Detroit Tigers vs California Angels
July 9, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1987 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 2, California Angels 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 0 0 0
Madlock dh 4 0 0 0
Gibson lf 4 1 1 1
Trammell ss 3 0 0 0
Nokes c 2 1 1 1
Sheridan rf 3 0 0 0
Evans 1b 3 0 0 0
Lemon cf 3 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 2 0 1 0
  Grubb ph 1 0 0 0
  Walewander 3b 0 0 0 0
Morris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 3 2
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing dh 4 0 0 0
White rf 3 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 4 0 2 0
Howell lf 4 1 1 1
DeCinces 3b 4 1 1 0
Boone c 3 1 1 0
Schofield ss 2 2 1 1
Pettis cf 3 0 1 1
McLemore 2b 3 0 0 1
Sutton p 0 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 4
Detroit 010 100 000230
California 020 002 01x570
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  L (12-4) 8.0 7 5 5 4 3
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
4
3
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  W (6-9) 7.0 3 2 2 0 3
  Minton  SV (5) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
0
3

  E–None.  DP–California 1.  2B–California Joyner (18,off Morris); Boone (9,off Morris); DeCinces (12,off Morris).  3B–California Pettis (2,off Morris).  HR–Detroit Nokes (18,2nd inning off Sutton 0 on, 1 out); Gibson (10,4th inning off Sutton 0 on, 0 out), California Howell (15,6th inning off Morris 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Nokes (2,by Sutton).  SF–Schofield (2,off Morris).  WP–Morris 2 (10).  HBP–Sutton (6,Nokes).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–2:13.  A–30,966.
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