Detroit Tigers vs California Angels
July 12, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 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 4, California Angels 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 1 0 0
Evans dh 3 0 1 0
Gibson lf 4 0 0 1
Nokes c 4 1 2 1
Sheridan cf 4 0 0 0
Grubb rf 4 0 0 0
Bergman 1b 2 1 1 1
Brookens 3b 3 0 1 0
  Lemon ph 1 0 0 0
Walewander ss 2 1 1 0
  Trammell ph 0 0 0 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 3
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing dh 4 1 1 0
White rf 3 2 2 1
Schofield ss 2 0 1 0
  Polidor ss 1 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 1
Hendrick lf 3 2 1 0
Boone c 4 0 3 1
Joyner 1b 3 0 1 1
Pettis cf 4 0 1 1
McLemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 11 5
Detroit 000 001 021460
California 012 000 20x5111
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana  L (8-6) 6.1 10 5 5 3 5
  Robinson   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Hernandez   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
3
7
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  W (11-5) 7.0 4 3 2 5 9
  Minton  SV (6) 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
6
9

  E–Polidor (1).  DP–California 1.  PB–Boone (5).  2B–Detroit Nokes (9,off Witt), California White 2 (21,off Tanana 2).  3B–California Downing (3,off Tanana).  HR–Detroit Nokes (20,6th inning off Witt 0 on, 2 out); Bergman (5,9th inning off Minton 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Bergman (4,by Witt).  SH–Schofield (7,off Tanana).  CS–Walewander (1,2nd base by Witt/Boone).  SB–White 2 (20,3rd base off Tanana/Nokes 2); Schofield (12,2nd base off Tanana/Nokes).  WP–Robinson (2).  IBB–Witt (2,Bergman).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–John Shulock.  T–2:50.  A–42,682.
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