Sunday, December 8, 2013

1987 AL: Aug. 21 Det. at Cle.




The Detroit Tigers 11 game winning streak came to an end in Cleveland tonight. Detroit had a 4-0 lead early in the game but the Indians kept chipping away and after a 5 run 8th inning, Cleveland headed into the 9th leading 10-4. The Tigers weren't going to let the winning streak end easy however. The Tigers scored 4 runs and left the bases loaded before the Indians got the final out for a 10-8 victory.


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 1987 Detroit Tigers At 1987 Cleveland Indians 8/21/1987

Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG
L.Whitaker 2B 4 0 0 0 .261 B.Butler CF 4 0 3 0 .294
B.Madlock DH 6 0 0 0 .257 J.Franco SS 5 0 1 2 .279
L.Herndon LF,RF,LF 5 2 1 1 .339 P.Tabler DH 4 2 1 0 .322
D-D.Bergman PH 1 0 1 1 .248 J.Carter 1B 4 1 1 0 .243
A.Trammell SS 4 1 2 0 .342 M.Hall LF 3 2 2 0 .234
D.Evans 1B 4 1 2 1 .285 B.Jacoby 3B 3 1 1 4 .271
C.Lemon CF 4 2 3 1 .325 C.Snyder RF 4 1 1 1 .233
K.Gibson RF,LF 1 1 0 0 .248 A.Allanson C 4 2 2 1 .231
A-J.Morrison PH 1 0 0 0 .172 T.Hinzo 2B 4 1 1 2 .303
B-P.Sheridan RF 1 1 0 0 .243
M.Heath C 4 0 2 1 .325
C-M.Nokes PH 1 0 1 1 .347
T.Brookens 3B 4 0 2 2 .272
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 40 8 14 8 Totals 35 10 13 10

A-Pinch Hit For Gibson In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Morrison In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Heath In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Herndon In 9th Inning

Tigers.......... 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 - 8 14 1
Indians......... 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 5 - 10 13 2

Tigers (75-44) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
D.Petry 5 1/3 5 4 4 3 3 1 97 4.41
M.Henneman L(7-5) BS(6th) 2 6 5 5 0 0 1 55 4.30
E.King 0 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 19 5.17
Totals 8 13 10 10 4 4 2

Indians (41-81) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
R.Yett 6 1/3 7 4 3 6 6 1 114 3.50
E.Vande Berg WIN(2-4) 1 2/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 31 7.01
D.Jones 1 6 4 3 0 2 0 37 4.60
Totals 9 14 8 6 7 9 1

ATTENDANCE- 13,431 DATE- Friday, August 21st 1987 TIME- Night
UMPIRES- Larry McCoy, Don Denkinger, Ted Hendry, Drew Coble
T- 3:07
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:14 Indians: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0 Indians: 1
ERRORS- L.Herndon, C.Snyder, D.Jones
DOUBLES- C.Lemon(31st), M.Heath(21st)
HOME RUNS- L.Herndon(11th), B.Jacoby(29th), A.Allanson(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Butler
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Whitaker
SACRIFICE FLIES- T.Brookens, B.Jacoby
WALKS- L.Whitaker, A.Trammell-2, D.Evans, C.Lemon, K.Gibson-2, B.Butler,
P.Tabler, J.Carter, M.Hall
STRIKE OUTS- L.Whitaker, B.Madlock-2, L.Herndon, D.Evans, C.Lemon, K.Gibson,
J.Morrison, M.Heath, P.Tabler-2, J.Carter, A.Allanson
GIDP- D.Evans
WILD PITCHES- E.Vande Berg
2-out RBI- L.Herndon, M.Heath, D.Evans, B.Jacoby-3, D.Bergman
RLISP 2-out- J.Carter-3, T.Brookens, A.Trammell-3, C.Lemon, L.Herndon-2,
K.Gibson, M.Heath-3, C.Snyder

Andy Allanson slammed a homerun as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit
Tigers by a score of 10 to 8 at Municipal Stadium.

Detroit was unable to claim the lead after Cleveland went ahead in the bottom
of the 7th inning scoring one runner on 2 base hits. Detroit made it
exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across.

Ed Vande Berg(2-4) allowed no runs in 1 and 2/3 innings, and picked up the
victory. Mike Henneman(7-5) was the loser in relief. He allowed Cleveland 5
runs in 2 innings of work.

'Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals' said Sparky Anderson after the
game. 'We lost this game tonight because we didn't follow the instructions
every Little Leaguer hears every day.'








Friday, December 6, 2013

1987 AL: Aug. 20th Min at Det




The red hot Detroit Tigers won their 11th in a row today, defeating the Minnesota Twins 7-1. The Tigers are 16-4 in their last 20 games and are now 4 games in front of the 2nd place Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East.
Doyle Alexander got his 2nd victory in his 2nd start since being traded to Detroit from the Atlanta Braves. Alexander was also making a bid for his 2nd straight shutout before the Twins Kent Hrbek hit a homerun leading off the 9th inning. The Tigers centerfielder Chet Lemon continued his hot hitting and drove in 3 runs for the victors.


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 1987 Minnesota Twins At 1987 Detroit Tigers 8/20/1987

Twins AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
D.Gladden LF 4 0 0 0 .265 L.Whitaker 2B 4 0 0 0 .263
G.Gagne SS 4 0 1 0 .271 K.Gibson LF 5 0 0 0 .248
K.Puckett CF 4 0 1 0 .337 A.Trammell SS 4 1 1 0 .341
K.Hrbek 1B 4 1 1 1 .287 M.Nokes C 3 2 1 0 .346
G.Gaetti 3B 4 0 0 0 .210 D.Evans DH 2 1 2 0 .283
R.Smalley DH 4 0 2 0 .250 E-J.Morrison PR,DH 0 1 0 0 .179
T.Brunansky RF 3 0 0 0 .242 C.Lemon CF 4 2 2 3 .320
S.Lombardozzi 2B 2 0 0 0 .221 D.Bergman 1B 3 0 2 1 .243
A-R.Bush PH 1 0 0 0 .253 P.Sheridan RF 4 0 2 3 .244
C-T.Laudner C 0 0 0 0 .179 T.Brookens 3B 4 0 0 0 .270
S.Butera C 2 0 0 0 .200
B-G.Larkin PH 1 0 0 0 .299
D-A.Newman 2B 0 0 0 0 .274
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 1 5 1 Totals 33 7 10 7

A-Pinch Hit For Lombardozzi In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Butera In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bush In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Larkin In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Evans In 8th Inning

Twins........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 - 7 10 1

Twins (65-58) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Niekro LOSS(9-6) 5 2/3 5 5 5 3 5 0 99 4.82
R.Smith 1 1/3 4 2 2 1 1 0 43 4.38
K.Atherton 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 17 2.37
Totals 8 10 7 7 4 9 0

Tigers (75-43) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
D.Alexander WIN(2-0) 8 5 1 1 1 2 1 114 0.53
E.King 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.10
Totals 9 5 1 1 1 2 1

ATTENDANCE- 35,619 DATE- Thursday, August 20th 1987 TIME- Day
UMPIRES- Rocky Roe, Larry Barnett, Greg Kosc, Vic Voltaggio
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 6 Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 1 Tigers: 0
ERRORS- L.Whitaker
DOUBLES- D.Evans(28th), D.Bergman(5th)
TRIPLES- M.Nokes(5th)
HOME RUNS- K.Hrbek(31st)
WALKS- T.Brunansky, L.Whitaker, D.Evans-2, D.Bergman
HIT BY PITCH- M.Nokes
STRIKE OUTS- R.Bush, S.Butera, L.Whitaker-2, K.Gibson-2, C.Lemon, P.Sheridan-2,
T.Brookens-2
GIDP- C.Lemon
2-out RBI- C.Lemon-2, P.Sheridan-2
RLISP 2-out- K.Hrbek, S.Butera-2, T.Brookens-3, D.Evans, D.Bergman-2, K.Gibson

In a lop-sided win the seemingly unstoppable Detroit Tigers ripped the
Minnesota Twins by a 7 to 1 count.

Minnesota was unable to recover after Detroit went ahead in the bottom of the
5th inning plating one baserunner utilizing 2 base hits. Detroit had 10 hits
overall, while Minnesota had 5.

Doyle Alexander(2-0) allowed 1 run in 8 innings, and picked up the victory.
Joe Niekro(9-6) suffered the loss. He gave up 5 runs and 5 hits in 5 and 2/3
innings.

For Detroit, it was just another victory in their mounting winning streak.








Saturday, November 30, 2013

1987 AL Game: Min. at Det.




August 19, 1987

Walt Terrell threw a 1 hit shoutout tonight against the Minnesota Twins, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 10-0 victory. Terrell gave up a single to Kirby Puckett in the 1st inning then shut the door on the Twins, striking out 8 and walking none while picking up his 14th win of the season. The Tigers chased Minnesota starter Bert Blyleven in the 1st inning by plating 5 runs. The win was the 10th in a row by the surging Tigers and increased their lead to 2.5 games over 2nd place Toronto in the AL East.


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 1987 Minnesota Twins At 1987 Detroit Tigers 8/19/1987

Twins AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
R.Bush RF 4 0 0 0 .254 L.Whitaker 2B 4 1 1 0 .266
G.Gagne SS 3 0 0 0 .272 K.Gibson LF 4 2 2 2 .252
K.Puckett CF 3 0 1 0 .338 A.Trammell SS 4 1 1 0 .342
K.Hrbek 1B 3 0 0 0 .287 M.Nokes C 5 2 2 3 .346
G.Gaetti 3B 3 0 0 0 .212 D.Evans 1B 3 1 0 0 .279
G.Larkin DH 3 0 0 0 .301 A-D.Bergman 1B 1 0 0 0 .235
T.Brunansky LF 3 0 0 0 .244 C.Lemon CF 4 1 1 0 .319
S.Lombardozzi 2B 2 0 0 0 .223 B.Madlock DH 4 1 2 2 .263
B-R.Smalley PH 1 0 0 0 .246 P.Sheridan RF 4 0 2 3 .240
T.Laudner C 3 0 0 0 .179 T.Brookens 3B 3 1 1 0 .273
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 28 0 1 0 Totals 36 10 12 10

A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Evans In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lombardozzi In 9th Inning

Twins........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 1
Tigers.......... 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 10 12 0

Twins (65-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B.Blyleven LOSS(14-9) 0 2/3 4 5 5 2 1 0 30 3.07
D.Schatzeder 1 5 3 3 1 1 1 39 7.54
G.Frazier 4 1/3 2 2 0 1 8 1 66 4.85
K.Atherton 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 2.50
Totals 8 12 10 8 5 11 2

Tigers (74-43) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
W.Terrell WIN(14-6) 9 1 0 0 0 8 0 105 3.98
Totals 9 1 0 0 0 8 0

ATTENDANCE- 34,431 DATE- Wednesday, August 19th 1987 TIME- Night
UMPIRES- Jim McKean, Dale Ford, John Schulock, Tim McClelland
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 1 Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 1 Tigers: 0
ERRORS- G.Frazier
DOUBLES- P.Sheridan-2(9th)
HOME RUNS- K.Gibson(15th), M.Nokes(25th)
STOLEN BASES- T.Brookens(3rd)
WALKS- L.Whitaker, K.Gibson, A.Trammell, D.Evans, T.Brookens
STRIKE OUTS- R.Bush, G.Gaetti-2, G.Larkin, T.Brunansky, S.Lombardozzi,
T.Laudner-2, L.Whitaker, K.Gibson, M.Nokes, D.Evans, C.Lemon-3,
B.Madlock, P.Sheridan-2, T.Brookens
GIDP- K.Gibson
PASSED BALLS- T.Laudner
2-out RBI- B.Madlock-2, P.Sheridan-3, K.Gibson-2
RLISP 2-out- T.Brookens-3, L.Whitaker-3
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Lou Whitaker robbed Tom Brunansky of a base hit.

Walt Terrell shut down the Minnesota batters on just 1 hit as the seemingly
unstoppable Detroit Tigers ballclub embarrassed the Minnesota Twins by the
count of 10 to 0.

Terrell(14-6) was tremendous on the mound for Detroit. He was stingy on the
mound, allowing just 1 hit and no walks in 9 innings. Detroit finished with
12 hits in the victory.

Bert Blyleven(14-9) took the loss. He surrendered 5 runs and 4 hits in 2/3 of
an inning. Detroit added another win to their now very impressive winning
streak. Sparky Anderson held court after the contest, 'Everything is coming
up aces right now. It is important for our team to ride this wave as long as
we can. Every win is important.'








Wednesday, November 27, 2013

1987 NL: Tim Raines hits for the Cycle




August 15, 1987

Montreal Expos outfielder Tim Raines became the 1st player in MLB to hit for the cycle this season. Raines' feat led the Expos hitting attack in a 14-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.


Strat-O-Matic Report






Event Codes: M
BOXSCORE: 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1987 Montreal Expos 8/15/1987

Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Expos AB R H RBI AVG
B.Bonds LF 4 1 1 1 .261 T.Raines LF 5 4 4 2 .341
A.Van Slyke CF 5 1 2 0 .293 C.Candaele RF 3 3 2 1 .263
J.Ray 2B 5 0 0 0 .269 H.Brooks SS 5 1 1 3 .234
B.Bonilla 3B 5 1 1 4 .316 T.Wallach 3B 4 1 1 3 .286
R.Reynolds RF 5 0 1 0 .247 T.Foley 2B 5 1 2 3 .278
S.Bream 1B 3 1 1 0 .260 V.Law 1B 5 1 1 0 .252
M.Lavalliere C 4 0 1 0 .278 H.Winningham CF 4 1 1 0 .233
A.Pedrique SS 4 0 1 0 .350 J.Reed C 4 1 2 1 .171
B.Fisher P 1 1 0 0 .167 D.Martinez P 2 1 0 0 .120
A-J.Cangelosi PH 0 1 0 0 .287 A.McGaffigan P 1 0 0 0 .000
B.Jones P 0 0 0 01.000
B-T.Harper PH 1 0 1 1 .342
M.Ross P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 37 6 9 6 Totals 38 14 14 13

A-Pinch Hit For Fisher In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Jones In 8th Inning

Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 - 6 9 2
Expos........... 1 1 1 0 2 6 0 3 - 14 14 1

Pirates (54-63) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B.Fisher LOSS(9-10) 6 10 11 6 3 1 2 135 3.94
B.Jones 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.86
M.Ross 1 3 3 3 0 0 2 21 45.00
Totals 8 14 14 9 3 2 4

Expos (54-62) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
D.Martinez WIN(2-7) 6 1/3 5 4 3 4 7 0 128 4.31
A.McGaffigan 2 2/3 4 2 2 0 3 1 47 2.84
Totals 9 9 6 5 4 10 1

ATTENDANCE- 29,462 DATE- Saturday, August 15th 1987 TIME- Night
UMPIRES- Fred Brocklander, Bill Williams, John McSherry, Frank Pulli
T- 3:19
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 8 Expos: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0 Expos: 0
ERRORS- S.Bream, B.Fisher, D.Martinez
DOUBLES- B.Bonds(34th), A.Van Slyke(24th), R.Reynolds(20th), M.Lavalliere(17th),
T.Harper(3rd), T.Raines(28th), V.Law(21st), H.Winningham(16th),
J.Reed(8th)
TRIPLES- T.Raines(3rd)
HOME RUNS- B.Bonilla(13th), T.Raines(12th), H.Brooks(6th), T.Wallach(18th),
T.Foley(5th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Candaele(6th), H.Winningham(13th)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Martinez
WALKS- B.Bonds, S.Bream, B.Fisher, J.Cangelosi, C.Candaele-2, T.Wallach
STRIKE OUTS- B.Bonds, A.Van Slyke-2, J.Ray, B.Bonilla, R.Reynolds-2,
M.Lavalliere, A.Pedrique-2, H.Brooks, A.McGaffigan
BALKS- D.Martinez
2-out RBI- B.Bonds, T.Wallach-3, B.Bonilla-4, T.Foley-2
RLISP 2-out- B.Bonilla, A.Pedrique, J.Reed, J.Ray, V.Law, A.Van Slyke-3,
S.Bream, M.Lavalliere, A.McGaffigan
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Sid Bream robbed Hubie Brooks of a base hit.

Tim Raines hit for the cycle and had 2 RBI as the Montreal Expos defeated the
Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 14 to 6 at Olympic Stadium.

Raines made sure the Montreal fans enjoyed themselves. He doubled in the 1st
inning, tripled in the 3rd inning, slapped a one-base hit knocking in a run
in the 6th inning and smashed a solo-shot out of the park in the 8th inning.
Montreal kept the pressure on throughout the contest as they scored in 6
different innings.

Dennis Martinez(2-7) got credit for the victory, pitching 6 and 1/3 innings
and allowing 4 runs. Brian Fisher(9-10) ended up with the loss. He was
knocked around by Montreal, allowing 10 hits and 3 walks in 6 innings.

Wth the win Montreal now has a record of 54-62. With the loss Pittsburgh now
has a record of 54-63.