Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees
October 4, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 4, 1987 at Yankee 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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Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Stanicek 2b 3 1 1 0
  Washington 2b 1 0 0 0
Dwyer dh 3 1 1 1
Sheets rf 3 0 2 1
Murray 1b 4 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 3 1 1 2
Young lf 4 0 0 0
Hart cf 2 0 0 0
Nichols c 3 1 2 0
Gonzales 3b 3 0 0 0
Bell p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 3 1 0 0
Mattingly 1b 4 0 1 0
Winfield dh 4 0 1 0
Buhner rf 4 0 2 0
Cotto lf 3 0 0 0
  Pasqua ph 1 1 1 1
Royster 3b 3 0 2 0
  Pagliarulo ph 1 0 0 0
Meacham ss 2 0 0 0
  Easler ph 1 0 1 0
Cerone c 3 0 0 0
  Salas ph 1 0 0 0
Kelly cf 2 0 0 0
  Destrade ph 1 0 0 0
Hudson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 1
Baltimore 002 000 002470
New York 100 000 001280
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  W (10-13) 5.0 3 1 1 3 5
  Mesa   3.0 3 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer  SV (13) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson  L (11-7) 9.0 7 4 4 3 3
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
3

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 1, New York 2.  2B–New York Royster (13,off Bell); Buhner (2,off Mesa).  HR–Baltimore C Ripken (27,9th inning off Hudson 1 on, 2 out), New York Pasqua (17,9th inning off Niedenfuer 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Sheets (5,off Hudson).  CS–Hart (4,2nd base by Hudson/Cerone); C Ripken (5,2nd base by Hudson/Cerone); Kelly (3,2nd base by Bell/Nichols).  WP–Mesa (4).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–2:28.  A–25,101.
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