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Red Sox 8 @ Twins 10
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 17, 1987

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 17, 1987 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The home team Twins beat the visiting Red Sox with a score of 10 to 8.

Game Summary

DateMay 17, 1987 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 8 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 10 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 10
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherKeith Atherton  
Losing PitcherCalvin Schiraldi  
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Game Winning RBIKent Hrbek 

Game Info

DateMay 17, 1987 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherJeff Sellers  
Home Starting PitcherFrank Viola  
BallparkHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
CityMinneapolis 
StateMN 
Attendance20,716 
Time of Game3 hours 47 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Larry Barnett
1B: Greg Kosc
2B: Vic Voltaggio
3B: Rocky Roe

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ellis Burks  Center Fielder 
Marty Barrett  Second Baseman 
Wade Boggs  Third Baseman 
Don Baylor  DH 
Dwight Evans  Right Fielder 
Jim Rice  Left Fielder 
Bill Buckner  First Baseman 
Ed Romero  Shortstop 
Marc Sullivan  Catcher 
John McNamara  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Al Newman  Second Baseman 
Randy Bush  Right Fielder 
Kirby Puckett  Center Fielder 
Kent Hrbek  First Baseman 
Gary Gaetti  Third Baseman 
Roy Smalley  DH 
Tom Brunansky  Left Fielder 
Greg Gagne  Shortstop 
Tom Nieto  Catcher 
Tom Kelly  Manager 

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Red Sox 8 @ Twins 10
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 17, 1987

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         Game of 5/17/1987 -- Boston at Minnesota (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Burks E, cf           6  1  2  0   Newman A, 2b-ss       4  0  0  0   
Barrett M, 2b         3  0  0  0   Bush R, rf            1  1  0  0   
Owen S, ss            2  1  1  1   Gladden D, ph-lf      3  1  1  0   
Boggs W, 3b           4  1  1  1   Puckett K, cf         6  1  1  2   
Baylor D, dh          5  1  1  0   Hrbek K, 1b           4  2  1  2   
Evans D, rf           4  2  2  1   Gaetti G, 3b          4  3  4  1   
Rice J, lf            3  1  0  1   Smalley R, dh         4  0  1  0   
Buckner B, 1b         5  0  1  0   Brunansky T, lf-rf    3  2  1  1   
Romero E, ss-2b       3  0  0  0   Gagne G, ss           4  0  1  2   
Greenwell M, ph       1  0  1  2   Salas M, ph           0  0  0  0   
Gedman R, c           1  0  0  0   Lombardozzi S, pr-2b  0  0  0  0   
Sullivan M, c         2  0  0  0   Nieto T, c            0  0  0  0   
Henderson D, ph       2  1  2  2   Laudner T, pr-c       2  0  1  1   
Hoffman G, 2b         1  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  8 12  8                        35 10 11  9

Boston           000 010 070 0 --  8
Minnesota        010 040 102 2 -- 10
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sellers J*            4.0  4  3  3  5  2
Crawford S            1.0  1  2  2  3  2
Bolton T              2.0  2  1  0  1  1
Gardner W             1.1  2  2  2  1  2
Schiraldi C (L)       1.0  2  2  2  0  2

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Viola F+              7.0  8  5  5  1  6
Frazier G#            0.0  1  2  2  1  0
Reardon J             1.0  2  1  1  1  1
Atherton K (W)        2.0  1  0  0  1  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
  + Pitched to 4 batters in 8th
  # Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Gagne G 2, Sellers J, Boggs W
DP -- Boston 2, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Boston 8, Minnesota 11
2B -- Burks E, Owen S
HR -- Evans D, Puckett K, Henderson D, Gaetti G, Brunansky T, Hrbek K
SB -- Gaetti G 2, Gagne G
CS -- Newman A, Romero E
SH -- Newman A, Bush R
HBP -- by Sellers J (Brunansky T), by Sellers J (Nieto T)
T -- 3:47
A -- 20716

    

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