Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers
September 30, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1987 at Tiger Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Stanicek 2b 3 1 0 0
Dwyer rf 4 0 0 0
  Lacy rf 1 0 0 0
Lynn cf 2 1 1 2
Murray 1b 4 1 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 1 1 2
Sheets dh 4 1 2 0
Knight 3b 3 1 1 0
Kennedy c 4 1 1 3
Young lf 4 0 0 0
  Hart lf 0 0 0 0
Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 6 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Walewander 2b 2 1 0 0
  Bergman ph 1 0 0 0
  Baker 2b 0 0 0 0
Madlock dh 3 0 1 0
Gibson lf 4 0 0 1
Trammell ss 4 0 0 0
Evans 1b 3 1 1 1
Nokes c 3 0 0 0
Lemon cf 4 1 1 1
Lusader rf 4 0 3 0
Brookens 3b 3 0 1 0
Petry p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Baltimore 131 020 000760
Detroit 000 100 101371
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Mesa  W (1-3) 8.2 7 3 3 5 4
  Niedenfuer   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
5
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Petry  L (9-7) 2.1 4 5 5 1 0
  King   6.2 2 2 2 2 8
Totals
9.0
6
7
7
3
8

  E–Brookens (19).  DP–Baltimore 3, Detroit 1.  HR–Baltimore Kennedy (18,2nd inning off Petry 2 on, 1 out); Lynn (23,3rd inning off Petry 0 on, 0 out); C Ripken (26,5th inning off King 1 on, 2 out), Detroit Evans (34,7th inning off Mesa 0 on, 0 out); Lemon (20,9th inning off Mesa 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Stanicek (2,by Petry); Knight (6,by King).  SB–Stanicek (8,2nd base off Petry/Nokes).  WP–Mesa (3).  HBP–Petry (10,Stanicek); King (4,Knight).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:54.  A–19,434.
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