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Tigers 3 @ Athletics 5
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 6, 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 July 6, 1987 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium. The home team Athletics beat the visiting Tigers with a score of 5 to 3.

Game Summary

DateJuly 6, 1987 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 3 H: 4 E: 0 LOB: 3
Runs: 3
Hits: 4
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 3
Home Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 5 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherGene Nelson  
Losing PitcherEric King  
SaveJay Howell  
Game Winning RBITony Phillips 

Game Info

DateJuly 6, 1987 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamOakland Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherWalt Terrell  
Home Starting PitcherDennis Lamp  
BallparkOakland-Alameda County Stadium 
CityOakland 
StateCA 
Attendance14,656 
Time of Game2 hours 32 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Durwood Merrill
1B: Rick Reed
2B: John Hirschbeck
3B: Rich Garcia

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lou Whitaker  Second Baseman 
Bill Madlock  DH 
Kirk Gibson  Left Fielder 
Alan Trammell  Shortstop 
Matt Nokes  Catcher 
Pat Sheridan  Right Fielder 
Darrell Evans  First Baseman 
Chet Lemon  Center Fielder 
Jim Walewander  Third Baseman 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Luis Polonia  Center Fielder 
Mike Davis  Right Fielder 
Jose Canseco  Left Fielder 
Mark McGwire  First Baseman 
Reggie Jackson  DH 
Terry Steinbach  Catcher 
Ron Cey  Third Baseman 
Tony Phillips  Second Baseman 
Alfredo Griffin  Shortstop 
Tony LaRussa  Manager 

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Tigers 3 @ Athletics 5
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 6, 1987

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         Game of 7/6/1987 -- Detroit at Oakland (N)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Oakland            AB  R  H RBI
Whitaker L, 2b        4  0  2  0   Polonia L, cf         5  0  0  1   
Madlock B, dh         4  1  1  0   Davis M, rf           4  1  2  2   
Gibson K, lf          4  1  0  0   Canseco J, lf         4  0  2  0   
Trammell A, ss        4  1  0  1   McGwire M, 1b         4  0  3  0   
Nokes M, c            3  0  0  0   Jackson R, dh         3  0  0  0   
Sheridan P, rf        4  0  1  1   Steinbach T, c        4  1  1  0   
Evans D, 1b           2  0  0  1   Cey R, 3b             3  0  1  0   
Lemon C, cf           3  0  0  0   LeMaster J, pr-3b     0  1  0  0   
Walewander J, 3b      2  0  0  0   Lansford C, ph-3b     1  1  1  0   
Brookens T, 3b        1  0  0  0   Phillips T, 2b        4  1  2  2   
                                   Griffin A, ss         3  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  3  4  3                        35  5 12  5

Detroit          000 300 000 --  3
Oakland          000 000 32x --  5

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Terrell W             6.2  9  3  3  1  4
King E (L)            1.1  3  2  2  1  1

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lamp D                5.0  3  3  0  2  4
Leiper D              2.0  0  0  0  0  1
Nelson G (W)          1.0  1  0  0  0  0
Howell J (S)          1.0  0  0  0  0  2

E -- Griffin A 2
DP -- Oakland 2
LOB -- Detroit 3, Oakland 8
2B -- Madlock B, Phillips T 2
HR -- Davis M
SB -- Gibson K
T -- 2:32
A -- 14656

    

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