New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
April 8, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 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."

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New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 3 1 1 1
Randolph 2b 5 1 1 1
Mattingly 1b 5 0 1 0
Ward dh 4 1 2 3
Winfield rf 4 0 1 0
Pasqua lf 4 0 0 0
Pagliarulo 3b 3 0 0 0
Skinner c 3 0 1 0
  Kittle ph 0 0 0 0
  Washington pr 0 1 0 0
  Cerone c 0 0 0 0
Tolleson ss 4 2 3 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 1 1 0
Herndon lf 4 1 1 0
Lemon cf 3 1 1 0
Trammell ss 4 0 2 3
Coles 3b 3 0 0 0
Harper dh 2 0 0 1
  Nokes ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Evans 1b 4 0 1 0
  Brookens pr 0 0 0 0
Heath rf 3 1 1 1
  Sheridan rf 1 0 0 0
Mercado c 3 1 1 0
Petry p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Thurmond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
New York 000 002 0226100
Detroit 103 100 000581
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John   3.2 7 5 5 2 1
  Hudson  W (1-0) 4.1 0 0 0 0 3
  Righetti  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Petry   7.0 6 3 3 2 4
  King   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Hernandez  L (0-1) 0.2 2 2 2 2 0
  Thurmond   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
4
5

  E–Coles (2).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Mattingly (1,off Petry); Henderson (2,off King); Ward (1,off King).  HR–New York Ward (1,6th inning off Petry 1 on, 2 out), Detroit Heath (1,4th inning off John 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Henderson (1,by Hernandez).  SH–Whitaker (2,off John).  SB–Whitaker 2 (2,2nd base off John/Skinner,3rd base off John/Skinner).  WP–John (1), Hernandez (1).  IBB–Hernandez (1,Henderson).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:47.  A–12,271.
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