Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox

May 31, 1999

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
DET	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	12	1	6
BOS	1	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	-	8	12	0	6

win:

J. Wasdinloss: Detroit Tigers logo

M. Andersonsave: Boston Red Sox logo

T. Gordon

Scoring Summary

DETBOS

1
Bobby Higginson singles on a fly ball to left fielder Troy O'Leary. Luis Polonia scores. Damion Easley to 3rd. [1 run]
10
1
Dean Palmer out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Troy O'Leary. Damion Easley scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
20
1
Nomar Garciaparra singles on a line drive to center fielder Gabe Kapler. Jose Offerman scores. [1 run]
21
2
Gabe Kapler hits a home run (6). [1 run]
31
2
Luis Polonia doubles (4) on a line drive to right fielder Trot Nixon. Frank Catalanotto scores. Deivi Cruz to 3rd. [1 run]
41
2
Brad Ausmus reaches on a fielder's choice out, shortstop Nomar Garciaparra to third baseman John Valentin to second baseman Jose Offerman. Deivi Cruz scores. Luis Polonia out at 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
51
3
Bobby Higginson hits a home run (8). [1 run]
61
5
Brian Daubach hits a home run (4). Jose Offerman scores. [2 runs]
63
6
Creighton Gubanich singles on a line drive to right fielder Bobby Higginson. Troy O'Leary scores. [1 run]
64
7
Jason Varitek hits a home run (6). Jose Offerman scores. [2 runs]
66
7
Troy O'Leary hits a home run (9). Nomar Garciaparra scores. [2 runs]
68
8
Dean Palmer hits a home run (11). [1 run]
78

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	HR	LOB	AVG
1Luis PoloniaDH	4	5	1	1	0	0	0	.500
2Brad AusmusC	0	4	0	1	1	0	3	.273
Bill HaselmanC	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.313
3Damion Easley2B	0	2	1	0	1	0	2	.267
4Bobby HigginsonRF	2	5	1	2	1	1	3	.254
5Dean Palmer3B	1	3	1	2	0	1	1	.265
6Gabe KaplerCF	1	4	1	1	0	1	0	.264
7Juan EncarnacionLF	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	.292
8Frank Catalanotto1B	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	.282
9Deivi CruzSS	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	.238
Gregg JefferiesPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.206
TOTAL	12	36	7	7	4	3	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Bryce FlorieRHP	6.0	8	4	3	2	1	1	84	3.68
C.J. NitkowskiLHP	0.1	0	1	1	0	1	0	6	5.89
Matt AndersonRHP	0.0	3	3	3	0	0	2	14	5.70
Masao KidaRHP	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	18	5.28


TOTAL	8.0	12	8	7	2	3	3	122	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jose Offerman2B	3	3	3	0	0	2	0	0	.330
2John Valentin3B	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	8	.262
3Brian DaubachDH	1	3	1	2	1	0	1	1	.313
Jason VaritekPH-C	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	.265
4Nomar GarciaparraSS	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.339
5Troy O'LearyLF	2	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	.289
6Mike Stanley1B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.295
7Creighton GubanichC	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250
Tom GordonP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
8Darren LewisCF	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.271
9Trot NixonRF	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.248
TOTAL	12	34	8	8	2	3	3	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC	ERA
Mark PortugalRHP	3.0	7	6	6	0	2	58	5.33
Pat RappRHP	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	29	5.36
John WasdinRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	12	3.00
Mark GuthrieLHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	6	4.87
Derek LoweRHP	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	14	4.36
Tom GordonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	28	2.08
TOTAL	9.0	12	7	7	4	3	147	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningDETBOS

TOP 1
DOUBLE — Luis Polonia doubles (3) on a pop up to left fielder Troy O'Leary.
00
GROUNDOUT — Brad Ausmus grounds out, shortstop Nomar Garciaparra to first baseman Mike Stanley. [1 out]
00
HIT BY PITCH — Damion Easley hit by pitch.
00
SINGLE — Bobby Higginson singles on a fly ball to left fielder Troy O'Leary. Luis Polonia scores. Damion Easley to 3rd. [1 run]
10
SAC FLY — Dean Palmer out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Troy O'Leary. Damion Easley scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
20
CAUGHT STEALING 2B — Bobby Higginson caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Creighton Gubanich to second baseman Jose Offerman. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Jose Offerman singles on a line drive to left fielder Juan Encarnacion.
20
STRIKEOUT — John Valentin called out on strikes. [1 out]
20
PICKOFF ERROR 1B — Missed catch error by pitcher Bryce Florie on the pickoff attempt. Jose Offerman to 2nd.
20
STRIKEOUT — Brian Daubach called out on strikes. [2 outs]
20
SINGLE — Nomar Garciaparra singles on a line drive to center fielder Gabe Kapler. Jose Offerman scores. [1 run]
21
STOLEN BASE 2B — Nomar Garciaparra steals (6) 2nd base.
21
GROUNDOUT — Troy O'Leary grounds out, first baseman Frank Catalanotto to pitcher Bryce Florie. [3 outs]
21

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Team Stats

DET

BOS

7Runs8

12Hits12

1Errors0

.333Batting Avg.353

36At Bats34

5Extra-base Hits5

3Home Runs3

7Runs-Batted-In8

0Walks3

3Stolen Bases1

4Strikeouts2

6Left on Base6

23Total Bases23

Game Details

Monday, May 31, 1999 · 1:05 PM

Fenway Park · Boston, MA

attendance: 27,883 (73.9%)

weather: 90 degrees, sunny