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Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 17, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles, played on September 17, 1988 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Williamson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 27,842 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Tschida 1B: Rick Reed 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: John Hirschbeck |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Stanicek | Left Fielder |
| Brady Anderson | Center Fielder |
| Cal Ripken | Shortstop |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Larry Sheets | Right Fielder |
| Terry Kennedy | Catcher |
| Jim Traber | DH |
| Craig Worthington | Third Baseman |
| Billy Ripken | Second Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Bergman | First Baseman |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Fred Lynn | Left Fielder |
| Matt Nokes | Catcher |
| Darrell Evans | DH |
| Chet Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Jim Walewander | Second Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 17, 1988
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stanicek vs. Alexander
Stanicek hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Alexander
Anderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lynn who is chasing the ball. Anderson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ripken vs. Alexander
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walewander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Anderson scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Alexander
Murray hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Murray reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Sheets vs. Alexander
Sheets hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murray scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Alexander
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Williamson
Bergman hits a fly ball into right field. Sheets settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Williamson
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Williamson
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Worthington fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Traber vs. Alexander
Traber hits a popup in front of the plate. Nokes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Alexander
Worthington strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Alexander
Ripken hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Williamson
Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Stanicek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Williamson
Nokes hits a fly ball into right field. Sheets settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Williamson
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Williamson
Lemon hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Brookens vs. Williamson
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stanicek vs. Alexander
Stanicek hits a line drive towards short. Trammell can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Alexander
Anderson hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Alexander
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stanicek moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Alexander
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walewander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stanicek moves to third. Ripken moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sheets vs. Alexander
Sheets hits a fly ball into left field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walewander vs. Williamson
Walewander bunts for a single. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Williamson
Bergman hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Williamson
Murphy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Williamson
There goes Walewander. The throw from Kennedy and he is safe. Walewander steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Williamson
Trammell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Alexander
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Traber vs. Alexander
Traber hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Alexander
Worthington hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Alexander
Ripken hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Williamson
Jeff Stone now playing right field.
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Williamson
Nokes hits a fly ball into right field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Williamson
Evans hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Williamson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stanicek vs. Alexander
Stanicek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Alexander
Anderson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Alexander
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walewander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Williamson
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Williamson
Brookens hits a fly ball into right field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walewander vs. Williamson
Walewander hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Alexander
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walewander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Alexander
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Alexander
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walewander fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Aase
Don Aase now pitching.
Bergman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Aase
Murphy hits a line drive towards short. Ripken can't make a play. That's a base hit. Bergman moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Aase
Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bergman scores. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Olson
Gregg Olson now pitching.
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Nokes vs. Olson
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray fields it and throws to second for the out. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Olson
The umpire calls a balk on Olson Murphy scores. Nokes moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Olson
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Olson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Traber vs. Alexander
Traber hits a fly ball into left field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Alexander
Worthington strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Alexander
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Olson
Lemon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stanicek. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Brookens vs. Olson
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sheridan vs. Olson
Pat Sheridan pinch hits for Jim Walewander.
Sheridan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Olson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Bergman vs. Olson
Bergman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Murphy vs. Olson
Murphy takes first base on ball four. Bergman moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Trammell vs. Olson
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Ripken can't make a play. That's a base hit. Lemon scores. Bergman scores. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Lynn vs. Thurmond
Mark Thurmond now pitching.
Murphy is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanicek vs. Alexander
Gary Pettis now playing center field. Torey Lovullo now playing second base.
Stanicek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lovullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Alexander
Anderson hits a popup towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Alexander
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Sisk
Doug Sisk now pitching.
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nokes vs. Sisk
Nokes bunts in front of the plate. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Sisk
Evans is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Sisk
Scott Lusader pinch runs for Darrell Evans.
Lemon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Sisk
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lovullo vs. Sisk
Lovullo strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Alexander
Murray hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Alexander
Stone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Hernandez
Guillermo Hernandez now pitching.
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lovullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stone moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Traber vs. Hernandez
Traber hits a fly ball into left field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Worthington vs. Hernandez
Worthington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Tettleton vs. Hernandez
Mickey Tettleton pinch hits for Billy Ripken.
Tettleton takes first base on ball four. Stone moves to third. Worthington moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Stanicek vs. Henneman
Ken Gerhart pinch runs for Mickey Tettleton. Mike Henneman now pitching.
Stanicek hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Lovullo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1988 -- Baltimore at Detroit (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Stanicek P, lf 5 0 1 0 Bergman D, 1b 2 2 0 0
Anderson B, cf 4 1 1 0 Murphy D, cf 2 1 1 0
Ripken C, ss 4 0 1 1 Pettis G, cf 0 0 0 0
Murray E, 1b 4 2 2 1 Trammell A, ss 4 0 2 3
Sheets L, rf 2 0 1 1 Lynn F, lf 3 1 0 0
Stone J, rf 2 0 2 0 Nokes M, c 3 0 0 0
Kennedy T, c 4 0 0 0 Evans D, dh 3 0 1 0
Traber J, dh 4 0 0 0 Lusader S, pr 0 1 0 0
Worthington C, 3b 3 0 1 0 Lemon C, rf 4 2 3 3
Ripken B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Brookens T, 3b 4 0 0 0
Tettleton M, ph 0 0 0 0 Walewander J, 2b 2 0 1 0
Gerhart K, pr 0 0 0 0 Sheridan P, ph 1 0 0 0
Lovullo T, 2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 9 3 29 7 8 6
Baltimore 200 000 001 -- 3
Detroit 000 002 23x -- 7
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Williamson M 5.0 3 0 0 1 4
Aase D* 0.0 2 2 2 1 0
Olson G (L) 1.2 2 2 2 2 1
Thurmond M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Sisk D 1.0 1 3 3 2 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander D (W)+ 8.0 9 3 3 0 4
Hernandez G 0.2 0 0 0 2 0
Henneman M (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
DP -- Baltimore 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Detroit 5
2B -- Murray E, Lemon C
3B -- Anderson B
HR -- Lemon C, Murray E
SB -- Walewander J
CS -- Murphy D
SH -- Nokes M
Balk -- Olson G
T -- 2:58
A -- 27842
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