1987 World Series Game 2

October 18, 1987

The Detroit Tigers let one slip away, losing game 2 of the WS to the visiting Cincinnati Reds. Detroit starting pitcher Doyle Alexander took a 2-1 lead into the ninth inning but the Reds came back to score 6 runs and won the game 7-2.

BOXSCORE: 1987 Cincinnati Reds At 1987 Detroit Tigers              10/18/1987
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  K.Daniels DH        3  2  2  0 .500     L.Whitaker 2B       5  0  1  0 .375  
  D.Concepcion 2B     5  1  2  3 .333     B.Madlock DH        5  1  1  1 .333  
  E.Davis CF          5  1  2  1 .333     K.Gibson LF         5  1  2  0 .286  
  D.Parker RF         4  0  0  0 .000     A.Trammell SS       4  0  3  1 .375  
  N.Esasky 1B         5  1  3  2 .500     M.Nokes C           4  0  2  0 .500  
  B.Bell 3B           5  0  0  0 .111   B-J.Walewander PR     0  0  0  0 ----  
  P.O'Neill LF        4  1  2  1 .375   D-D.Bergman 1B        0  0  0  0 ----  
  B.Diaz C            3  0  1  0 .200     D.Evans 1B          2  0  1  0 .200  
E-K.Stillwell PH      0  1  0  01.000   A-L.Herndon PH,RF     1  0  1  0 .500  
F-T.McGriff C         0  0  0  0 ----     C.Lemon CF          4  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Larkin SS         4  0  1  0 .143     P.Sheridan RF       3  0  1  0 .333  
                                        C-M.Heath PH,C        1  0  0  0 .200  
                                          T.Brookens 3B       4  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  7 13  7                 Totals      38  2 12  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Evans In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Nokes In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Sheridan In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Walewander In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Diaz In 9th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Stillwell In 9th Inning
 
Reds............ 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 6  -  7 13  0
Tigers.......... 1 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  2 12  1
 
Reds (1-1)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Power                   4 2/3   7   2   2   1   2   1  84   3.86
G.Hoffman                 2       2   0   0   0   2   0  21   1.93
B.Landrum                 0       1   0   0   0   0   0   3   ----
T.Hume                    0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
R.Murphy WIN(1-0)         2       1   0   0   0   2   0  24   0.00
Totals                    9      12   2   2   1   6   1
 
Tigers (1-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Alexander LOSS(0-1)     8 1/3  10   3   3   1   5   0 119   3.24
M.Henneman                0 1/3   2   4   4   2   1   0  19  32.40
M.Thurmond                0       0   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
N.Snell                   0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
Totals                    9      13   7   7   4   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 49,128 DATE- Sunday, October 18th 1987 TIME- Night 
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 8  Tigers:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 1  Tigers: 0
ERRORS- A.Trammell
DOUBLES- D.Concepcion(1st), N.Esasky(1st), P.O'Neill(1st), A.Trammell(1st),
         P.Sheridan(1st)
TRIPLES- E.Davis(1st), P.O'Neill(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Madlock(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- K.Gibson(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- E.Davis
WALKS- K.Daniels-2, D.Parker, K.Stillwell, D.Evans
STRIKE OUTS- E.Davis-2, D.Parker-2, P.O'Neill, B.Larkin, L.Whitaker, K.Gibson,
             M.Nokes-2, C.Lemon, P.Sheridan
GIDP- C.Lemon
2-out RBI- N.Esasky-2, A.Trammell, D.Concepcion-3, E.Davis
RLISP 2-out- B.Bell-2, D.Evans, C.Lemon-2, K.Daniels-2, B.Madlock, D.Parker-3,
             M.Nokes, A.Trammell, T.Brookens
WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Dave Concepcion robbed Tom Brookens of a base hit.
 
Dave Concepcion had 2 base hits and 3 RBI as the Cincinnati Reds came back to
win one over Detroit Tigers, 7 to 2.
 
Cincinnati erupted with the game winning runs in the 9th inning when they
tallied 6 runs on 5 hits.  The key at-bat was by Concepcion who quieted the
crowd when he doubled with all three runners coming home.  Cincinnati totaled
13 hits on the night.  
 
The victory went to Rob Murphy(1-0) who went 2 innings, allowing no runs.
Doyle Alexander(0-1) was charged with the loss.  'The only way this one could
have been better', said Murphy, 'was if we had played it at home.'