California Angels vs Detroit Tigers
July 24, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 1987 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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California Angels 3, Detroit Tigers 6

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 4 0 1 0
  DeCinces 3b 0 0 0 0
White rf,cf 4 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 4 1 1 0
Howell 3b,lf 3 1 1 0
Ryal dh 4 1 1 1
Jones lf,rf 4 0 1 2
Boone c 3 0 0 0
Polidor ss 3 0 1 0
McLemore 2b 3 0 0 0
Sutton p 0 0 0 0
  Finley p 0 0 0 0
  Buice p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 2 2 2
Evans dh 4 0 0 0
Gibson lf 4 0 1 2
Trammell ss 4 0 0 0
Nokes c 4 0 0 0
Bergman 1b 1 1 1 0
  Madlock ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Lemon cf 3 1 1 2
Sheridan rf 2 0 0 0
  Heath ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Brookens 3b 3 1 1 0
Morris p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 7 6
California 000 000 300361
Detroit 001 020 03x670
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton   5.0 3 3 3 1 3
  Finley  L (2-4) 2.1 4 3 3 0 3
  Buice   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
6
6
1
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris   6.0 3 0 0 0 1
  King   0.0 2 3 2 1 1
  Henneman  W (7-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
1
4

  E–Finley (1).  DP–Detroit 1.  PB–Nokes (3).  2B–California Ryal (5,off King), Detroit Bergman (3,off Sutton); Whitaker (17,off Finley); Gibson (15,off Finley).  HR–Detroit Whitaker (10,3rd inning off Sutton 0 on, 2 out); Lemon (13,5th inning off Sutton 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Boone (5,off Henneman).  SB–Gibson (18,3rd base off Buice/Boone).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Nick Bremigan, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–2:28.  A–33,275.
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