Tigers @ Red Sox
June 4, 1987

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 5 11 3
Red Sox 8 14 1
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 5 11 3
Red Sox 8 14 1

Kirk Gibson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .277
OBP .500 .373
At Bats 3 101
Hits 1 28
• Singles 1 16
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 1 14
RBI’s 0 15

Bruce Hurst Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 0
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Fenway Park - June 4, 1987
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Strikeout
Bruce Hurst
Rich Gedman
Bill Buckner
Marty Barrett
Wade Boggs
Spike Owen
Jim Rice
Dave Henderson
Dwight Evans
Kirk Gibson
Mike Heath
Tom Brookens
Terry Harper

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 5 11 3 7
Boston Red Sox 8 14 1 15
Winning Pitcher Bruce Hurst
Losing Pitcher Walt Terrell
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jim Rice
Attendance 24,660
Time of Game 3 hours 5 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 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett misplays the ball. That's an error on Barrett. Harper moves to third. Brookens moves to second.
Top 9 Whitaker hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Brookens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harper moves to second.
Top 9 Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gedman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Trammell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mark Thurmond now pitching. Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Heath is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Whitaker bunts into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Brookens hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Harper hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Madlock juggles the ball. That's an error on Madlock. Gedman scores. Owen moves to third. Henderson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Mike Henneman now pitching. Henderson takes first base on ball four. Owen moves to second.
Bottom 6 Owen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gedman moves to third.
Bottom 6 Gedman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans scores.
Bottom 6 There goes Evans. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Evans steals second.
Bottom 6 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rice tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Evans is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Madlock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greenwell for the out. Rice moves to third.
Bottom 6 Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Rice reaches second base with a double. Boggs scores.
Bottom 6 Boggs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Harper who is chasing the ball. Boggs reaches third base with a triple. Barrett goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Madlock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Hurst covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Owen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Gedman hits a popup towards first. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Madlock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out.
Bottom 5 Evans hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Harper picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Harper. Greenwell scores. Evans moves to third.
Bottom 5 Greenwell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Harper. Greenwell reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Brookens strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Boggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Barrett 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 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Herndon strikes out.
Bottom 3 Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gedman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buckner moves to third.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Greenwell scores.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Greenwell moves to second.
Bottom 3 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Greenwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Rice is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Madlock hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gibson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Boggs is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Barrett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell misplays the ball. That's an error on Trammell. Owen moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gedman hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Whitaker is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Brookens is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Harper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Harper reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Lemon hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Herndon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 1 Greenwell takes first base on ball four. Barrett moves to third. Boggs moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rice is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Boggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Barrett moves to second.
Bottom 1 Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Gibson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.