Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
April 20, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1987 at Yankee 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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Detroit Tigers 2, New York Yankees 8

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 1
Sheridan rf 3 0 1 0
  Herndon ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Nokes dh 3 0 0 0
  Harper ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Evans 1b 1 1 0 0
  Trammell ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Grubb lf 3 0 2 1
  Heath ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Coles 3b,1b 4 0 0 0
Lemon cf 4 0 1 0
Lowry c 3 0 1 0
  Mercado c 0 1 0 0
Brookens ss,3b 3 0 1 0
Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Thurmond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Washington cf 3 2 2 2
Randolph 2b 5 1 2 0
Mattingly 1b 3 2 1 2
Winfield rf 4 0 2 1
Pasqua lf 5 0 1 0
Ward dh 5 1 2 1
Pagliarulo 3b 5 1 1 2
Skinner c 3 0 0 0
Tolleson ss 3 1 1 0
Rhoden p 0 0 0 0
  Clements p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 8
Detroit 000 100 001271
New York 200 002 04x8122
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  L (1-2) 7.1 10 8 8 7 2
  Thurmond   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
7
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  W (2-1) 6.2 5 1 1 4 5
  Clements   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Righetti  SV (4) 2.0 2 1 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
6
5

  E–Coles (7), Tolleson 2 (2).  DP–Detroit 1, New York 2.  2B–Detroit Brookens (2,off Righetti), New York Washington (1,off Morris).  HR–New York Mattingly (2,1st inning off Morris 1 on, 1 out); Pagliarulo (1,6th inning off Morris 1 on, 1 out); Washington (1,8th inning off Morris 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Washington (1,by Morris).  CS–Sheridan (2,2nd base by Rhoden/Skinner); Evans (1,3rd base by Rhoden/Skinner).  SB–Washington (1,2nd base off Morris/Lowry).  WP–Morris (1), Rhoden (1).  IBB–Morris (1,Washington).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–3:04.  A–20,111.
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