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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 12, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, played on September 12, 1987 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 12, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Ballard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bruce Hurst |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 27,409 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rick Reed 1B: John Hirschbeck 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Rich Garcia |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Stanicek | DH |
| Billy Ripken | Second Baseman |
| Cal Ripken | Shortstop |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Lee Lacy | Right Fielder |
| Larry Sheets | Left Fielder |
| Ron Washington | Third Baseman |
| Mike Hart | Center Fielder |
| Carl Nichols | Catcher |
| Cal Ripken Sr. | Manager |
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 |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Todd Benzinger | Right Fielder |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| John Marzano | Catcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 12, 1987
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanicek vs. Hurst
Stanicek strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hurst
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with Hurst covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hurst
Ripken hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Ballard
Burks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Ballard
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Washington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burks moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boggs vs. Ballard
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Sheets settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Ballard
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken fields it and throws to second for the out. Burks moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Ballard
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken misplays the ball. That's an error on Ripken. Burks scores. Greenwell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Ballard
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hurst
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs juggles the ball. That's an error on Boggs. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Hurst
Lacy hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheets vs. Hurst
Sheets hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Hurst
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Ballard
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Ballard
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marzano vs. Ballard
Marzano is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Hurst
Hart hits a popup, foul, towards first. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nichols vs. Hurst
Nichols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanicek vs. Hurst
Stanicek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Ballard
Burks hits a popup towards short. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Ballard
Barrett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Ballard
Boggs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sheets. Boggs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Ballard
Greenwell hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Lacy throws the ball in to Ripken who tags Greenwell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Boggs scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ballard
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Ballard
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hurst
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hurst
Ripken takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Hurst
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Hurst
There's a wild pitch. Ripken moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lacy vs. Hurst
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Ballard
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Ballard covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Ballard
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Owen is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marzano vs. Ballard
Marzano hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Ballard
Burks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nichols settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheets vs. Hurst
Sheets strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Hurst
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Hurst
Hart hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Ballard
Barrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Ballard
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Sheets settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Ballard
Greenwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Ballard
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nichols vs. Hurst
Nichols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanicek vs. Hurst
Stanicek strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hurst
Ripken hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ballard
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Hart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Ballard
Benzinger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lacy. Benzinger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Ballard
Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Sheets settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marzano vs. Ballard
Marzano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hurst
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 -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hurst
Murray hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Hurst
Lacy hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheets vs. Hurst
Sheets is hit by the pitch. Lacy moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Hurst
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs juggles the ball. That's an error on Boggs. Lacy moves to third. Sheets moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Hurst
Mike Young pinch hits for Mike Hart.
Young hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Young reaches second base with a double. Lacy scores. Sheets scores. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Knight vs. Hurst
Ray Knight pinch hits for Carl Nichols.
Knight is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanicek vs. Hurst
Stanicek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Ballard
Mike Young now playing center field. Floyd Rayford now catching.
Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Ballard
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Washington fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Ballard
Boggs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hurst
Ripken hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hurst
Ripken hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hurst
Murray strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Ballard
Greenwell hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Niedenfuer
Tom Niedenfuer now pitching.
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Niedenfuer
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Greenwell moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Benzinger vs. Niedenfuer
Benzinger hits a fly ball into left field. Sheets settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horn vs. Niedenfuer
Sam Horn pinch hits for Spike Owen.
Horn hits a popup towards third. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Hurst
Ed Romero now playing shortstop.
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheets vs. Hurst
Sheets hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Hurst
That's a pickoff. Sheets moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Hurst
Rene Gonzales pinch runs for Larry Sheets.
Washington hits a popup towards short. Romero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Hurst
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with Hurst covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dodson vs. Niedenfuer
Pat Dodson pinch hits for John Marzano. Rene Gonzales now playing third base. Ron Washington now playing left field.
Dodson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Niedenfuer
Jody Reed pinch runs for Pat Dodson.
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Niedenfuer
Barrett hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Niedenfuer
There goes Burks. The throw from Rayford and he is safe. Burks steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Niedenfuer
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Burks scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/12/1987 -- Baltimore at Boston (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Stanicek P, dh 4 0 0 0 Burks E, cf 5 2 1 0
Ripken B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Barrett M, 2b 4 1 2 1
Ripken C, ss 3 0 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 5 1 2 1
Murray E, 1b 4 1 1 1 Greenwell M, lf 4 0 3 1
Lacy L, rf 4 1 1 0 Evans D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Sheets L, lf 3 1 2 0 Rice J, dh 4 0 1 0
Gonzales R, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Benzinger T, rf 4 0 1 0
Washington R, 3b-lf 4 0 0 0 Owen S, ss 3 0 1 0
Hart M, cf 2 0 0 0 Horn S, ph 1 0 0 0
Young M, ph-cf 2 0 1 2 Romero E, ss 0 0 0 0
Nichols C, c 2 0 0 0 Marzano J, c 3 0 1 0
Knight R, ph 0 0 0 0 Dodson P, ph 0 0 0 0
Rayford F, c 0 0 0 0 Reed J, pr 0 0 0 0
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32 3 5 3 36 4 12 3
Baltimore 000 000 300 -- 3
Boston 102 000 001 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Ballard J* 7.0 10 3 2 2 2
Niedenfuer T (L) 1.2 2 1 1 1 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Hurst B (W) 9.0 5 3 3 2 6
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Ripken B, Boggs W 2, Evans D
DP -- Baltimore 1, Boston 2
LOB -- Baltimore 5, Boston 9
2B -- Boggs W, Benzinger T, Young M, Greenwell M
HR -- Barrett M, Murray E
SB -- Burks E
CS -- Sheets L
HBP -- by Hurst B (Sheets L)
WP -- Hurst B
T -- 2:47
A -- 27409
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