Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
July 17, 1987
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on July 17, 1987 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Clancy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Viola |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 28,234 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Young 1B: John Shulock 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Tim McClelland |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Cecil Fielder | DH |
| Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
| Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
| Kelly Gruber | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Moore | Catcher |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
| Al Newman | Shortstop |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | DH |
| Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
| Steve Lombardozzi | Second Baseman |
| Tim Laudner | Catcher |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
July 17, 1987
Top 1
-
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Viola
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Viola
Moseby hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Viola
Barfield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Viola
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Viola
Fielder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Clancy
Gladden hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Clancy
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Clancy
Puckett strikes out. View Play
Top 2
-
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Viola
Upshaw strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Viola
Iorg 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 -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Viola
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Clancy
Hrbek hits a popup towards third. Gruber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Clancy
Gaetti hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Clancy
Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Clancy
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Viola
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Viola
Fernandez bunts towards the mound. Viola fields it and throws to first for the out. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Viola
Moseby hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Barfield vs. Viola
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Viola
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Clancy
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Clancy
Laudner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Clancy
The ball gets by Moore for a passed ball. Laudner moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Gladden vs. Clancy
Gladden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Clancy
Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Puckett vs. Clancy
Puckett is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
-
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Viola
Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Viola
Upshaw hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Viola
Iorg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Viola
Gruber hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Upshaw moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Viola
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Clancy
Hrbek strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Clancy
Gaetti is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Clancy
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Viola
Fernandez strikes out. Laudner drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Fernandez out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Viola
Moseby 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 -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Viola
Barfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Viola
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Clancy
Brunansky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lombardozzi vs. Clancy
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Clancy
Laudner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Clancy
Gladden hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Viola
Fielder is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Viola
Upshaw strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Viola
Iorg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Viola
Gruber hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Clancy
Newman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Clancy
There goes Newman. The throw from Moore and he is safe. Newman steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Puckett vs. Clancy
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Newman moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Hrbek vs. Clancy
There's a wild pitch. Newman scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Clancy
Hrbek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Hrbek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Eichhorn
Mark Eichhorn now pitching.
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Eichhorn
Smalley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Brunansky vs. Eichhorn
Brunansky hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Viola
Moore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Viola
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Viola
Moseby 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
Bottom 7
-
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Eichhorn
Lombardozzi strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Eichhorn
Laudner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Eichhorn
Gladden hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Laudner moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Musselman
Jeff Musselman now pitching. Mark Davidson pinch runs for Tim Laudner.
Newman hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Davidson scores. Gladden moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Puckett vs. Musselman
Puckett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Hrbek vs. Musselman
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to home to get Gladden. Newman moves to third. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Gaetti vs. Musselman
Gaetti hits a popup, foul, towards first. Upshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Berenguer
Juan Berenguer now pitching. Sal Butera now catching.
Barfield hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Berenguer
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Berenguer
Fred McGriff pinch hits for Cecil Fielder.
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Musselman
Smalley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Musselman
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lombardozzi vs. Musselman
There goes Brunansky. The throw from Moore and he is safe. Brunansky steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lombardozzi vs. Musselman
Lombardozzi hits a line drive towards third. Gruber reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Butera vs. Musselman
Butera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Brunansky trying to get to home. Fernandez throws to Moore who tags Brunansky for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Reardon
Jeff Reardon now pitching.
Upshaw strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Reardon
Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Garth Iorg.
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Reardon
Manuel Lee pinch runs for Rance Mulliniks. Ernie Whitt pinch hits for Kelly Gruber.
Whitt strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Reardon
Rick Leach pinch hits for Charlie Moore.
Leach hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Butera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 7/17/1987 -- Toronto at Minnesota (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Fernandez T, ss 3 1 1 0 Gladden D, lf 3 0 1 0
Moseby L, cf 4 1 2 2 Newman A, ss 4 1 2 1
Barfield J, rf 4 0 1 0 Puckett K, cf 3 0 0 0
Bell G, lf 4 0 0 0 Hrbek K, 1b 4 0 1 0
Fielder C, dh 3 0 0 0 Gaetti G, 3b 4 1 1 1
McGriff F, ph 1 0 0 0 Smalley R, dh 3 0 0 0
Upshaw W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Brunansky T, rf 3 0 1 0
Iorg G, 2b 3 0 1 0 Lombardozzi S, 2b 4 0 0 0
Mulliniks R, ph 1 0 1 0 Laudner T, c 2 0 2 0
Lee M, pr 0 0 0 0 Davidson M, pr 0 1 0 0
Gruber K, 3b 3 0 1 0 Butera S, c 1 0 1 0
Whitt E, ph 1 0 0 0
Moore C, c 3 0 1 0
Leach R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 9 2 31 3 9 2
Toronto 200 000 000 -- 2
Minnesota 010 001 10x -- 3
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy J 5.1 4 2 2 3 4
Eichhorn M (L) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Musselman J 1.2 3 0 0 1 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Viola F (W) 7.0 8 2 2 0 9
Berenguer J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Reardon J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Toronto 7, Minnesota 9
2B -- Hrbek K, Newman A
HR -- Moseby L, Gaetti G
SB -- Newman A, Brunansky T
SH -- Fernandez T
WP -- Clancy J
PB -- Moore C
T -- 3:03
A -- 28234
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
