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randa reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Alvarez hits a line drive into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Berroa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Stairs strikes out.
Top 4 Giambi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tejada scores. Henderson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Roberts hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tejada moves to second.
Top 4 Hinch strikes out.
Top 4 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cruz.
Bottom 3 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Higginson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Randa hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sprague hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Spiezio hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bako strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Clark trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Alvarez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Clark moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Berroa hits a line drive towards third. Sprague reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Giambi strikes out.
Top 2 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Henderson moves to second.
Top 2 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Randa hits a line drive towards the mound. Rogers reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hunter strikes out.
Top 1 Hinch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Powell covering, for the out.
Top 1 Tejada hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Hunter. Tejada reaches second base with a double. Grieve scores. Spiezio scores. Sprague moves to third.
Top 1 Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grieve moves to third. Spiezio moves to second.
Top 1 Spiezio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stairs scores. Grieve moves to second.
Top 1 Grieve hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Giambi scores. Stairs moves to third.
Top 1 Bako fires to third and picks off Roberts.
Top 1 Stairs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roberts moves to third. Giambi moves to second.
Top 1 Giambi takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Roberts. The throw from Bako and he is safe. Roberts steals second.
Top 1 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.