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Red Sox
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
September 1, 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 September 1, 1987 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 1, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 1, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Sellers |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 25,508 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Shulock 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Tim McClelland |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | First Baseman |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Todd Benzinger | Right Fielder |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| John Marzano | Catcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Tom Brunansky | Left Fielder |
| Randy Bush | Right Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | DH |
| Steve Lombardozzi | Second Baseman |
| Sal Butera | Catcher |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
September 1, 1987
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Niekro
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Niekro
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Niekro
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Niekro
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Niekro
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Niekro
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Sellers
Gagne strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Sellers
Puckett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Sellers
Hrbek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Sellers
Gaetti strikes out. There goes Puckett. The throw from Marzano and Puckett is out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Niekro
Benzinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Niekro
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. Benzinger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Marzano vs. Niekro
Marzano hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Burks vs. Niekro
Burks hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Sellers
Brunansky strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Sellers
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Sellers
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Niekro
Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Niekro
Boggs hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Niekro
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Niekro
Greenwell hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Niekro
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Niekro
Benzinger hits a fly ball into left field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Sellers
Lombardozzi hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Sellers
Butera strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Sellers
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Niekro
Owen is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Marzano vs. Niekro
Marzano hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Niekro
There goes Owen. The throw from Butera and he is out, Gagne applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Niekro
Burks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Sellers
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Sellers
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans juggles the ball. That's an error on Evans. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Sellers
Gaetti hits a fly ball towards center. Burks catches it and throws to first to double up Hrbek. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Niekro
Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Niekro
Boggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Niekro
There goes Barrett. The throw from Butera and he is safe. Barrett steals third. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Niekro
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barrett scores. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Greenwell vs. Schatzeder
Dan Schatzeder now pitching.
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek fields the ball and throws to Schatzeder covering. Safe. Boggs scores. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Schatzeder
Rice hits a line drive into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Benzinger vs. Schatzeder
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Sellers
Brunansky hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Sellers
Bush hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Sellers
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lombardozzi vs. Sellers
Lombardozzi strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Schatzeder
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Marzano vs. Schatzeder
Marzano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Schatzeder
There's a wild pitch. Owen moves to third. Marzano moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Burks vs. Schatzeder
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Barrett vs. Schatzeder
Barrett hits a fly ball into left field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Owen tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Schatzeder
Boggs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Boggs reaches second base with a double. Marzano scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Schatzeder
Evans is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Schatzeder
Greenwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Sellers
Butera hits a line drive towards third. Boggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Sellers
Gagne hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Sellers
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Sellers
Hrbek hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Schatzeder
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Schatzeder
Benzinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Schatzeder
Owen takes first base on ball four. Benzinger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Marzano vs. Schatzeder
Marzano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Sellers
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Sellers
Brunansky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Sellers
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Sellers
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sellers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Frazier
George Frazier now pitching.
Burks hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Frazier
Barrett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bush. Barrett reaches second base with a double. Burks moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Boggs vs. Frazier
Boggs 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 -
Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Frazier
Evans strikes out. Butera drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Evans out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Greenwell vs. Frazier
Greenwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burks scores. Barrett scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Frazier
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Sellers
Lombardozzi strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Sellers
Gene Larkin pinch hits for Sal Butera.
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen misplays the ball. That's an error on Owen. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Sellers
Gagne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Sellers
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Owen fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Frazier
Tim Laudner now catching.
Benzinger hits a popup in front of the plate. Laudner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Frazier
Owen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bush. Owen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Marzano vs. Frazier
Marzano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Frazier
Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Frazier
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Sellers
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Sellers
Gaetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Sellers
Brunansky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Sellers
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/1/1987 -- Boston at Minnesota (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Burks E, cf 6 1 1 0 Gagne G, ss 4 0 0 0
Barrett M, 2b 5 3 3 1 Puckett K, cf 4 0 2 0
Boggs W, 3b 4 2 3 3 Hrbek K, 1b 4 0 1 0
Evans D, 1b 4 0 2 1 Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Greenwell M, lf 4 1 3 4 Brunansky T, lf 3 0 1 0
Rice J, dh 5 0 0 0 Bush R, rf 3 0 0 0
Benzinger T, rf 5 0 2 0 Smalley R, dh 3 0 1 0
Owen S, ss 3 1 2 0 Lombardozzi S, 2b 3 0 0 0
Marzano J, c 4 1 1 0 Butera S, c 2 0 0 0
Larkin G, ph 1 0 0 0
Laudner T, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 9 17 9 31 0 5 0
Boston 003 022 020 -- 9
Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sellers J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 7
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (L)* 4.0 8 5 5 2 1
Schatzeder D 3.0 5 2 2 2 2
Frazier G 2.0 4 2 2 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Evans D, Owen S
DP -- Boston 3, Minnesota 2
LOB -- Boston 11, Minnesota 6
2B -- Boggs W, Barrett M, Owen S
HR -- Boggs W, Greenwell M
SB -- Barrett M
CS -- Puckett K, Owen S
SF -- Barrett M
HBP -- by Niekro J (Owen S)
WP -- Niekro J, Schatzeder D
T -- 3:04
A -- 25508
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