New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
April 6, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 6, 1987 at Tiger Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 2, Detroit Tigers 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 4 0 2 1
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
Mattingly 1b 5 0 0 0
Ward dh 4 1 1 0
Winfield rf 4 0 1 0
Pasqua lf 4 0 1 0
Pagliarulo 3b 4 0 1 0
Skinner c 2 0 0 0
  Washington ph 1 1 1 0
  Cerone c 0 0 0 0
Tolleson ss 4 0 2 0
Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0
Herndon lf 4 1 2 1
Lemon cf 5 0 0 0
Trammell ss 4 0 0 0
Coles 3b 3 0 1 0
Harper dh 3 0 0 0
Evans 1b 4 0 0 0
Heath rf 2 0 0 0
Mercado c 3 0 1 0
  Sheridan pr 0 0 0 0
  Lowry c 0 0 0 0
  Brookens ph 1 0 0 0
  Nokes c 0 0 0 0
Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
New York 000 100 000 1290
Detroit 000 001 000 0151
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen   7.0 4 1 1 1 3
  Righetti  W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 3 3
Totals
10.0
5
1
1
4
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  L (0-1) 9.2 9 2 1 2 4
  Hernandez   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
9
2
1
2
4

  E–Coles (1).  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–New York Henderson (1,off Morris), Detroit Coles (1,off Rasmussen).  3B–Detroit Herndon (1,off Rasmussen).  HR–Detroit Herndon (1,6th inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Skinner (1,off Morris); Whitaker (1,off Righetti); Harper (1,off Righetti).  SB–Henderson (1,2nd base off Morris/Mercado).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Terry Cooney, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–3:01.  A–51,315.
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