Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays
June 15, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 1987 at Exhibition Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 0 0 0
Madlock 1b 4 1 1 0
Gibson lf 4 0 1 0
Trammell ss 3 1 1 1
Herndon dh 2 0 0 1
Heath c 3 0 0 0
Lemon cf 3 0 0 0
Harper rf 3 0 1 0
  Sheridan rf 0 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 3 0 0 0
Terrell p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 3 0 0 1
Moseby cf 4 0 0 0
Barfield rf 4 0 3 0
Bell lf 4 0 1 0
Upshaw 1b 4 0 0 0
Gruber 3b 3 0 0 0
  McGriff ph 1 0 0 0
Leach dh 2 1 1 0
Whitt c 3 0 0 0
Iorg 2b 1 0 0 0
  Mulliniks ph 0 0 0 0
  Lee pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Key p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
Detroit 000 200 000240
Toronto 000 000 010150
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Terrell  W (5-6) 7.2 4 1 1 3 4
  Hernandez   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  King  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
5
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Key  L (8-4) 9.0 4 2 2 0 6
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
0
6

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Toronto Leach (4,off Terrell).  3B–Detroit Trammell (1,off Key).  SF–Herndon (5,off Key); Fernandez (3,off Terrell).  CS–Gibson (1,2nd base by Key/Whitt).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:29.  A–36,225.
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