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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 5 7 1
Red Sox 4 5 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 5 7 1
Red Sox 6 6 2

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .249
OBP .500 .274
At Bats 2 185
Hits 0 46
• Singles 0 40
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 2 8
RBI’s 1 29

Jeff Reardon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 10
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Fenway Park - June 2, 1987
Jeff Reardon
Tim Laudner
Kent Hrbek
Steve Lombardozzi
Gary Gaetti
Greg Gagne
Dan Gladden
Kirby Puckett
Tom Brunansky
Bill Buckner
Ellis Burks
Wade Boggs

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 5 7 1 6
Boston Red Sox 6 6 2 11
Winning Pitcher Calvin Schiraldi
Losing Pitcher Jeff Reardon
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Buckner
Attendance 16,910
Time of Game 3 hours 33 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boggs scores. Burks scores.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ellis Burks pinch runs for Mike Greenwell. Evans hits a popup towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Greenwell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brunansky. Greenwell reaches second base with a double. Boggs moves to third.
Bottom 9 Rice strikes out.
Bottom 9 Boggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Gagne hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There goes Gladden. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Gladden steals second.
Top 9 Gladden hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Laudner strikes out.
Top 9 Ed Romero now playing second base. Lombardozzi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Romero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Don Baylor pinch hits for Marty Barrett. Baylor strikes out.
Bottom 8 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jeff Reardon now pitching. Owen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Owen for the out.
Top 8 Brunansky hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen misplays the ball. That's an error on Owen. Hrbek moves to third.
Top 8 Gaetti strikes out.
Top 8 Calvin Schiraldi now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Puckett scores. Hrbek moves to second.
Top 8 Joe Sambito now pitching. Hrbek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puckett moves to third.
Top 8 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Barrett fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Gagne takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Gladden hits a line drive towards the mound. Crawford reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Laudner takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 There goes Brunansky. The throw from Gedman and he is out, Barrett applying the tag.
Top 7 Lombardozzi hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brunansky takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Greenwell hits a popup towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rice takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Boggs strikes out.
Bottom 6 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Larkin hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Steve Crawford now pitching. Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hrbek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Puckett strikes out.
Top 6 Gagne hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Gagne reaches second base with a double. Gladden moves to third.
Top 6 Gladden takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Henderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Portugal fires to first and picks off Owen.
Bottom 5 Owen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Laudner hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lombardozzi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Brunansky hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mark Portugal now pitching. Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Evans takes first base on ball four. Henderson scores. Boggs moves to third. Rice moves to second.
Bottom 4 Greenwell hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rice takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to third. Boggs moves to second.
Bottom 4 Boggs is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Barrett bunts towards the mound. Berenguer fields it and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen misplays the ball. That's an error on Owen.
Top 4 Puckett strikes out.
Bottom 3 Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gedman strikes out. There goes Buckner. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 3 Buckner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Greenwell hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gagne strikes out.
Top 3 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leister fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rice strikes out.
Bottom 2 Boggs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Boggs reaches second base with a double. Owen scores.
Bottom 2 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Owen moves to third.
Bottom 2 Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Owen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brunansky. Owen reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gedman for the out.
Bottom 1 Buckner takes first base on ball four. Barrett scores. Boggs moves to third. Greenwell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 1 Greenwell takes first base on ball four. Henderson scores. Barrett moves to third. Boggs moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rice strikes out.
Bottom 1 Boggs is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Barrett hits a line drive into center field. Puckett picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Puckett. Henderson moves to third. Barrett moves to second.
Bottom 1 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Hrbek strikes out.
Top 1 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Gagne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gladden strikes out.