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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 18, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 18, 1987 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Morris |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 32,053 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rocky Roe 1B: Vic Voltaggio 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Greg Kosc |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Randy Bush | Right Fielder |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Gene Larkin | DH |
| Tom Brunansky | Left Fielder |
| Steve Lombardozzi | Second Baseman |
| Tim Laudner | Catcher |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Bill Madlock | First Baseman |
| Kirk Gibson | Left Fielder |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Larry Herndon | Right Fielder |
| Jim Morrison | DH |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 18, 1987
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Morris
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Morris
There goes Bush. The throw from Heath and he is out, Trammell applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Morris
Gagne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Morris
There's a wild pitch. Gagne moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puckett vs. Morris
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gagne moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hrbek vs. Morris
Hrbek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gaetti vs. Morris
Gaetti hits a line drive into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Carlton
Whitaker hits a fly ball towards left. Brunansky settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Brunansky. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Carlton
Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitaker scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Carlton
Gibson bunts towards first. Hrbek fields the ball and throws to Carlton covering. Safe. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Carlton
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Carlton
Herndon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Carlton
Morrison hits a fly ball into left field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Carlton
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Carlton
Brookens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Carlton
Heath hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Carlton
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Morris
Larkin strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Morris
Brunansky strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Morris
Lombardozzi hits a fly ball into right field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Carlton
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Carlton
Gibson 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 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Carlton
Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Morris
Laudner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Morris
Bush hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Morris
Gagne bunts between the mound and first base. Morris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gagne for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Morris
Puckett strikes out. Heath drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Puckett out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Carlton
Herndon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brunansky. Herndon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morrison vs. Carlton
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Carlton
Lemon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Herndon moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brookens vs. Carlton
Brookens takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heath vs. Carlton
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitaker vs. Carlton
Whitaker strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Morris
Hrbek 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 -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Morris
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Morris
Larkin 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
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Carlton
Madlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Carlton
Gibson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bush. Gibson reaches second base with a double. Madlock moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trammell vs. Carlton
Trammell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brunansky. Trammell reaches second base with a double. Madlock scores. Gibson scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Smith
Roy Smith now pitching.
Herndon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Smith
Morrison hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Smith
Lemon hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Smith
Brookens 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
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Morris
Brunansky strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Morris
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Morris
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Smith
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Smith
Whitaker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Smith
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Bill Madlock.
Bergman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Smith
Gibson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Morris
Dave Bergman now playing first base. Johnny Grubb now playing right field.
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Morris
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Morris
Puckett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Smith
Mark Davidson now playing center field.
Trammell hits a line drive into center field. Davidson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Smith
Grubb hits a fly ball into center field. Davidson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Smith
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Morris
Hrbek hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Morris
Roy Smalley pinch hits for Gary Gaetti.
Smalley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Morris
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops it up and throws to first, with Morris covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Morris
Brunansky hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Smith
Roy Smalley now playing third base. Dan Gladden now playing left field.
Lemon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bush. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brookens vs. Smith
Brookens hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heath vs. Smith
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitaker vs. Frazier
George Frazier now pitching.
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Davidson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lemon tags and scores. Heath tags and moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bergman vs. Frazier
Bergman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nokes vs. Frazier
Matt Nokes pinch hits for Kirk Gibson.
The ball gets by Laudner for a passed ball. Heath moves to third. Bergman moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nokes vs. Frazier
Nokes hits a line drive into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. King
Eric King now pitching. Matt Nokes now catching. Mike Heath now playing left field.
Lombardozzi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. King
Laudner hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. King
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Frazier
Sal Butera now catching.
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Davidson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Frazier
Grubb 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, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Frazier
Morrison strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. King
Gagne hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grubb. Gagne reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davidson vs. King
Davidson hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hrbek vs. King
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops it up and throws to first, with King covering, for the out. Gagne moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smalley vs. King
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Larkin vs. King
Larkin hits a line drive into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1987 -- Minnesota at Detroit (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Bush R, rf 3 1 1 1 Whitaker L, 2b 4 1 0 1
Gagne G, ss 4 0 2 0 Madlock B, 1b 3 2 2 1
Puckett K, cf 3 0 0 0 Bergman D, ph-1b 1 0 1 0
Davidson M, cf 1 0 0 0 Gibson K, lf 4 2 2 0
Hrbek K, 1b 3 0 0 0 Nokes M, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Gaetti G, 3b 2 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 5 1 1 2
Smalley R, ph-3b 1 1 1 1 Herndon L, rf 3 2 3 5
Larkin G, dh 4 0 0 0 Grubb J, rf 2 0 0 0
Brunansky T, lf 3 0 0 0 Morrison J, dh 5 0 0 0
Gladden D, lf 0 0 0 0 Lemon C, cf 4 2 3 0
Lombardozzi S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Brookens T, 3b 3 1 1 2
Laudner T, c 3 0 1 0 Heath M, c-lf 3 0 1 0
Butera S, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 5 2 38 11 14 11
Minnesota 001 000 100 -- 2
Detroit 600 400 10x -- 11
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S (L)* 3.0 11 9 6 1 2
Smith R 3.1 3 2 2 1 1
Frazier G 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Morris J (W) 7.0 3 2 2 2 7
King E 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
E -- Brunansky T
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Minnesota 4, Detroit 7
2B -- Herndon L, Gibson K, Trammell A, Lemon C, Gagne G
HR -- Herndon L 2, Brookens T, Bush R, Smalley R
CS -- Bush R
SF -- Whitaker L
WP -- Morris J
PB -- Laudner T
T -- 2:36
A -- 32053
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