Seattle Mariners vs Detroit Tigers
May 5, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1987 at Tiger Stadium. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 7, Detroit Tigers 5

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Moses cf 3 0 0 0
Bradley P. lf 3 0 0 1
Bradley S. c 4 0 0 0
  Kearney c 0 0 0 0
Phelps dh 3 1 0 0
Presley 3b 3 2 2 1
Davis 1b 4 1 1 0
Kingery rf 2 1 1 3
  Christensen ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Quinones ss 4 1 1 2
Reynolds 2b 3 1 1 0
Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkinson p 0 0 0 0
  Huismann p 0 0 0 0
  Clarke p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 6 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Sheridan rf 4 1 3 2
  Heath ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Whitaker 2b 4 0 0 0
Gibson lf 4 1 0 1
Trammell ss 4 0 0 0
Nokes c 5 0 2 1
Evans dh 2 1 1 0
  Herndon ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Bergman 1b 1 1 0 0
  Coles ph,1b 2 0 0 0
  Grubb ph 1 0 0 0
Bean cf 2 1 1 1
  Lemon ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Brookens 3b 3 0 0 0
Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Seattle 020 210 002762
Detroit 200 300 000580
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Moore   4.0 6 5 4 4 0
  Wilkinson   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Huismann   2.2 2 0 0 1 2
  Clarke  W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Nunez  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
8
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris   6.0 5 5 5 3 3
  Robinson  L (1-2) 2.0 0 1 1 1 1
  Hernandez   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
7
7
4
5

  E–Moses (2), Quinones (7).  DP–Seattle 1.  3B–Seattle Presley (2,off Morris), Detroit Sheridan (2,off Moore).  HR–Seattle Kingery (2,4th inning off Morris 1 on, 2 out); Quinones (4,9th inning off Hernandez 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Kingery (1,off Morris); P Bradley (1,off Morris).  SH–Brookens (1,off Huismann).  SB–P Bradley (14,2nd base off Morris/Nokes); Reynolds (7,2nd base off Morris/Nokes); Gibson (1,2nd base off Moore/S Bradley); Sheridan (3,2nd base off Huismann/S Bradley).  WP–Clarke (1).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–3:01.  A–10,918.
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