Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
August 23, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1987 at Cleveland Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 5 1 1 0
Evans dh 4 1 2 1
Gibson lf 4 1 2 3
Trammell ss 4 0 0 0
Nokes c 4 0 0 0
Bergman 1b 3 0 0 0
Lemon cf 4 0 1 0
Sheridan rf 3 1 1 0
Brookens 3b 4 0 1 0
Morris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 2 0 1 0
Hinzo 2b 2 0 0 0
Franco ss 4 1 1 0
Carter 1b 4 1 2 1
Hall lf 3 1 0 0
Jacoby 3b 3 0 1 2
Snyder rf 4 0 0 0
Frobel dh 4 0 0 0
Allanson c 3 0 0 0
  Castillo ph 1 0 0 0
Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3
Detroit 004 000 000480
Cleveland 010 001 010351
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  W (15-6) 9.0 5 3 3 5 7
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
5
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti  L (6-13) 8.0 6 4 3 4 2
  Jones   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
4
2

  E–Carter (11).  DP–Detroit 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–Detroit Lemon (23,off Candiotti), Cleveland Carter (18,off Morris); Franco (19,off Morris).  HR–Detroit Gibson (18,3rd inning off Candiotti 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Hinzo (7,off Morris).  SB–Evans (4,2nd base off Candiotti/Allanson); Gibson (22,2nd base off Candiotti/Allanson); Butler 2 (27,2nd base off Morris/Nokes 2).  WP–Morris 2 (19).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:43.  A–21,097.
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