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Tigers 2 @ Athletics 3
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 2, 1987

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 2, 1987 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium. The home team Athletics beat the visiting Tigers with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 2, 1987 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 2 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 2
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 3 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 14
Runs: 3
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 14
Winning PitcherDave Leiper  
Losing PitcherNate Snell  
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Game Winning RBIMike Gallego 

Game Info

DateMay 2, 1987 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamOakland Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherFrank Tanana  
Home Starting PitcherCurt Young  
BallparkOakland-Alameda County Stadium 
CityOakland 
StateCA 
Attendance17,753 
Time of Game4 hours 17 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Nick Bremigan
1B: Al Clark
2B: Derryl Cousins
3B: Jim Evans

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pat Sheridan  Right Fielder 
Mike Heath  First Baseman 
Lou Whitaker  Second Baseman 
Alan Trammell  Shortstop 
Larry Herndon  DH 
Terry Harper  Left Fielder 
Darnell Coles  Third Baseman 
Chet Lemon  Center Fielder 
Orlando Mercado  Catcher 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tony Phillips  Second Baseman 
Reggie Jackson  Right Fielder 
Carney Lansford  DH 
Jose Canseco  Left Fielder 
Ron Cey  First Baseman 
Mark McGwire  Third Baseman 
Terry Steinbach  Catcher 
Stan Javier  Center Fielder 
Mike Gallego  Shortstop 
Tony LaRussa  Manager 

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Tigers 2 @ Athletics 3
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 2, 1987

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         Game of 5/2/1987 -- Detroit at Oakland (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Oakland            AB  R  H RBI
Sheridan P, rf        5  1  0  0   Phillips T, 2b        6  1  1  0   
Heath M, 1b-lf-c      4  1  2  0   Jackson R, rf         4  1  2  0   
Whitaker L, 2b        5  0  0  0   Polonia L, pr-cf      2  0  1  0   
Trammell A, ss        6  0  2  1   Lansford C, dh        5  0  1  1   
Herndon L, dh         6  0  3  1   Canseco J, lf         4  0  2  1   
Morris J, pr          0  0  0  0   Cey R, 1b             3  0  1  0   
Harper T, lf          3  0  1  0   Davis M, ph-rf        3  0  0  0   
Evans D, ph-1b-3b     3  0  0  0   McGwire M, 3b         6  1  2  0   
Coles D, 3b           2  0  0  0   Steinbach T, c        4  0  1  0   
Nokes M, ph-3b-lf     3  0  0  0   Javier S, cf-1b       4  0  1  0   
Lemon C, cf           3  0  0  0   Gallego M, ss         5  0  0  1   
Bergman D, ph-1b      2  0  1  0                                      
Mercado O, c          3  0  0  0                                      
Bean B, ph-cf         2  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47  2  9  2                        46  3 12  3

Detroit          000 000 020 000 0 --  2
Oakland          200 000 000 000 1 --  3
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tanana F              7.1  7  2  2  2  5
Kelly B*              0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Thurmond M            0.1  0  0  0  0  1
Snell N (L)           4.2  3  1  1  2  1
Petry D               0.0  2  0  0  0  0

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Young C               7.1  6  2  1  2  3
Nelson G+             4.2  3  0  0  1  3
Leiper D (W)          1.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 13th

E -- McGwire M, Gallego M, Evans D, Petry D
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Detroit 11, Oakland 14
2B -- Canseco J, Jackson R, Trammell A
3B -- McGwire M
SB -- Canseco J
CS -- Heath M, Evans D
SH -- Javier S, Whitaker L, Lansford C, Gallego M
HBP -- by Young C (Sheridan P)
T -- 4:17
A -- 17753

    

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