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Twins 9 @ Tigers 5
Tiger Stadium
October 12, 1987

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins, played on October 12, 1987 at Tiger Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Twins with a score of 9 to 5.

Game Summary

DateOctober 12, 1987 
Visiting Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 9 H: 15 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 9
Hits: 15
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 5 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherBert Blyleven  
Losing PitcherDoyle Alexander  
SaveJeff Reardon  
Game Winning RBITom Brunansky 

Game Info

DateOctober 12, 1987 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMinnesota Twins 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherBert Blyleven  
Home Starting PitcherDoyle Alexander  
BallparkTiger Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance47,448 
Time of Game3 hours 14 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Mike Reilly
1B: Jim McKean
2B: Joe Brinkman
3B: Durwood Merrill

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dan Gladden  Left Fielder 
Greg Gagne  Shortstop 
Kirby Puckett  Center Fielder 
Kent Hrbek  First Baseman 
Gary Gaetti  Third Baseman 
Randy Bush  DH 
Tom Brunansky  Right Fielder 
Steve Lombardozzi  Second Baseman 
Tim Laudner  Catcher 
Tom Kelly  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lou Whitaker  Second Baseman 
Darrell Evans  First Baseman 
Kirk Gibson  Left Fielder 
Alan Trammell  Shortstop 
Matt Nokes  Catcher 
Chet Lemon  Center Fielder 
Johnny Grubb  DH 
Pat Sheridan  Right Fielder 
Tom Brookens  Third Baseman 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

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Twins 9 @ Tigers 5
Tiger Stadium
October 12, 1987

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 10/12/1987 -- Minnesota at Detroit (D)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Gladden D, lf         6  3  3  2   Whitaker L, 2b        4  0  0  0   
Gagne G, ss           4  0  2  1   Evans D, 1b           4  0  0  0   
Puckett K, cf         6  0  2  1   Gibson K, lf          4  1  3  1   
Hrbek K, 1b           5  1  2  0   Trammell A, ss        5  1  1  1   
Gaetti G, 3b          4  1  1  0   Nokes M, c            5  1  1  2   
Bush R, dh            2  1  0  1   Lemon C, cf           4  1  1  1   
Brunansky T, rf       5  1  3  3   Grubb J, dh           4  0  2  0   
Lombardozzi S, 2b     4  2  2  0   Sheridan P, rf        2  0  0  0   
Laudner T, c          5  0  0  0   Brookens T, 3b        2  0  0  0   
                                   Bergman D, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Morrison J, 3b        1  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  9 15  8                        36  5  9  5

Minnesota        040 000 113 --  9
Detroit          000 300 011 --  5

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (W)        6.0  5  3  3  2  3
Schatzeder D          1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Berenguer J           0.2  1  1  1  0  0
Reardon J (S)         1.1  3  1  1  1  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Alexander D (L)       1.2  6  4  4  1  0
King E                5.0  3  1  1  2  4
Henneman M            2.0  5  4  4  1  2
Robinson J            0.1  1  0  0  0  0

E -- Gagne G, Evans D
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Minnesota 12, Detroit 9
2B -- Gagne G 2, Brunansky T, Gibson K, Gladden D 2
HR -- Nokes M, Lemon C, Brunansky T
SB -- Bush R, Puckett K, Gibson K
SF -- Bush R
HBP -- by Alexander D (Gagne G), by Blyleven B (Sheridan P) 2, by King E (Gaetti G)
WP -- King E 2, Reardon J
T -- 3:14
A -- 47448

    

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