Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers
August 20, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1987 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 0, Detroit Tigers 8

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 4 0 1 0
Gagne ss 4 0 0 0
Puckett cf 4 0 2 0
Hrbek 1b 3 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0
  Davidson rf 1 0 0 0
Smalley dh 3 0 1 0
Brunansky rf 3 0 0 0
  Newman 3b 1 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 3 0 2 0
Butera c 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Sheridan rf 5 2 3 2
Evans dh 4 0 0 1
Gibson lf 4 0 0 1
  Heath 2b 0 0 0 0
Trammell ss 3 1 2 0
  Grubb ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Nokes c 4 1 1 0
Morrison 2b,ss 4 1 1 1
Bergman 1b 4 1 2 0
Lemon cf 2 1 1 2
Brookens 3b 1 1 0 1
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 10 8
Minnesota 000 000 000060
Detroit 101 410 01x8100
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (6-9) 3.1 7 6 6 1 3
  Smith   1.2 2 1 1 1 2
  Frazier   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Atherton   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
3
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (1-0) 8.0 5 0 0 2 4
  Henneman   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Detroit Sheridan (17,off Niekro); Trammell (22,off Niekro); Lemon (21,off Niekro); Bergman (4,off Smith).  HR–Detroit Sheridan (6,8th inning off Atherton 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Evans (4,off Niekro); Brookens (2,off Smith).  HBP–Brookens (1,by Niekro); Lemon (6,by Smith); Trammell (3,by Frazier).  SB–Sheridan (13,2nd base off Smith/Butera).  WP–Niekro 2 (7).  HBP–Niekro (8,Brookens); Smith (1,Lemon); Frazier (2,Trammell).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:46.  A–45,804.
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