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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 5, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 5, 1987 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 5, 1987 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 5, 1987 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Robinson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Al Nipper |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 33,827 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Al Clark 3B: Dale Scott |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Bill Madlock | DH |
Kirk Gibson | Left Fielder |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Matt Nokes | Catcher |
Pat Sheridan | Right Fielder |
Darrell Evans | First Baseman |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Mike Greenwell | DH |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
Rich Gedman | Catcher |
Spike Owen | Shortstop |
John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 5, 1987
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Nipper
Whitaker hits a line drive towards first. Buckner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Nipper
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Nipper
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nipper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Robinson
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Robinson
Barrett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Robinson
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Robinson
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Robinson
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Nipper
Trammell hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Nipper
Nokes hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Nipper
Sheridan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Robinson
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Robinson
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Robinson
Gedman strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Nipper
Evans hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Nipper
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Nipper
Brookens is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Robinson
Owen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Robinson
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Robinson
Barrett hits a line drive towards first. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Nipper
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Nipper
Madlock hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Nipper
Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Robinson
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Robinson
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Robinson
Greenwell hits a popup towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Robinson
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Nipper
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Trammell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nokes vs. Nipper
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Sheridan vs. Nipper
Sheridan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Nipper
Evans hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Evans reaches second base with a double. Trammell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Nipper
Lemon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Evans scores. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Brookens vs. Nipper
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nipper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Robinson
Buckner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nokes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Robinson
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Robinson
Owen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Robinson
There's a wild pitch. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Robinson
Henderson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Henderson reaches second base with a double. Owen scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Robinson
Barrett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gibson. Barrett reaches second base with a double. Henderson scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Robinson
Boggs is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Robinson
Rice is hit by the pitch. Barrett moves to third. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Greenwell vs. Robinson
Greenwell strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Nipper
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Nipper
Madlock hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Nipper
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Nipper
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Nokes vs. Nipper
The ball gets by Gedman for a passed ball. Whitaker moves to third. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Nokes vs. Nipper
Nokes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Robinson
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Robinson
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with Robinson covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Robinson
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with Robinson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Nipper
Sheridan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Nipper
Evans hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Nipper
Lemon hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Nipper
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Nipper covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Robinson
Owen bunts towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Robinson
Henderson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Robinson
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Nipper
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Schiraldi
Calvin Schiraldi now pitching.
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Schiraldi
Gibson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Schiraldi
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Robinson
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Robinson
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Robinson
Greenwell hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Henneman
Mike Henneman now pitching.
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Buckner vs. Thurmond
Mark Thurmond now pitching.
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Schiraldi
Nokes strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Schiraldi
Sheridan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Schiraldi
There goes Sheridan. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Sheridan steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Schiraldi
Evans is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Schiraldi
There go the runners. The throw from Gedman and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error. Sheridan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Schiraldi
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schiraldi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Brookens vs. Schiraldi
Brookens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Romero vs. King
Eric King now pitching. Ed Romero pinch hits for Rich Gedman.
Romero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Romero for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. King
Don Baylor pinch hits for Spike Owen.
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. King
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/5/1987 -- Detroit at Boston (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Whitaker L, 2b 3 0 1 0 Henderson D, cf 4 1 1 1 Madlock B, dh 4 0 0 0 Barrett M, 2b 4 0 1 1 Gibson K, lf 4 0 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 3 0 1 0 Trammell A, ss 4 1 2 0 Rice J, lf 2 0 1 0 Nokes M, c 4 0 0 0 Greenwell M, dh 4 0 0 0 Sheridan P, rf 4 2 2 1 Evans D, rf 4 0 1 0 Evans D, 1b 3 1 1 1 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lemon C, cf 4 0 1 1 Gedman R, c 3 0 0 0 Brookens T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Romero E, ph 1 0 0 0 Owen S, ss 3 1 1 0 Baylor D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 7 3 33 2 6 2 Detroit 000 020 101 -- 4 Boston 000 020 000 -- 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Robinson J (W) 7.2 5 2 2 3 6 Henneman M* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 Thurmond M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 King E (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Nipper A (L)+ 7.0 6 3 3 1 6 Schiraldi C 2.0 1 1 0 1 3 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th + Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Gedman R LOB -- Detroit 5, Boston 8 2B -- Trammell A, Evans D, Henderson D, Barrett M HR -- Sheridan P SB -- Sheridan P 2, Evans D HBP -- by Robinson J (Rice J) WP -- Robinson J PB -- Gedman R T -- 3:06 A -- 33827
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