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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 21, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 21, 1987 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Viola |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 33,490 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: Jim Joyce 3B: Tim Welke |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Randy Bush | Left Fielder |
| Steve Lombardozzi | Second Baseman |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | DH |
| Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
| Tim Laudner | Catcher |
| Al Newman | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Dwight Evans | First Baseman |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Dave Henderson | Right Fielder |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| John Marzano | Catcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 21, 1987
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Clemens
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Clemens
Lombardozzi strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Clemens
Puckett is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Viola
Burks is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Viola
Barrett hits a line drive into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Viola
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Viola
Baylor is hit by the pitch. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Viola
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boggs scores. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Viola
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baylor scores. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Viola
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Clemens
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Clemens
Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Clemens
Smalley takes first base on ball four. Hrbek moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Brunansky vs. Clemens
Brunansky strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Laudner vs. Clemens
Laudner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Viola
Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marzano vs. Viola
Marzano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Viola
Burks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Clemens
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Clemens
Bush 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 -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Clemens
Lombardozzi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Marzano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Viola
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops it up and throws to first, with Viola covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Viola
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Viola
Baylor hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Clemens
Puckett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Clemens
Hrbek strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Clemens
Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Viola
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Viola
Greenwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Viola
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans scores. Greenwell moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Owen vs. Viola
Owen hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Greenwell scores. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Marzano vs. Viola
Marzano strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Viola
Viola fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Viola. Henderson moves to third. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Burks vs. Viola
Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Viola
Barrett hits a line drive into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Clemens
Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. Clemens
Brunansky hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Clemens
Laudner strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Clemens
Newman 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
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Viola
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman misplays the ball. That's an error on Newman. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Viola
Baylor strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Viola
Evans takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Schatzeder
Dan Schatzeder now pitching.
Greenwell hits a line drive towards first. Hrbek catches it and throws to second to double up Boggs. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Clemens
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bush for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Clemens
Lombardozzi hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Clemens
Puckett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Clemens
Hrbek hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Puckett moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gaetti vs. Clemens
Gaetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puckett scores. Hrbek moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Clemens
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Schatzeder
Henderson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Schatzeder
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Marzano vs. Schatzeder
Marzano strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Clemens
Brunansky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Clemens
Laudner strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Clemens
Newman hits a line drive into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Clemens
Bush takes first base on ball four. Brunansky moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Lombardozzi vs. Clemens
Lombardozzi takes first base on ball four. Brunansky moves to third. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Puckett vs. Gardner
Wes Gardner now pitching.
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Schatzeder
Burks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Schatzeder
Barrett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Schatzeder
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Burks moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Baylor vs. Atherton
Keith Atherton now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Burks scores. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Baylor vs. Atherton
Baylor is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Atherton
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Atherton
Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Puckett who is chasing the ball. Greenwell reaches third base with a triple. Boggs scores. Baylor goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Atherton
Henderson hits a line drive into left field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Gardner
Hrbek hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Gardner
Gaetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Gardner
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. Gardner
Brunansky hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Gardner
Laudner hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Gardner
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Atherton
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Marzano vs. Atherton
Marzano strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Atherton
Burks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Atherton
Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Atherton
Boggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Atherton
Baylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barrett scores. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Atherton
Evans hits a popup beyond second. Lombardozzi can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Boggs scores. Baylor moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Greenwell vs. Atherton
Greenwell hits a line drive into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Gardner
Bush 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 -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Gardner
Lombardozzi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Gardner
Puckett strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1987 -- Minnesota at Boston (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Bush R, lf 4 0 0 0 Burks E, cf 4 2 2 2
Lombardozzi S, 2b 4 0 0 0 Barrett M, 2b 5 1 1 0
Puckett K, cf 5 1 1 0 Boggs W, 3b 4 3 2 0
Hrbek K, 1b 4 0 2 0 Baylor D, dh 3 2 1 1
Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 1 1 Evans D, 1b 4 1 3 2
Smalley R, dh 2 1 1 0 Greenwell M, lf 5 1 3 3
Brunansky T, rf 4 1 2 2 Henderson D, rf 4 1 1 1
Laudner T, c 4 0 1 0 Owen S, ss 4 0 1 1
Newman A, ss 4 0 0 0 Marzano J, c 4 0 0 0
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35 3 8 3 37 11 14 10
Minnesota 000 001 020 -- 3
Boston 200 300 33x -- 11
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Viola F (L) 4.1 6 5 4 2 4
Schatzeder D 2.0 2 2 2 0 2
Atherton K 1.2 6 4 4 0 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R (W) 6.2 6 1 1 3 9
Gardner W (S) 2.1 2 2 2 1 1
E -- Viola F, Newman A
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Minnesota 9, Boston 7
2B -- Hrbek K
3B -- Greenwell M
HR -- Brunansky T, Burks E
SF -- Burks E
HBP -- by Viola F (Baylor D), by Atherton K (Baylor D)
WP -- Atherton K
T -- 3:12
A -- 33490
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