Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
August 21, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1987 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers 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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Detroit Tigers 3, Cleveland Indians 8

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Sheridan rf 4 0 1 0
Evans dh 4 0 0 0
Gibson lf 2 0 0 0
Trammell ss 4 1 1 0
Nokes c 3 0 0 0
Morrison 2b 4 2 1 1
Bergman 1b 4 0 3 2
Lemon cf 4 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 4 0 0 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 5 1 2 0
Franco ss 5 2 2 1
  Hinzo 2b 0 0 0 0
Tabler 1b 5 2 3 3
Carter lf 5 1 2 1
Jacoby 3b 3 0 1 0
Castillo dh 3 0 2 2
Snyder rf 4 0 1 0
Bando c 4 1 1 0
Noboa 2b,ss 3 1 1 0
Farrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 15 7
Detroit 010 000 002361
Cleveland 001 032 02x8151
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana  L (13-8) 4.2 9 4 3 2 3
  Henneman   2.1 4 2 2 1 2
  Hernandez   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
15
8
7
3
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell  W (2-0) 9.0 6 3 2 3 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
3
3

  E–Brookens (15), Jacoby (20).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Detroit Bergman 2 (7,off Farrell 2); Trammell (23,off Farrell), Cleveland Castillo (14,off Tanana).  3B–Detroit Bergman (3,off Farrell).  HR–Detroit Morrison (3,2nd inning off Farrell 0 on, 2 out), Cleveland Franco (7,8th inning off Hernandez 0 on, 1 out); Tabler (9,8th inning off Hernandez 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Noboa (2,off Tanana).  CS–Gibson (6,2nd base by Farrell/Bando); Carter (5,2nd base by Tanana/Nokes).  WP–Henneman (4).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:43.  A–20,965.
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