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Royals 7 @ Tigers 3
Tiger Stadium
April 24, 1987

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 24, 1987 at Tiger Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Royals with a score of 7 to 3.

Game Summary

DateApril 24, 1987 
Visiting Team
Kansas City Royals
R: 7 H: 11 E: 5 LOB: 10
Runs: 7
Hits: 11
Errors: 5
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 3 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherCharlie Leibrandt  
Losing PitcherDan Petry  
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Game Winning RBIJuan Beniquez 

Game Info

DateApril 24, 1987 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamKansas City Royals 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherCharlie Leibrandt  
Home Starting PitcherDan Petry  
BallparkTiger Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance14,449 
Time of Game3 hours 24 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ken Kaiser
1B: Dan Morrison
2B: Dave Phillips
3B: Steve Palermo

Kansas City Royals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Willie Wilson  Center Fielder 
Kevin Seitzer  First Baseman 
Frank White  Second Baseman 
Jorge Orta  DH 
Juan Beniquez  Third Baseman 
Danny Tartabull  Right Fielder 
Bo Jackson  Left Fielder 
Jamie Quirk  Catcher 
Angel Salazar  Shortstop 
Billy Gardner  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lou Whitaker  Second Baseman 
Larry Herndon  Left Fielder 
Darnell Coles  First Baseman 
Alan Trammell  Shortstop 
Terry Harper  DH 
Mike Heath  Right Fielder 
Chet Lemon  Center Fielder 
Tom Brookens  Third Baseman 
Orlando Mercado  Catcher 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

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Royals 7 @ Tigers 3
Tiger Stadium
April 24, 1987

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         Game of 4/24/1987 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Wilson W, cf          4  1  1  1   Whitaker L, 2b        5  0  0  0   
Seitzer K, 1b-3b      4  1  1  1   Herndon L, lf         4  0  1  0   
White F, 2b           5  0  1  1   Sheridan P, ph        1  0  0  0   
Orta J, dh            3  0  1  0   Coles D, 1b           4  0  0  0   
Beniquez J, 3b        3  0  1  1   Bergman D, ph         0  0  0  0   
Pecota B, pr-3b       1  1  1  0   Trammell A, ss        5  1  2  0   
Balboni S, pr-1b      0  0  0  0   Harper T, dh          4  0  0  0   
Tartabull D, rf       5  1  2  0   Evans D, ph           1  0  1  0   
Jackson B, lf         4  1  1  0   Heath M, rf           3  1  1  0   
Quirk J, c            2  2  0  0   Grubb J, ph           1  0  0  0   
Salazar A, ss         2  0  1  0   Lemon C, cf           3  1  1  0   
Bosley T, ph          1  0  1  1   Brookens T, 3b        4  0  1  1   
Biancalana B, ss      0  0  0  0   Mercado O, c          3  0  0  0   
                                   Nokes M, ph-c         1  0  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  7 11  5                        39  3  8  2

Kansas City      130 000 030 --  7
Detroit          000 000 030 --  3

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Leibrandt C (W)       7.2  6  3  0  2  4
Quisenberry D         1.1  2  0  0  1  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Petry D (L)*          3.0  5  4  4  4  4
Kelly B               4.1  3  3  3  3  4
Snell N               1.2  3  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 4th

E -- Jackson B, Seitzer K, Mercado O, Beniquez J, Biancalana B, Tartabull D
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Kansas City 10, Detroit 12
2B -- Heath M, Orta J, Lemon C, Nokes M
SB -- Herndon L, Harper T, Trammell A, Wilson W
CS -- White F
SH -- Salazar A, Jackson B
HBP -- by Petry D (Quirk J)
WP -- Petry D 2
PB -- Mercado O
T -- 3:24
A -- 14449

    

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