Tigers @ Twins
October 7, 1987

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 5 10 0
Twins 8 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 5 10 0
Twins 8 10 0

Kirk Gibson Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .333 .333
OBP .500 .500
At Bats 3 3
Hits 1 1
• Singles 0 0
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 1 1
RBI’s 1 1

Jeff Reardon Postseason Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - October 7, 1987
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Strikeout
Jeff Reardon
Tim Laudner
Kent Hrbek
Steve Lombardozzi
Gary Gaetti
Greg Gagne
Dan Gladden
Kirby Puckett
Tom Brunansky
Kirk Gibson
Lou Whitaker
Johnny Grubb

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 5 10 0 7
Minnesota Twins 8 10 0 3
Winning Pitcher Jeff Reardon
Losing Pitcher Doyle Alexander
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Don Baylor
Attendance 53,269
Time of Game 2 hours 46 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gibson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Madlock strikes out.
Top 9 Whitaker takes first base on ball four. Grubb moves to second.
Top 9 Matt Nokes pinch hits for Mike Heath. Nokes strikes out.
Top 9 Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Tom Brookens. Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Eric King now pitching. Lombardozzi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Brunansky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Brunansky reaches second base with a double. Hrbek scores. Gaetti scores. There goes Baylor trying to get to home. Lemon throws the ball in to Trammell who relays the ball to Heath, who tags Baylor, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Bottom 8 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Don Baylor pinch hits for Randy Bush. Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Puckett scores. Hrbek moves to third. Gaetti moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gaetti takes first base on ball four. Puckett moves to third. Hrbek moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mike Henneman now pitching. Hrbek is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Puckett hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Puckett reaches second base with a double. Gladden goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Gagne bunts, foul, towards first. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Pat Sheridan now playing right field. Gladden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Evans hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lemon hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Trammell tags and scores.
Top 8 Jeff Reardon now pitching. Dave Bergman pinch hits for Larry Herndon. Bergman hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gibson tags and scores. Trammell tags and moves to third.
Top 8 Trammell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Trammell reaches second base with a double. Gibson moves to third.
Top 8 Gibson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Brunansky hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bush hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Viola fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek fields it and throws to home to get Lemon. Evans moves to third. Heath moves to second.
Top 7 Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herndon scores. Lemon moves to third. Evans moves to second.
Top 7 Brookens strikes out.
Top 7 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herndon moves to third. Lemon moves to second.
Top 7 Lemon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herndon moves to second.
Top 7 Herndon hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gaetti hits a popup into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Puckett hits a line drive into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gibson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Madlock hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitaker for the out.
Bottom 5 Gagne strikes out.
Bottom 5 Gladden hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brunansky scores.
Bottom 5 Laudner strikes out.
Bottom 5 Lombardozzi bunts towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lombardozzi for the out. Brunansky moves to third.
Bottom 5 Brunansky hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gibson. Brunansky reaches second base with a double. Bush scores.
Bottom 5 Bush hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Herndon who is chasing the ball. Bush reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Gaetti hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Brookens hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Lemon hits a popup towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hrbek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Trammell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gladden hits a line drive into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Laudner strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Madlock strikes out.
Top 3 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitaker for the out.
Top 3 Heath hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Brookens strikes out.
Bottom 2 Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brunansky for the out.
Bottom 2 Bush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gaetti hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Hrbek hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Evans strikes out.
Top 2 Lemon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Puckett strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gagne strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gibson strikes out.
Top 1 Madlock strikes out.
Top 1 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitaker for the out.