Blue Jays @ Tigers
June 23, 1987

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Bottom 9 R H E
Blue Jays 8 10 2
Tigers 5 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Blue Jays 8 10 2
Tigers 5 9 1

Kirk Gibson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .287
OBP .500 .369
At Bats 4 174
Hits 2 50
• Singles 2 28
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 2 30

Jeff Musselman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 1 2
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Tiger Stadium - June 23, 1987
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Walk
Jeff Musselman
Ernie Whitt
Willie Upshaw
Manuel Lee
Kelly Gruber
Tony Fernandez
George Bell
Lloyd Moseby
Jesse Barfield
Kirk Gibson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Gibson takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Madlock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gruber settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Barfield strikes out.
Top 9 Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lee moves to third.
Top 9 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walewander fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lee moves to second.
Top 9 Jim Walewander now playing third base. Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Whitaker strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jeff Musselman now pitching. Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Tom Brookens. Larry Herndon pinch hits for Johnny Grubb. Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lemon strikes out.
Bottom 8 Evans hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Sheridan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 McGriff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gruber hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Mike Heath now catching. Upshaw hits a line drive into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Heath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mark Eichhorn now pitching. Mike Heath pinch hits for Matt Nokes. There goes Trammell. The throw from Whitt and he is safe. Trammell steals second.
Bottom 7 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber juggles the ball. That's an error on Gruber. Gibson moves to third.
Bottom 7 Gary Lavelle now pitching. Gibson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitaker scores.
Bottom 7 Madlock hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Whitaker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby. Whitaker reaches second base with a double. Brookens goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Brookens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Lemon hits a line drive into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with Henneman covering, for the out.
Top 7 Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Evans hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Whitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sheridan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Fernandez hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gruber hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trammell for the out.
Bottom 5 Gibson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Madlock moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Madlock is hit by the pitch. Lemon moves to second.
Bottom 5 Whitaker hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brookens hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber juggles the ball. That's an error on Gruber.
Top 5 Upshaw hits a popup towards first. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mike Henneman now pitching. Whitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barfield scores. Bell moves to third.
Top 5 Bell takes first base on ball four. Barfield moves to second.
Top 5 Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Moseby takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Fernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out.
Bottom 4 Sheridan takes first base on ball four. Nokes moves to second.
Bottom 4 Nokes takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Trammell hits a line drive into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gibson for the out.
Top 4 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McGriff hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Upshaw hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 4 Whitt takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second.
Top 4 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barfield moves to third.
Top 4 Barfield takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Moseby hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Madlock strikes out.
Bottom 3 Whitaker hits a line drive towards first. Upshaw catches it and steps on first to double up Brookens.
Bottom 3 Brookens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McGriff strikes out.
Top 3 Gruber hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Evans takes first base on ball four. Sheridan moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sheridan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stieb fields it and throws to second for the out. Trammell moves to third.
Bottom 2 Nokes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trammell moves to second.
Bottom 2 Trammell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Whitt hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Gibson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Madlock strikes out.
Bottom 1 Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Barfield strikes out.
Top 1 Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell misplays the ball. That's an error on Trammell.