Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
May 15, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1987 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 2 1 0 0
Bernazard 2b 4 0 1 0
Franco dh 3 0 0 1
Carter rf 4 0 0 0
Tabler 1b 4 1 1 0
Hall lf 4 0 1 0
Jacoby 3b 3 1 1 0
Snyder ss 4 0 1 2
Dempsey c 2 0 0 0
Swindell p 0 0 0 0
  Huismann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 5 2 3 3
Heath c 3 0 0 0
Gibson lf 4 0 0 0
Trammell ss 4 0 3 0
Herndon dh 2 0 1 0
  Nokes ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Harper rf 1 0 0 0
  Sheridan ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Lemon cf 3 0 0 0
  Bean ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Coles 1b 3 1 1 1
  Evans ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 3 1 1 0
King p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Cleveland 100 200 000352
Detroit 000 021 001491
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Swindell   5.1 7 3 3 5 5
  Huismann  L (0-1) 2.2 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
5
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
King   3.2 4 3 3 4 3
  Henneman  W (1-0) 5.1 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
4
7

  E–Tabler (2), Hall (1), Trammell (3).  2B–Cleveland Jacoby (5,off King), Detroit Whitaker (6,off Swindell).  HR–Detroit Whitaker 2 (5,5th inning off Swindell 1 on, 0 out,9th inning off Huismann 0 on, 0 out); Coles (2,6th inning off Swindell 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Franco (1,off King).  SB–Butler (5,2nd base off King/Heath); Brookens (1,2nd base off Huismann/Dempsey).  CS–Hall (1,2nd base by Henneman/Heath); Heath (2,2nd base by Swindell/Dempsey).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–3:00.  A–17,525.
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