Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers
May 31, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1987 at Tiger Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 9, Detroit Tigers 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Newman 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
Bush rf 3 1 1 2
  Gladden ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Puckett cf 5 1 2 0
Hrbek 1b 4 2 2 3
Gaetti 3b 4 2 2 1
Larkin dh 5 0 0 0
Brunansky lf,rf 4 1 0 0
Salas c 3 1 1 1
Gagne ss 3 1 1 0
  Smalley ph 1 0 1 1
  Lombardozzi pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 10 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bergman 1b 4 2 2 2
Evans dh,3b 3 1 1 0
Gibson lf 3 1 0 0
Trammell ss 3 0 1 1
Nokes c 4 0 1 1
Sheridan cf 5 0 2 0
Grubb rf 3 0 1 1
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Harper ph 1 0 0 0
Brookens 3b,2b 5 0 0 0
Walewander 2b 2 1 1 0
  Herndon ph 1 0 0 0
  Thurmond p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
  Heath rf 1 0 0 0
Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
Minnesota 010 003 0329101
Detroit 010 010 300592
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven   6.0 6 4 4 4 5
  Frazier   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Reardon  W (2-3) 2.2 2 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
6
9
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson   5.1 4 4 4 1 4
  Thurmond   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Henneman   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  King  L (2-4) 0.1 2 3 2 1 0
  Hernandez   1.2 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
9
8
4
6

  E–Newman (2), Brookens 2 (8).  2B–Minnesota Bush (4,off Robinson); Gaetti (9,off King), Detroit Walewander (1,off Blyleven); Bergman (1,off Blyleven); Sheridan (3,off Reardon).  HR–Minnesota Gaetti (12,2nd inning off Robinson 0 on, 1 out); Hrbek (10,9th inning off Hernandez 1 on, 0 out), Detroit Bergman (4,5th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Newman (5,off Robinson).  SF–Hrbek (1,off Thurmond); Trammell (1,off Frazier).  IBB–Gaetti (2,by Thurmond); Brunansky (1,by King).  HBP–Gibson (2,by Blyleven); Trammell (1,by Blyleven).  SB–Sheridan (6,2nd base off Blyleven/Salas).  WP–Thurmond (2).  HBP–Blyleven 2 (3,Gibson,Trammell).  IBB–Thurmond (2,Gaetti); King (4,Brunansky).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–3:25.
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