New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
September 27, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1987 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 9

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson dh 4 2 2 2
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 1
Mattingly 1b 5 0 2 1
Winfield rf 5 0 0 0
Ward lf,cf 5 1 2 0
Royster 3b 4 0 1 0
Cerone c 3 0 2 0
  Cotto pr 0 1 0 0
  Skinner c 1 0 0 0
Meacham ss 4 0 2 1
Kelly cf 3 1 1 0
  Pasqua ph,lf 1 0 0 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  Clements p 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Stanicek 2b 5 1 2 1
Gonzales 3b 5 2 2 2
Ripken, Jr. ss 5 0 1 0
Murray 1b 3 1 2 1
Knight dh 4 0 1 2
Sheets lf 4 1 1 2
  Lynn cf 0 0 0 0
Lacy rf 4 1 1 0
Young cf 3 2 1 0
  Hart lf 0 0 0 0
Nichols c 3 1 3 1
Ballard p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
  O'Connor p 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 14 9
New York 010 010 3005120
Baltimore 100 200 51x9142
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John   6.1 9 5 5 0 2
  Clements  L (3-3) 0.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Allen   1.2 2 1 1 3 1
Totals
8.0
14
9
9
3
3
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Ballard   6.1 9 5 2 1 3
  Williamson   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  O'Connor  W (1-1) 1.0 3 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer  SV (11) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
2
2
3

  E–C Ripken (19), Young (3).  DP–New York 2, Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Gonzales 2 (2,off Clements,off Allen).  HR–New York Henderson (16,5th inning off Ballard 0 on, 1 out), Baltimore Sheets (30,4th inning off John 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Murray (5,by Allen).  SB–Kelly (6,3rd base off Ballard/Nichols); Ward (9,2nd base off Ballard/Nichols); Henderson (39,2nd base off Williamson/Nichols); Young 2 (10,2nd base off Allen/Skinner,3rd base off Allen/Skinner).  CS–Meacham (5,2nd base by Ballard/Nichols).  IBB–Allen (1,Murray).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Larry Young.  T–3:12.  A–28,191.
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