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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 5, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 5, 1987 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 5, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 5, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Robinson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Nipper |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 33,827 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Al Clark 3B: Dale Scott |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Bill Madlock | DH |
| Kirk Gibson | Left Fielder |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Matt Nokes | Catcher |
| Pat Sheridan | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | First Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | DH |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 5, 1987
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Nipper
Whitaker hits a line drive towards first. Buckner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Nipper
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Nipper
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nipper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Robinson
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Robinson
Barrett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Robinson
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Robinson
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Robinson
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Nipper
Trammell hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Nipper
Nokes hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Nipper
Sheridan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Robinson
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Robinson
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Robinson
Gedman strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Nipper
Evans hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Nipper
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Nipper
Brookens is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Robinson
Owen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Robinson
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Robinson
Barrett hits a line drive towards first. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Nipper
Whitaker 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Nipper
Madlock hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Nipper
Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Robinson
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Robinson
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Robinson
Greenwell hits a popup towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Robinson
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Nipper
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Trammell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nokes vs. Nipper
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Sheridan vs. Nipper
Sheridan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Nipper
Evans hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Evans reaches second base with a double. Trammell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Nipper
Lemon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Evans scores. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Brookens vs. Nipper
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nipper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Robinson
Buckner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nokes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Robinson
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Robinson
Owen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Robinson
There's a wild pitch. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Robinson
Henderson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Henderson reaches second base with a double. Owen scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Robinson
Barrett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gibson. Barrett reaches second base with a double. Henderson scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Robinson
Boggs is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Robinson
Rice is hit by the pitch. Barrett moves to third. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Greenwell vs. Robinson
Greenwell strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Nipper
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Nipper
Madlock hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Nipper
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Nipper
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Nokes vs. Nipper
The ball gets by Gedman for a passed ball. Whitaker moves to third. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Nokes vs. Nipper
Nokes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Robinson
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Robinson
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with Robinson covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Robinson
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with Robinson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Nipper
Sheridan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Nipper
Evans hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Nipper
Lemon hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Nipper
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Nipper covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Robinson
Owen bunts towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Robinson
Henderson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Robinson
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Nipper
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Schiraldi
Calvin Schiraldi now pitching.
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Schiraldi
Gibson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Schiraldi
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Robinson
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Robinson
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Robinson
Greenwell hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Henneman
Mike Henneman now pitching.
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Buckner vs. Thurmond
Mark Thurmond now pitching.
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Schiraldi
Nokes strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Schiraldi
Sheridan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Schiraldi
There goes Sheridan. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Sheridan steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Schiraldi
Evans is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Schiraldi
There go the runners. The throw from Gedman and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error. Sheridan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Schiraldi
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schiraldi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Brookens vs. Schiraldi
Brookens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Romero vs. King
Eric King now pitching. Ed Romero pinch hits for Rich Gedman.
Romero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Romero for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. King
Don Baylor pinch hits for Spike Owen.
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. King
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/5/1987 -- Detroit at Boston (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Whitaker L, 2b 3 0 1 0 Henderson D, cf 4 1 1 1
Madlock B, dh 4 0 0 0 Barrett M, 2b 4 0 1 1
Gibson K, lf 4 0 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 3 0 1 0
Trammell A, ss 4 1 2 0 Rice J, lf 2 0 1 0
Nokes M, c 4 0 0 0 Greenwell M, dh 4 0 0 0
Sheridan P, rf 4 2 2 1 Evans D, rf 4 0 1 0
Evans D, 1b 3 1 1 1 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Lemon C, cf 4 0 1 1 Gedman R, c 3 0 0 0
Brookens T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Romero E, ph 1 0 0 0
Owen S, ss 3 1 1 0
Baylor D, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 4 7 3 33 2 6 2
Detroit 000 020 101 -- 4
Boston 000 020 000 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson J (W) 7.2 5 2 2 3 6
Henneman M* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Thurmond M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
King E (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Nipper A (L)+ 7.0 6 3 3 1 6
Schiraldi C 2.0 1 1 0 1 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Gedman R
LOB -- Detroit 5, Boston 8
2B -- Trammell A, Evans D, Henderson D, Barrett M
HR -- Sheridan P
SB -- Sheridan P 2, Evans D
HBP -- by Robinson J (Rice J)
WP -- Robinson J
PB -- Gedman R
T -- 3:06
A -- 33827
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