Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
May 27, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1987 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 0, Boston Red Sox 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 0 3 0
Franco 2b 4 0 2 0
Tabler dh 3 0 0 0
Carter 1b 4 0 1 0
Hall lf 4 0 0 0
Jacoby 3b 3 0 0 0
  Castillo ph 1 0 0 0
Frobel rf 3 0 0 0
Snyder ss 3 0 0 0
Bando c 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burks cf 3 0 0 0
Barrett 2b 3 0 1 0
Boggs 3b 4 0 0 0
Rice lf 3 1 2 0
Baylor dh 2 0 0 0
Greenwell rf 3 0 1 0
  Henderson pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 1 0 0 1
Gedman c 3 0 0 0
Owen ss 3 0 0 0
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 1 4 1
Cleveland 000 000 000060
Boston 000 010 00x140
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (2-5) 8.0 4 1 1 4 3
Totals
8.0
4
1
1
4
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (4-4) 9.0 6 0 0 0 8
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
0
8

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Carter (8,off Clemens); Butler 2 (8,off Clemens 2), Boston Greenwell (6,off Niekro).  SH–Tabler (1,off Clemens).  SF–Buckner (4,off Niekro).  SB–Greenwell (1,2nd base off Niekro/Bando); Burks (5,2nd base off Niekro/Bando).  CS–Rice (1,2nd base by Niekro/Bando); Buckner (3,2nd base by Niekro/Bando).  WP–Niekro (5).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:41.  A–22,906.
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