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Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
October 2, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on October 2, 1987 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 2, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 2, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Clancy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 45,167 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Mike Reilly |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nelson Liriano | Second Baseman |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Juan Beniquez | DH |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
| Greg Myers | Catcher |
| Manuel Lee | Shortstop |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Bill Madlock | DH |
| Kirk Gibson | Left Fielder |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Darrell Evans | First Baseman |
| Matt Nokes | Catcher |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Scott Lusader | Right Fielder |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
October 2, 1987
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Alexander
Liriano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Alexander
Moseby strikes out. There goes Liriano. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mulliniks vs. Alexander
Mulliniks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Alexander
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Alexander
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Clancy
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Clancy
Madlock hits a line drive into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Clancy
Gibson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Clancy
Trammell takes first base on ball four. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Clancy
Evans hits a line drive beyond first. Upshaw can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Whitaker moves to third. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nokes vs. Clancy
Nokes hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Alexander
Barfield hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Alexander
Upshaw hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Alexander
Myers hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Barfield moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lee vs. Alexander
Lee hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Alexander
Liriano hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Alexander
Moseby 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 2
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Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Clancy
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks juggles the ball. That's an error on Mulliniks. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lusader vs. Clancy
Lusader hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Clancy
Brookens hits a line drive into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Clancy
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barfield. Whitaker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Clancy
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Clancy
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Alexander
Mulliniks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Alexander
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Alexander
Beniquez hits a popup towards first. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Clancy
Trammell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Clancy
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nokes vs. Wells
David Wells now pitching.
Nokes hits a ball on the ground to right field. Barfield throws towards third. Mulliniks fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mulliniks. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Wells
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lee fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Evans scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lusader vs. Wells
Lusader hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Alexander
Barfield 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 -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Alexander
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Alexander
Myers strikes out. There goes Upshaw. The throw from Nokes to Trammell, and Upshaw is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Wells
Brookens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Wells
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Wells
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lee fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Wells
Gibson takes first base on ball four. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Wells
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Alexander
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Liriano vs. Alexander
Liriano takes first base on ball four. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moseby vs. Alexander
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to second for the out. Lee moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mulliniks vs. Alexander
Mulliniks 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 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Wells
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nokes vs. Wells
Nokes strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Wells
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lusader vs. Wells
Lusader hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw fields the ball and throws to Wells covering. Safe. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brookens vs. Wells
Brookens is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Alexander
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Alexander
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Alexander
Barfield hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Alexander
Upshaw hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Wells
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Wells
Madlock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Wells
Gibson hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Wells
Trammell takes first base on ball four. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Wells
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Alexander
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Alexander
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Alexander
Liriano hits a line drive into right field. Lusader settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Wells
Nokes strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Wells
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lusader vs. Wells
Lusader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Alexander
Moseby hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Alexander
There goes Moseby. The throw from Nokes and he is safe. Moseby steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mulliniks vs. Alexander
Mulliniks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Henneman
Mike Henneman now pitching. Kelly Gruber pinch runs for Rance Mulliniks.
Bell hits a popup towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Gruber moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Henneman
Beniquez 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 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Wells
Kelly Gruber now playing third base.
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Wells
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Wells
Madlock strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Henneman
Mike Heath now catching.
Barfield hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Henneman
Upshaw hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Henneman
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henneman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/2/1987 -- Toronto at Detroit (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Liriano N, 2b 2 0 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 1 0
Moseby L, cf 4 0 1 0 Madlock B, dh 5 0 0 0
Mulliniks R, 3b 2 0 1 0 Gibson K, lf 3 0 1 0
Gruber K, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 2 1 1 1
Bell G, lf 4 0 0 0 Evans D, 1b 3 1 2 0
Beniquez J, dh 4 0 0 0 Nokes M, c 4 0 1 0
Barfield J, rf 4 1 2 0 Heath M, c 0 0 0 0
Upshaw W, 1b 4 0 2 0 Lemon C, cf 4 1 0 0
Myers G, c 4 1 1 0 Lusader S, rf 4 1 2 2
Lee M, ss 3 1 2 3 Brookens T, 3b 3 0 0 0
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31 3 9 3 32 4 8 3
Toronto 030 000 000 -- 3
Detroit 022 000 00x -- 4
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy J (L)* 2.0 4 4 2 3 0
Wells D 6.0 4 0 0 3 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander D (W)+ 7.0 8 3 3 4 5
Henneman M (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Mulliniks R 2
DP -- Toronto 1, Detroit 5
LOB -- Toronto 5, Detroit 10
2B -- Whitaker L
HR -- Lee M, Lusader S, Trammell A
SB -- Liriano N, Moseby L
CS -- Upshaw W
T -- 3:01
A -- 45167
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