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Tigers 10 @ Royals 6
Royals Stadium
August 16, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 16, 1987 at Royals Stadium. The home team Royals were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 10 to 6.

Game Summary

DateAugust 16, 1987 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 10 H: 15 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 10
Hits: 15
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Kansas City Royals
R: 6 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 6
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning Pitcher—Jeff Robinson  
Losing Pitcher—Jerry Gleaton  
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Game Winning RBI—Alan Trammell 

Game Info

DateAugust 16, 1987 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamKansas City Royals 
Visiting Starting PitcherFrank Tanana  
Home Starting PitcherBret Saberhagen  
BallparkRoyals Stadium 
CityKansas City 
StateMO 
Attendance33,006 
Time of Game3 hours 22 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Tim Welke
1B: Terry Cooney
2B: Joe Brinkman
3B: Mike Reilly

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lou Whitaker  Second Baseman 
Bill Madlock  DH 
Kirk Gibson  Center Fielder 
Alan Trammell  Shortstop 
Matt Nokes  Catcher 
Darrell Evans  First Baseman 
Jim Morrison  Third Baseman 
Dave Bergman  Left Fielder 
Mike Heath  Right Fielder 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

Kansas City Royals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Willie Wilson  Center Fielder 
Lonnie Smith  Left Fielder 
Kevin Seitzer  Third Baseman 
George Brett  DH 
Danny Tartabull  Right Fielder 
Steve Balboni  First Baseman 
Bill Pecota  Second Baseman 
Ross Jones  Shortstop 
Larry Owen  Catcher 
Billy Gardner  Manager 

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Royals Stadium
August 16, 1987

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         Game of 8/16/1987 -- Detroit at Kansas City (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Whitaker L, 2b        5  2  3  1   Wilson W, cf          5  0  1  0   
Madlock B, dh         4  1  2  1   Smith L, lf           5  0  1  0   
Gibson K, cf          5  0  0  0   Seitzer K, 3b         5  2  3  0   
Trammell A, ss        5  2  3  1   Brett G, dh           3  1  1  2   
Nokes M, c            3  0  1  1   Tartabull D, rf       3  1  1  0   
Tolman T, ph-rf       0  2  0  0   Bosley T, rf          1  0  0  0   
Evans D, 1b           4  0  1  1   Balboni S, 1b         5  1  2  2   
Morrison J, 3b        5  2  2  3   Pecota B, 2b          4  1  2  1   
Bergman D, lf         5  0  3  1   Jones R, ss           4  0  1  0   
Heath M, rf-c         4  1  0  0   Owen L, c             2  0  0  0   
                                   Quirk J, ph-c         2  0  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40 10 15  9                        39  6 13  6

Detroit          012 100 501 -- 10
Kansas City      000 202 011 --  6

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tanana F              5.2 10  4  4  0  3
Robinson J (W)        1.0  1  0  0  2  2
Henneman M            1.1  1  1  0  0  1
Hernandez W           1.0  1  1  1  0  1

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Saberhagen B          6.0  9  4  4  1  6
Gleaton J (L)         0.1  2  5  1  2  1
Davis J               0.2  1  0  0  0  0
Farr S                2.0  3  1  1  1  2

E -- Gleaton J, Quirk J, Whitaker L
DP -- Detroit 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Detroit 8, Kansas City 9
2B -- Whitaker L 3, Wilson W, Nokes M, Trammell A, Quirk J
3B -- Trammell A, Bergman D, Seitzer K
HR -- Morrison J, Brett G, Balboni S
CS -- Nokes M
SH -- Madlock B
SF -- Brett G
WP -- Farr S
PB -- Quirk J
T -- 3:22
A -- 33006

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