Athletics @ Tigers
July 21, 1987

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Bottom 10 R H E
Athletics 5 14 0
Tigers 4 8 0
Bottom 10 R H E
Athletics 5 14 0
Tigers 4 8 0

Kirk Gibson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .272
OBP 1.000 .356
At Bats 0 261
Hits 0 71
• Singles 0 43
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 1 32
RBI’s 0 43

Jay Howell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 15
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Tiger Stadium - July 21, 1987
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Hit by Pitch
Jay Howell
Mickey Tettleton
Mark McGwire
Tony Bernazard
Carney Lansford
Alfredo Griffin
Jose Canseco
Luis Polonia
Mike Davis
Kirk Gibson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Gibson is hit by the pitch.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Sheridan strikes out.
Bottom 10 Jay Howell now pitching. Carney Lansford now playing third base. Heath is called out on strikes.
Top 10 Tettleton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Bernazard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gibson. Bernazard reaches second base with a double.
Top 10 Carney Lansford pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster. Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with King covering, for the out.
Top 10 McGwire hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. LeMaster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Nokes is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grubb tags and scores.
Bottom 9 Dave Leiper now pitching. Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grubb moves to third.
Bottom 9 Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Jim Walewander. Grubb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Canseco strikes out.
Top 9 King fires to first and picks off Polonia.
Top 9 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Griffin tags and scores.
Top 9 Polonia bunts towards third. Heath fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Griffin moves to third.
Top 9 There goes Griffin. The throw from Nokes and he is safe. Griffin steals second.
Top 9 Chet Lemon now playing center field. Mike Heath now playing third base. Pat Sheridan now playing right field. Kirk Gibson now playing left field. Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Whitaker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gibson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Kirk Gibson pinch hits for Tom Brookens. There goes Sheridan. The throw from Tettleton and he is safe. Sheridan steals second.
Bottom 8 Sheridan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Heath strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Johnnie LeMaster now playing third base. Bergman is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Eric King now pitching. Tettleton strikes out.
Top 8 Bernazard hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Steinbach hits a line drive into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Nokes strikes out.
Bottom 7 Trammell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Canseco. Trammell reaches second base with a double. Walewander goes all the way around to score. Trammell moves to third.
Bottom 7 Jim Walewander pinch runs for Bill Madlock. Evans strikes out.
Bottom 7 Madlock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Canseco strikes out.
Top 7 Davis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Griffin scores. Polonia moves to third.
Top 7 Polonia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Griffin moves to second.
Top 7 Griffin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Tettleton hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bernazard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bernazard for the out.
Bottom 6 Brookens hits a fly ball into center field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sheridan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bergman strikes out.
Top 6 Steinbach is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McGwire strikes out.
Top 6 Canseco hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Nokes strikes out. Tettleton drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Nokes out.
Bottom 5 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Evans hits a popup in front of the plate. Tettleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Davis 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 5 Polonia bunts towards the mound. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Griffin hits a line drive towards short. Trammell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Madlock strikes out.
Bottom 4 Whitaker takes first base on ball four. Sheridan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Brookens strikes out.
Bottom 4 Sheridan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terrell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Bernazard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Steinbach hits a popup towards first. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bergman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Nokes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Madlock scores.
Bottom 3 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Madlock. The throw from Tettleton and he is safe. Madlock steals second.
Bottom 3 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 3 Madlock hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McGwire hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Nokes fields it and tags Griffin for the out. Polonia moves to third. Canseco moves to second.
Top 3 Canseco is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Davis hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Polonia hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heath. Polonia reaches second base with a double. Griffin moves to third.
Top 3 Griffin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bergman scores.
Bottom 2 Sheridan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Polonia. Sheridan reaches second base with a double. Bergman moves to third.
Bottom 2 Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bergman takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Tettleton strikes out.
Top 2 Bernazard hits a fly ball into center field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Steinbach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nokes for the out.
Bottom 1 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to third for the out. Evans moves to second.
Bottom 1 Evans takes first base on ball four. Whitaker moves to second.
Bottom 1 Madlock hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Whitaker takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 McGwire strikes out.
Top 1 Canseco hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Sheridan. Canseco reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.