Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers
October 2, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 1987 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 3, Detroit Tigers 4

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Liriano 2b 2 0 0 0
Moseby cf 4 0 1 0
Mulliniks 3b 2 0 1 0
  Gruber pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Bell lf 4 0 0 0
Beniquez dh 4 0 0 0
Barfield rf 4 1 2 0
Upshaw 1b 4 0 2 0
Myers c 4 1 1 0
Lee ss 3 1 2 3
Clancy p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0
Madlock dh 5 0 0 0
Gibson lf 3 0 1 0
Trammell ss 2 1 1 1
Evans 1b 3 1 2 0
Nokes c 4 0 1 0
  Heath c 0 0 0 0
Lemon cf 4 1 0 0
Lusader rf 4 1 2 2
Brookens 3b 3 0 0 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 3
Toronto 030 000 000392
Detroit 022 000 00x480
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy  L (15-11) 2.0 4 4 2 3 0
  Wells   6.0 4 0 0 3 6
Totals
8.0
8
4
2
6
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (9-0) 7.0 8 3 3 4 5
  Henneman  SV (7) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
5

  E–Mulliniks 2 (14).  DP–Toronto 1, Detroit 5.  2B–Detroit Whitaker (38,off Clancy).  HR–Toronto Lee (1,2nd inning off Alexander 2 on, 1 out), Detroit Lusader (1,2nd inning off Clancy 1 on, 0 out); Trammell (28,3rd inning off Clancy 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Liriano (11,2nd base off Alexander/Nokes); Moseby (35,2nd base off Alexander/Nokes).  CS–Upshaw (11,2nd base by Alexander/Nokes).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–3:01.  A–45,167.
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