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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 29, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 29, 1987 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 29, 1987 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 29, 1987 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bruce Hurst |
Home Starting Pitcher | Charles Hudson |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 20,204 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Tim McClelland 2B: John Shulock 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
Sam Horn | DH |
Dwight Evans | First Baseman |
Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
Todd Benzinger | Right Fielder |
Ed Romero | Third Baseman |
Jody Reed | Shortstop |
John Marzano | Catcher |
John McNamara | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | DH |
Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
Don Mattingly | First Baseman |
Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
Gary Ward | Left Fielder |
Jerry Royster | Third Baseman |
Bob Meacham | Shortstop |
Joel Skinner | Catcher |
Roberto Kelly | Center Fielder |
Lou Piniella | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 29, 1987
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Hudson
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Hudson
Barrett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ward. Barrett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horn vs. Hudson
Horn hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Hudson
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hurst
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Hurst
Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mattingly vs. Hurst
Mattingly hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Hurst
Winfield hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Hudson
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benzinger vs. Hudson
Benzinger hits a popup towards short. Meacham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romero vs. Hudson
Romero hits a line drive into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Hudson
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Hurst
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Royster vs. Hurst
Royster hits a popup in front of the plate. Marzano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meacham vs. Hurst
There goes Ward. The throw from Marzano and he is out, Barrett applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meacham vs. Hurst
Meacham strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marzano vs. Hudson
Marzano hits a line drive into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Hudson
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mattingly scoops it up and throws to first, with Hudson covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Hudson
Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horn vs. Hudson
Horn hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Hurst
Skinner strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Hurst
Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Hurst
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randolph vs. Hurst
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Randolph vs. Hurst
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mattingly vs. Hurst
Mattingly hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Hurst
Winfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Hurst
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Winfield moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Royster vs. Hurst
Royster takes first base on ball four. Winfield moves to third. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Meacham vs. Bolton
Tom Bolton now pitching.
Meacham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Meacham for the out. Winfield scores. Ward moves to third. Royster moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Skinner vs. Bolton
Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hudson
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Hudson
Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Hudson
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Bolton
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Bolton
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Bolton
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mattingly vs. Bolton
Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Hudson
Romero hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Hudson
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. Romero moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marzano vs. Hudson
Marzano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meacham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burks vs. Hudson
Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Bolton
Winfield strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Bolton
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Romero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Royster vs. Bolton
Royster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ward moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meacham vs. Bolton
Meacham takes first base on ball four. Royster moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Skinner vs. Bolton
Skinner hits a popup towards first. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kelly vs. Bolton
Kelly 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
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Hudson
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Hudson
Horn hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hudson
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Bolton
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Bolton
There goes Henderson. The throw from Marzano and he is out, Barrett applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Bolton
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mattingly vs. Bolton
Mattingly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Winfield vs. Bolton
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Hudson
Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Hudson
Benzinger hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Hudson
Romero hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Skinner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Bolton
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Bolton
Royster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meacham vs. Bolton
Meacham strikes out. There goes Royster. The throw from Marzano to Reed, and back to Evans, who tags Royster out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Hudson
Reed hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marzano vs. Hudson
Marzano hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Hudson
Burks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Hudson
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Bolton
Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Bolton
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Bolton
Henderson hits a fly ball towards left. Greenwell settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Greenwell. Skinner moves to third. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Randolph vs. Bolton
Randolph hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Skinner tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mattingly vs. Bolton
Mattingly hits a line drive towards third. Romero reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Hudson
Horn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hudson
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Hudson
Greenwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/29/1987 -- Boston at New York (N) Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Burks E, cf 4 0 1 0 Henderson R, dh 5 1 3 0 Barrett M, 2b 4 0 2 0 Randolph W, 2b 2 1 1 1 Horn S, dh 4 0 0 0 Mattingly D, 1b 5 1 2 4 Evans D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Winfield D, rf 3 1 0 0 Greenwell M, lf 3 0 0 0 Ward G, lf 4 0 3 0 Benzinger T, rf 3 0 0 0 Royster J, 3b 3 0 2 0 Romero E, 3b 3 0 1 0 Meacham B, ss 3 0 0 1 Reed J, ss 3 0 0 0 Skinner J, c 4 1 1 0 Marzano J, c 3 0 0 0 Kelly R, cf 4 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 0 4 0 33 6 13 6 Boston 000 000 000 -- 0 New York 005 000 01x -- 6 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Hurst B (L) 2.1 6 5 5 3 2 Bolton T 5.2 7 1 0 2 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Hudson C (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 3 E -- Greenwell M DP -- Boston 2 LOB -- Boston 5, New York 9 2B -- Barrett M HR -- Mattingly D SB -- Henderson R, Kelly R CS -- Ward G, Henderson R, Royster J SF -- Randolph W T -- 2:40 A -- 20204
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