DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT WASHINGTON SENATORS
08/04/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT WASHINGTON SENATORS
GAME ID: 1324 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Detroit Tigers (50-59) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 10 3
Washington Senators (69-42) 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 7 0
Tigers Beat Senators in 10
The Detroit Tigers downed the Washington Senators, 7-6, in 10 innings. Mark McGwire led the way, going 2-for-2 for Detroit. Xavier Hernandez notched his 20th save in 23 chances. Detroit now owns a record of 50-59.

This game was not decided until Tony Graffanino came to bat in the top of the tenth. With a runner on 2nd and no one out, the Detroit shortstop hit a run-scoring double. The Tigers took the lead, 7-6.

"Our team showed some spunk," said Graffanino.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Herrera LF 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 .253 9 40
T. Graffanino 2B, SS 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .186 6 33
M. McGwire 1B 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 .262 36 81
K. Puckett DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .204 0 15
D. Fletcher C 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .246 16 47
R. Thompson SS 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .160 1 1
   a-T. Lovullo SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 2 5
K. Seitzer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .259 0 9
D. Jackson CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .177 8 30
J. Phillips RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .095 0 2
Totals 38 7 10 7 4 13 16      
a - T. Lovullo substituted for R. Thompson in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Herrera (25, 10th Inning off J. Poole, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Graffanino (17, 10th Inning off J. Poole, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. McGwire 2 (36, 1st Inning off T. Higuera, 1 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off T. Higuera, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Fletcher (16, 1st Inning off T. Higuera, 0 on, 1 out) D. Jackson (8, 2nd Inning off T. Higuera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. McGwire 8 , J. Herrera 3 , T. Graffanino 3 , D. Fletcher 4 , R. Thompson 2 , D. Jackson 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Fletcher , R. Thompson
GIDP: K. Seitzer , D. Jackson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Herrera (34)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Hershiser 2 (7) , R. Thompson (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Graffanino-Thompson-McGwire)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kendall C 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .276 6 47
V. Guerrero RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .277 27 91
A. Rodriguez SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .299 30 75
A. Belle 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .235 32 84
C. Everett LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .248 21 57
F. McGriff DH 5 1 0 1 0 3 5 .245 28 74
W. Greene 3B 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .266 29 66
J. Nunnally CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .207 22 53
R. Durham 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .255 10 44
Totals 38 6 7 6 3 7 18      
BATTING
Triples: C. Everett (3, 4th Inning off O. Hershiser, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Greene (29, 6th Inning off E. Dessens, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Guerrero , J. Nunnally , R. Durham , A. Rodriguez , C. Everett 3 , W. Greene 4 , A. Belle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. McGriff , V. Guerrero , J. Kendall , W. Greene
GIDP: A. Rodriguez
Hit by Pitch: R. Durham
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Nunnally (7) , R. Durham (27)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rodriguez-Durham-Belle, Higuera-Rodriguez-Belle)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
O. Hershiser 5.1 4 5 4 3 5 0 100 61 4.74   
E. Dessens BS (2) 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 39 29 5.05   
F. Oliveras W (5-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 1.98   
X. Hernandez SV (20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 11 3.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Hershiser 44
Batters Faced: O. Hershiser 24, E. Dessens 12, F. Oliveras 2, X. Hernandez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Hershiser 4-6, E. Dessens 5-3, F. Oliveras 0-2, X. Hernandez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Hershiser 100-61, E. Dessens 39-29, F. Oliveras 9-6, X. Hernandez 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Dessens 2-2 , F. Oliveras 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Dessens
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Higuera 7.0 8 6 6 2 7 4 113 75 7.71   
T. Percival 2.0 0 0 0 1 5 0 36 24 2.70   
J. Poole L (0-2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 16 9 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Higuera 42
Batters Faced: T. Higuera 29, T. Percival 7, J. Poole 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Higuera 6-6, T. Percival 0-1, J. Poole 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Higuera 113-75, T. Percival 36-24, J. Poole 16-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark McGwire
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 18 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 23690
Special Notes: SS Robby Thompson was injured in a collision at a base.
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