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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 20, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 20, 1987 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 20, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jose Mesa |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Tschida 1B: Rocky Roe 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Greg Kosc |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Dwight Evans | First Baseman |
| Sam Horn | DH |
| Todd Benzinger | Right Fielder |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| John Marzano | Catcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Stanicek | Second Baseman |
| Lee Lacy | Right Fielder |
| Fred Lynn | DH |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Cal Ripken | Shortstop |
| Larry Sheets | Left Fielder |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Terry Kennedy | Catcher |
| Mike Hart | Center Fielder |
| Cal Ripken Sr. | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 20, 1987
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Mesa
Burks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hart. Burks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Mesa
Barrett hits a fly ball into left field. Sheets settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Mesa
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Mesa
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to second for the out. Burks moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Mesa
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanicek vs. Clemens
Stanicek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stanicek for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Clemens
Lacy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Clemens
Lynn strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Mesa
Horn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Mesa
Benzinger hits a fly ball into left field. Sheets settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Mesa
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marzano vs. Mesa
Marzano hits a fly ball into center field. Hart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Mesa
Burks hits a fly ball into left field. Sheets settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Clemens
Murray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Clemens
Ripken hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheets vs. Clemens
Sheets hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sheets for the out. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knight vs. Clemens
Knight strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Mesa
Barrett hits a popup towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Mesa
Boggs strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Mesa
Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field. Hart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Clemens
Kennedy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Clemens
Hart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanicek vs. Clemens
Stanicek strikes out. There goes Hart. The throw from Marzano to second, and Hart is out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Mesa
Evans hits a popup towards short. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Mesa
Horn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Mesa
Benzinger hits a line drive towards first. Murray reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Clemens
Lacy hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Clemens
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Clemens
Murray strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Mesa
Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marzano vs. Mesa
There's a wild pitch. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marzano vs. Mesa
Marzano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Owen scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Mesa
Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Hart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Mesa
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Mesa
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Clemens
Ripken hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheets vs. Clemens
Sheets takes first base on ball four. Ripken moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knight vs. Clemens
Knight strikes out. Marzano throws to first to catch Sheets. Evans drops the ball. Clemens fires over to first and Evans drops the ball. That's an error on Evans. There goes Ripken. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Sheets. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kennedy vs. Clemens
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kennedy for the out. Ripken scores. Sheets moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hart vs. Clemens
Hart hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Mesa
Greenwell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Mesa
Evans hits a line drive into center field. Hart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Mesa
Horn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanicek vs. Clemens
Stanicek strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Clemens
Lacy hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Clemens
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Mesa
Benzinger hits a popup towards short. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Mesa
Owen hits a popup towards short. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marzano vs. Mesa
Marzano hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hart. Marzano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burks vs. Mesa
Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Hart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Clemens
Murray hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Clemens
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ripken for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheets vs. Clemens
Sheets takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Clemens
Knight strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Mesa
Barrett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Mesa
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greenwell vs. Mesa
Greenwell hits a fly ball into right field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Mesa
Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Mesa
Horn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Mesa
Benzinger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Clemens
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Clemens
Hart hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanicek vs. Clemens
Stanicek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Williamson
Mark Williamson now pitching.
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken misplays the ball. That's an error on Ripken. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marzano vs. Williamson
Marzano bunts towards first. Murray fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Stanicek covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Williamson
Burks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Williamson
Barrett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burks moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boggs vs. Williamson
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Sheets settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Clemens
Lacy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Lacy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Clemens
Lynn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Marzano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Clemens
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with Clemens covering, for the out. Lacy moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ripken vs. Clemens
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1987, game 1 -- Boston at Baltimore (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Burks E, cf 5 0 2 0 Stanicek P, 2b 4 0 0 0
Barrett M, 2b 5 1 2 0 Lacy L, rf 4 0 1 0
Boggs W, 3b 4 1 1 0 Lynn F, dh 4 0 0 0
Greenwell M, lf 4 0 0 0 Murray E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Evans D, 1b 4 1 1 3 Ripken C, ss 4 1 1 0
Horn S, dh 4 1 1 1 Sheets L, lf 1 0 0 0
Benzinger T, rf 4 0 0 0 Knight R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Owen S, ss 3 1 1 0 Kennedy T, c 3 0 0 1
Marzano J, c 4 0 2 1 Hart M, cf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 10 5 29 1 3 1
Boston 010 010 030 -- 5
Baltimore 000 010 000 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R (W) 9.0 3 1 0 3 9
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Mesa J (L) 8.0 8 5 5 2 6
Williamson M 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
E -- Evans D, Ripken C
DP -- Boston 1, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Baltimore 4
2B -- Burks E, Marzano J, Lacy L
HR -- Horn S, Evans D
CS -- Hart M
WP -- Mesa J
T -- 2:36
A -- 0
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