Tigers @ Yankees
August 2, 1987

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Kirk Gibson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .272
OBP .500 .356
At Bats 2 290
Hits 1 79
• Singles 1 47
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 35
RBI’s 0 49

Rick Rhoden Season Stats

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13 6 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 2, 1987
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Home Run
Rick Rhoden
Mark Salas
Don Mattingly
Juan Bonilla
Mike Pagliarulo
Bob Meacham
Dan Pasqua
Claudell Washington
Dave Winfield
Kirk Gibson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Gibson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 5 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Mattingly, and towards Bonilla, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. Walewander scores.
Top 5 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bonilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walewander moves to third.
Top 5 Walewander hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Washington. Walewander reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Winfield hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mattingly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington moves to third.
Bottom 4 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Meacham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonilla for the out.
Top 4 Sheridan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bonilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bonilla fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Bergman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Eric King now pitching. Salas hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pasqua hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon throws the ball in to Whitaker who tags Pasqua trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Winfield scores. Easler scores. Pagliarulo moves to third.
Bottom 3 Pagliarulo is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Easler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gibson. Easler reaches second base with a double. Mattingly scores. Winfield moves to third.
Bottom 3 Winfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Washington scores. Mattingly moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mattingly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Washington moves to second.
Bottom 3 Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Meacham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walewander fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bonilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mattingly scoops it up and throws to first, with Rhoden covering, for the out. Evans moves to third. Gibson moves to second.
Top 3 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagliarulo can't make a play. That's a base hit. Evans moves to second.
Top 3 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bonilla fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Whitaker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Bonilla strikes out.
Bottom 2 Salas hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pasqua hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Pagliarulo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pagliarulo for the out.
Top 2 Walewander hits a fly ball into left field. Pasqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sheridan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mattingly scoops it up and throws to first, with Rhoden covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Easler hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Winfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mattingly 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.
Bottom 1 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson.
Top 1 Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meacham scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Trammell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gibson moves to second.
Top 1 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mattingly fields it and throws to home to get Whitaker. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Whitaker moves to third.
Top 1 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagliarulo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Whitaker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield. Whitaker reaches second base with a double.