1987 World Series Game 6

October 24, 1987

The 1987 World Series is going 7 games as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Detroit Tigers 7-6 in todays' game 6. Detroit got off to an early lead, scoring 4 runs in the 1st inning and 1 run in the 2nd. But the Reds didn't throw in the towel.  They scored a run in the 3rd, then chased Tiger starter Doyle Alexander in the 5th by plating 4 runs and evening the score at 5. Cincinnati took the lead 7-5 in the 7th inning when Dave Parker, who has struggled the whole series, came through with a 2 run single. The Tigers got a run in the 9th on Tom Brookens home run but John Franco was able to preserve the win getting his 1st save in the Series. Walt Terrell and Ron Robinson will match up in tomorrow nights' game to decide the 1987 MLB Champion.

BOXSCORE: 1987 Cincinnati Reds At 1987 Detroit Tigers              10/24/1987
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  K.Daniels LF        3  2  2  0 .455     L.Whitaker 2B       5  0  0  0 .240  
  D.Concepcion 2B     5  0  1  1 .357     K.Gibson LF         4  2  0  0 .125  
  E.Davis CF          5  1  1  0 .308     A.Trammell SS       5  1  3  0 .400  
  N.Esasky 1B         4  1  2  0 .360     M.Nokes C           4  1  2  2 .313  
  D.Parker DH         5  0  2  3 .167     D.Evans 1B          4  1  1  1 .214  
  B.Bell 3B           4  0  0  0 .240     B.Madlock DH        4  0  0  0 .167  
  B.Diaz C            4  1  1  0 .364     C.Lemon CF          3  0  1  2 .318  
  P.O'Neill RF        4  1  1  0 .385     P.Sheridan RF       3  0  1  0 .364  
  B.Larkin SS         4  1  2  2 .217   A-M.Heath PH,RF       1  0  0  0 .467  
                                          T.Brookens 3B       4  1  1  1 .182  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  7 12  6                 Totals      37  6  9  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Sheridan In 8th Inning
 
Reds............ 0 0 1  0 4 0  2 0 0  -  7 12  2
Tigers.......... 4 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  6  9  2
 
Reds (3-3)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Power                   0 1/3   2   4   2   1   0   0  20   7.20
F.Williams                3 2/3   4   1   0   0   2   0  56  16.62
P.Perry WIN(1-0)          4       2   0   0   1   1   0  49   0.00
J.Franco SAVE(1st)        1       1   1   1   0   0   1  11   9.00
Totals                    9       9   6   3   2   3   1
 
Tigers (3-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Alexander               4 1/3   7   5   4   2   1   0  84   4.97
M.Thurmond                0       1   0   0   0   0   0   5   6.75
N.Snell                   1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  19   0.00
J.Robinson LOSS(0-1)      2       3   2   1   1   2   0  44   9.82
M.Henneman                1 1/3   0   0   0   0   3   0  11  11.57
Totals                    9      12   7   5   3   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,363 DATE- Saturday, October 24th 1987 TIME- Day 
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 7  Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 1  Tigers: 2
ERRORS- D.Concepcion, N.Esasky, P.Sheridan, J.Robinson
DOUBLES- K.Daniels(2nd), P.O'Neill(3rd), B.Larkin(1st)
TRIPLES- K.Daniels(1st)
HOME RUNS- T.Brookens(1st)
WALKS- K.Daniels-2, N.Esasky, K.Gibson, C.Lemon
STRIKE OUTS- D.Concepcion, E.Davis-2, N.Esasky, P.O'Neill, B.Larkin,
             B.Madlock-2, P.Sheridan
GIDP- B.Bell-2, M.Nokes
PASSED BALLS- M.Nokes
2-out RBI- C.Lemon-2, M.Nokes
RLISP 2-out- D.Evans, P.Sheridan, K.Daniels, D.Concepcion-2
WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Alan Trammell robbed Buddy Bell of a base hit.
 
One run was the difference at Tiger Stadium as the Cincinnati Reds defeated
the Detroit Tigers 7 to 6.
 
Pat Perry(1-0) won the game with a masterful relief performance.  He gave up
just 2 hits and 1 walk in 4 innings.  Detroit had a chance to come back in
the 9th but they came up short.  
 
John Franco recorded the save, his 1st. Jeff Robinson(0-1) took the loss in
relief.  He pitched 2 innings allowing 3 hits and 1 walk.