Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers
October 12, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 12, 1987 at Tiger Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 9, Detroit Tigers 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 6 3 3 2
Gagne ss 4 0 2 1
Puckett cf 6 0 2 1
Hrbek 1b 5 1 2 0
Gaetti 3b 4 1 1 0
Bush dh 2 1 0 1
Brunansky rf 5 1 3 3
Lombardozzi 2b 4 2 2 0
Laudner c 5 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
  Berenguer p 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 15 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 0 0 0
Evans 1b 4 0 0 0
Gibson lf 4 1 3 1
Trammell ss 5 1 1 1
Nokes c 5 1 1 2
Lemon cf 4 1 1 1
Grubb dh 4 0 2 0
Sheridan rf 2 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 2 0 0 0
  Bergman ph 1 0 0 0
  Morrison 3b 1 1 1 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Minnesota 040 000 1139151
Detroit 000 300 011591
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (2-0) 6.0 5 3 3 2 3
  Schatzeder   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Berenguer   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Reardon  SV (2) 1.1 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (0-2) 1.2 6 4 4 1 0
  King   5.0 3 1 1 2 4
  Henneman   2.0 5 4 4 1 2
  Robinson   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
9
9
4
6

  E–Gagne (2), Evans (3).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Gagne 2 (3,off Alexander,off Robinson); Brunansky (4,off Alexander); Gladden 2 (2,off Henneman 2), Detroit Gibson (1,off Blyleven).  HR–Minnesota Brunansky (2,9th inning off Henneman 0 on, 1 out), Detroit Nokes (1,4th inning off Blyleven 1 on, 0 out); Lemon (2,8th inning off Berenguer 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Bush (1,off King).  HBP–Gagne (1,by Alexander); Gaetti (1,by King); Sheridan 2 (2,by Blyleven 2).  SB–Bush (3,2nd base off King/Nokes); Puckett (1,2nd base off King/Nokes); Gibson (3,2nd base off Blyleven/Laudner).  WP–Reardon (1), King 2 (2).  HBP–Blyleven 2 (2,Sheridan 2); Alexander (1,Gagne); King (1,Gaetti).  U–Mike Reilly, Jim McKean, Joe Brinkman, Durwood Merrill, Al Clark, Drew Coble.  T–3:14.  A–47,448.
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