Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins
August 25, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1987 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. 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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Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0
Madlock dh 3 1 0 0
Gibson lf 5 0 2 2
Trammell ss 5 1 1 0
Evans 1b 2 1 0 0
Lemon cf 5 0 2 2
Nokes c 5 0 0 0
Sheridan rf 2 1 0 0
Brookens 3b 3 1 1 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 7 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Lombardozzi 2b 4 2 1 0
Bush rf 4 0 1 1
Puckett cf 3 1 1 0
Hrbek 1b 4 1 2 2
Gaetti 3b 4 0 1 1
Smalley dh 4 0 0 0
Brunansky lf 4 0 0 0
Gagne ss 3 0 0 0
Butera c 2 0 1 0
  Newman ph 0 0 0 0
  Laudner c 0 0 0 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
  Berenguer p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Detroit 003 002 000570
Minnesota 000 201 010470
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (2-0) 7.1 7 4 4 2 3
  Henneman  SV (4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (6-10) 5.2 4 5 5 7 4
  Schatzeder   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Berenguer   2.1 0 0 0 1 3
  Atherton   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
8
8

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Detroit Lemon (24,off Niekro), Minnesota Hrbek (15,off Alexander).  3B–Detroit Whitaker (4,off Niekro), Minnesota Bush (2,off Alexander).  HBP–Madlock (9,by Niekro).  SB–Evans (5,2nd base off Niekro/Butera); Sheridan (14,2nd base off Niekro/Butera); Trammell (14,2nd base off Niekro/Butera).  WP–Niekro (8).  HBP–Niekro (9,Madlock).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:52.  A–30,639.
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