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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 8, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 8, 1987 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Curt Young |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Tanana |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 13,949 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Welke 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Terry Cooney 3B: Mike Reilly |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Phillips | Second Baseman |
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Jose Canseco | Left Fielder |
| Ron Cey | DH |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Mike Davis | Right Fielder |
| Stan Javier | Center Fielder |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Kirk Gibson | Left Fielder |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Larry Herndon | DH |
| Terry Harper | Right Fielder |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Darnell Coles | First Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 8, 1987
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Tanana
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tanana fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Tanana
Griffin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Tanana
Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Young
Brookens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Young
Whitaker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Steinbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Young
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gibson for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Tanana
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Tanana
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Tanana
McGwire is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Tanana
Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Young
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Young
Herndon hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Young
Harper hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Young
Heath is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Young
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Herndon moves to third. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coles vs. Young
Coles hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tanana
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Tanana
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Tanana
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Young
Brookens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Steinbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Young
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Young
Gibson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Davis. Gibson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Young
Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gibson scores. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Young
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Tanana
Griffin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Tanana
Lansford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Harper. Lansford reaches second base with a double. Griffin goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Tanana
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cey vs. Tanana
Cey is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGwire vs. Tanana
McGwire hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Tanana
Steinbach hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tanana
Davis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Tanana
Javier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Young
Harper hits a line drive into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Young
Heath hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Young
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coles vs. Young
Coles strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Tanana
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Tanana
Griffin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Tanana
Lansford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Tanana
Canseco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cey vs. Tanana
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Young
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Young
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Young
Gibson hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Tanana
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Tanana
Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tanana
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Tanana
Javier hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Young
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Young
Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Young
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Tanana
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Tanana
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Tanana
Lansford hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Young
Heath hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Young
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coles vs. Young
Coles hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Young
Brookens hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Tanana
Canseco hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Tanana
Cey strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Tanana
McGwire hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Tanana
Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Young
Carney Lansford now playing first base. Mike Gallego now playing third base.
Whitaker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Young
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Young
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tanana
Davis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Tanana
Javier bunts towards third. Brookens juggles the ball. That's an error on Brookens. Davis scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Snell
Nate Snell now pitching.
Phillips takes first base on ball four. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Snell
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Javier moves to third. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lansford vs. Snell
Lansford is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Canseco vs. Snell
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Ontiveros
Steve Ontiveros now pitching. Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Larry Herndon.
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Ontiveros
Pat Sheridan pinch hits for Terry Harper.
Sheridan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Ontiveros
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips misplays the ball. That's an error on Phillips. Sheridan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bean vs. Ontiveros
Bill Bean pinch hits for Chet Lemon.
Bean is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Ontiveros
Darrell Evans pinch hits for Darnell Coles.
Evans strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1987 -- Oakland at Detroit (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Phillips T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Brookens T, 3b 4 0 0 0
Griffin A, ss 4 1 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 0 0
Lansford C, 3b-1b 3 1 1 1 Gibson K, lf 4 1 1 0
Canseco J, lf 5 0 1 0 Trammell A, ss 4 0 1 1
Cey R, dh 2 1 0 0 Herndon L, dh 3 0 1 0
McGwire M, 1b 4 2 2 4 Grubb J, ph 1 0 0 0
Gallego M, 3b 0 0 0 0 Harper T, rf 3 0 1 0
Steinbach T, c 4 0 0 0 Sheridan P, ph 0 0 0 0
Davis M, rf 4 2 3 1 Heath M, c 4 1 2 1
Javier S, cf 3 0 0 0 Lemon C, cf 2 0 0 0
Bean B, ph 1 0 0 0
Coles D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Evans D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 7 7 6 34 2 6 2
Oakland 000 500 011 -- 7
Detroit 001 000 100 -- 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Young C (W) 8.0 6 2 2 1 5
Ontiveros S 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana F (L)* 8.0 7 7 7 2 5
Snell N 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Brookens T, Phillips T
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Oakland 6, Detroit 7
2B -- Gibson K, Lansford C, Davis M
HR -- McGwire M 2, Davis M, Heath M
SH -- Javier S
HBP -- by Tanana F (Griffin A), by Tanana F (Cey R)
T -- 2:40
A -- 13949
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