1987 AL Game: Det. at Tor. Tigers Magic# down to 1

BOXSCORE: 1987 Detroit Tigers At 1987 Toronto Blue Jays             9/27/1987 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blue Jays          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Whitaker 2B       4  0  0  0 .266     N.Liriano 2B        5  0  0  0 .216  
  K.Gibson LF         4  0  1  0 .264     L.Moseby CF         3  0  0  0 .297  
E-P.Sheridan RF       0  0  0  0 .254     R.Mulliniks 3B,SS   3  0  0  0 .321  
  A.Trammell SS       4  0  0  0 .325     G.Bell LF           4  0  1  0 .305  
  M.Nokes C           4  0  0  0 .336     E.Whitt C           3  0  1  0 .262  
F-M.Heath C           0  0  0  0 .332   C-C.Fielder PH        0  0  0  0 .188  
  D.Evans DH          3  0  0  0 .279   D-J.Dewillis C        0  0  0  0 .211  
  C.Lemon CF          4  1  1  0 .323     J.Barfield RF       4  1  1  0 .260  
  D.Bergman 1B        2  0  0  0 .245     W.Upshaw 1B         2  0  0  0 .261  
  S.Lusader RF,LF     2  1  1  0 .250   A-F.McGriff PH,1B     2  0  2  0 .268  
  T.Brookens 3B       2  0  0  0 .271   G-R.Ducey PR          0  0  0  0 .262  
                                          R.Leach DH          4  0  2  1 .296  
                                          M.Lee SS            2  0  0  0 .247  
                                        B-J.Beniquez PH,3B    2  0  0  0 .191  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  2  3  0                 Totals      34  1  7  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Upshaw In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lee In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Whitt In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Fielder In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Gibson In 9th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Nokes In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Ran For McGriff In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  1 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  3  1
Blue Jays....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  7  1
 
Tigers (99-56)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Alexander WIN(7-2)      7 2/3   6   1   1   2   5   0 101   2.80
G.Hernandez               0       0   0   0   1   0   0   1   4.83
M.Henneman SAVE(12th)     1 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  18   3.63
Totals                    9       7   1   1   3   6   0
 
Blue Jays (93-63)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Clancy LOSS(18-8)       9       3   2   2   4   9   0 125   3.47
Totals                    9       3   2   2   4   9   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 43,299 DATE- Sunday, September 27th 1987 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Dan Morrison, Dave Phillips, Steve Palermo, Ken Kaiser
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 5  Blue Jays: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  Blue Jays: 0
ERRORS- S.Lusader, E.Whitt
DOUBLES- C.Lemon(42nd), E.Whitt(21st)
STOLEN BASES- S.Lusader(1st), L.Moseby(37th), G.Bell(5th)
SACRIFICE HITS- T.Brookens
WALKS- D.Evans, D.Bergman-2, S.Lusader, L.Moseby, R.Mulliniks, C.Fielder
STRIKE OUTS- L.Whitaker-2, K.Gibson, A.Trammell, M.Nokes-2, D.Evans-2,
             S.Lusader, N.Liriano, R.Mulliniks, J.Barfield-3, M.Lee
WILD PITCHES- J.Clancy
2-out RBI- R.Leach
RLISP 2-out- T.Brookens, N.Liriano, D.Bergman, R.Leach, R.Mulliniks, J.Beniquez,
             C.Fielder-3, J.Barfield-2
WEB GEMS- Top 2nd: Nelson Liriano robbed Chet Lemon of a base hit.
          Top 4th: Ernie Whitt blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Doyle Alexander(7-2) and Jim Clancy(18-8) locked horns in a pitcher's duel
with Alexander and the Detroit Tigers coming out on top of the Toronto Blue
Jays 2 to 1.
 
Alexander delivered a fine performance for Detroit.  He went 7 and 2/3 innings
and surrended up 6 hits and 2 walks.  Toronto had a chance to come back in
the 9th but they came up short.  
 
Alexander got relief help from Mike Henneman who gained credit for his 12th
save.

With the win, the Tigers take 3 of 4 games in the series against the Blue Jays and their Magic # is now down to 1. The Tigers head home for 7 games to finish the season. Detroit's next win would be their 100th and clinch the division title.