1987 World Series Game 5

October 22, 1987

The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cincinnati Reds in 11 innings tonight. The game was tied 4-4 after 9 innings. Both teams scored a run in the 10th inning before Detroit blew the game open with 9 runs in the top of the 11th. Red's reliever Frank Williams got the first 2 outs of the inning, but 12 more batters came to the plate for Detroit before Cincinnati could get the 3rd out. Chet Lemon's grand slam homerun was the big blow in the inning.
The teams now go back to Detroit for Game 6 with the Tigers holding a 3-2 Series lead.

BOXSCORE: 1987 Detroit Tigers At 1987 Cincinnati Reds              10/22/1987
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Whitaker 2B       4  1  1  2 .300     K.Daniels LF        6  1  2  3 .421  
  B.Madlock 1B        5  0  1  1 .200     D.Concepcion 2B,3B  5  0  1  0 .391  
G-D.Bergman 1B        0  1  0  0 .500     E.Davis CF          5  1  2  1 .333  
  L.Herndon RF        3  1  1  0 .333     N.Esasky 1B         5  0  1  0 .333  
B-P.Sheridan PH,RF    1  0  0  0 .375     D.Parker RF         4  2  1  0 .105  
E-D.Evans PH          1  0  1  1 .200     B.Bell 3B           4  1  2  0 .286  
F-S.Lusader PR,RF     1  1  1  2 .500   C-K.Stillwell PR,2B   1  0  1  01.000  
  A.Trammell SS       5  2  1  0 .350     B.Diaz C            4  1  1  1 .389  
  C.Lemon CF          6  2  3  6 .316     B.Larkin SS         4  0  0  0 .158  
  K.Gibson LF         5  1  0  0 .150     D.Rasmussen P       2  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Heath C           6  1  4  1 .500   A-P.O'Neill PH        1  0  1  0 .444  
  T.Brookens 3B       6  1  2  1 .167     T.Hume P            0  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Morris P          2  1  0  0 .000     R.Murphy P          0  0  0  0 ----  
D-J.Walewander PH     1  1  1  01.000   H-T.Jones PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
  G.Hernandez P       0  0  0  0 ----     F.Williams P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Henneman P        0  0  0  0 ----     B.Landrum P         0  0  0  0 ----  
I-M.Nokes PH          1  1  0  0 .250   J-T.McGriff PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Thurmond P        0  0  0  0 ----                                          
  D.Petry P           0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      47 14 16 14                 Totals      43  6 12  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Rasmussen In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Herndon In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Bell In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Morris In 10th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Sheridan In 10th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Evans In 10th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Madlock In 10th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Murphy In 10th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Henneman In 11th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Landrum In 11th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  2 1 1  0 0 0  1 9 - 14 16  1
Reds............ 0 3 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  1 1 -  6 12  2
 
Tigers (3-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Morris                  9       9   4   4   0   9   1 132   2.76
G.Hernandez BS(1st)       0 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   1   5   6.75
M.Henneman WIN(2-0)       0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  16.20
M.Thurmond                0       1   1   1   1   0   0   9   6.75
D.Petry                   1       0   0   0   1   0   0  12   0.00
Totals                   11      12   6   6   2   9   2
 
Reds (2-3)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Rasmussen               7       7   4   4   2   2   0 105   6.57
T.Hume                    0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.86
R.Murphy                  2 2/3   2   1   1   0   3   0  37   1.50
F.Williams LOSS(0-1)      0 2/3   5   9   8   3   0   1  51 108.00
B.Landrum                 0 1/3   2   0   0   0   0   0  12   0.00
Totals                   11      16  14  13   5   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 50,234 DATE- Thursday, October 22nd 1987 TIME- Night 
T- 3:40
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 7  Reds: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Reds: 1
ERRORS- L.Whitaker, D.Concepcion, F.Williams
DOUBLES- L.Herndon(1st), A.Trammell(2nd), M.Heath(2nd), K.Stillwell(1st),
         P.O'Neill(2nd)
HOME RUNS- C.Lemon(1st), K.Daniels(3rd), E.Davis(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Whitaker-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Diaz
WALKS- D.Bergman, A.Trammell, K.Gibson, J.Morris, M.Nokes, D.Parker, B.Larkin
STRIKE OUTS- A.Trammell, K.Gibson, M.Heath, T.Brookens-2, K.Daniels,
             D.Concepcion, E.Davis-2, N.Esasky, B.Diaz, B.Larkin, D.Rasmussen-2
GIDP- L.Herndon, K.Daniels, D.Parker
BALKS- D.Rasmussen
WILD PITCHES- J.Morris
2-out RBI- K.Daniels-2, M.Heath, D.Evans, L.Whitaker-2, S.Lusader-2, C.Lemon-4,
           T.Brookens
RLISP 2-out- T.Brookens-2, D.Concepcion, K.Daniels, M.Nokes-3, D.Bergman-2,
             A.Trammell
 
The Detroit Tigers topped the Cincinnati Reds in 11 innings; the final
score was 14 to 6.
 
Both teams were tied at 4 runs apiece after nine innings.  Detroit won the
hard fought contest in the 11th inning.  The biggest moment was provided by
Chet Lemon who quieted the crowd when he cleared the bases with a Grand Slam
homerun.  Detroit had 16 hits overall, while Cincinnati had 12.  
 
The victory went to Mike Henneman(2-0) who went 2/3 of an inning, allowing no
runs. Frank Williams(0-1) ended up with the loss in relief.  'They made a
couple of mistakes and I took full advantage,' Lemon said 'next time I'm sure
they'll pitch me tougher.'

 

Extra innings Play by Play account

*** TOP OF INNING 10 ***
SUBSTITUTE 3B- Dave Concepcion
SUBSTITUTE 2B- Kurt Stillwell
SUBSTITUTE PH- Jim Walewander
0 J.Walewande 3- 4 9                  5 Single     b-1
0 1 L.Whitaker                        4 Sac Bunt   1-2 b-0
1 2 B.Madlock 6- 6 19                 3 Line Out   b-0
SUBSTITUTE PH- Darrell Evans
2 2 D.Evans 1-10                      3 Single     2-H b-1
SUBSTITUTE PR- Scott Lusader
2 1 A.Trammell 5- 3                   3 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 10 ***
SUBSTITUTE 1B- Dave Bergman
SUBSTITUTE RF- Scott Lusader
SUBSTITUTE P - Guillermo Hernandez
SUBSTITUTE PH- Tracy Jones
0 T.Jones 3- 4 17                     1 Line Out b-0
1 K.Daniels 1- 5 1                    4 Home Run b-H
SUBSTITUTE P - Mike Henneman
1 D.Concepcio 3-11 19                 5 Line Out b-0
2 E.Davis 1- 3 4                      2 Single   b-1
2 1 N.Esasky 4- 3                     4 Fly Out  b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 11 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Frank Williams
0 C.Lemon 4-10 17                     2 Line Out b-0
1 K.Gibson 6- 9                       5 Line Out b-0
2 M.Heath 6-11                        6 Single   b-1
2 1 T.Brookens 4- 8 5                 5 Single   1-3 b-2
SUBSTITUTE PH- Matt Nokes
2 23 M.Nokes                          0 Int Walk b-1
2 123 L.Whitaker 4-10 5               5 Single   3-H 2-H 1-3 b-2
2 23 D.Bergman 1- 6                   6 Walk     b-1
2 123 S.Lusader 3- 6                  5 Single   3-H 2-H 1-2 b-1
2 12 A.Trammell 2- 5                  6 Walk     2-3 1-2 b-1
2 123 C.Lemon 4- 4 3                  5 Home Run 3-H 2-H 1-H b-H
2 K.Gibson 6-11 6                     1 Base Error-P b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Bill Landrum
2 1 M.Heath 4- 6                      3 Single   1-3 b-1
2 1 3 T.Brookens 5-11 5               5 Single   3-H 1-2 b-1
2 12 M.Nokes 6- 7                     4 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 11 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Mark Thurmond
0 D.Parker 4- 8                       4 Walk      b-1
0 1 K.Stillwell 5- 4 14               5 Double    1-3 b-2
SUBSTITUTE P - Dan Petry
0 23 B.Diaz 5- 5                      5 Sac Fly   3-H b-0
1 2 B.Larkin 6- 7                     5 Walk      b-1
SUBSTITUTE PH- Terry McGriff
1 12 T.McGriff 5- 7 1                 1 Base Error-2B 2-3 1-2 b-1
1 123 K.Daniels 1-11                  1 Ground Out Double Play 1-o b-0