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.

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

1987 World Series Game 4

October 21, 1987

The Detroit Tigers evened the Series at 2 games apiece with a come from behind 3-2 victory. Trailing Cincinnati 2-1 in the 7th the Tigers scored a run to tie it up. They scored another run in the 8th to take the lead, then held on to win with some fine bullpen work from Henneman, Snell and Hernandez.

BOXSCORE: 1987 Detroit Tigers At 1987 Cincinnati Reds              10/21/1987
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Whitaker 2B       4  0  1  1 .313     T.Jones LF          3  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Madlock 1B,3B     5  0  0  0 .200   F-K.Daniels PH,LF     1  0  0  0 .462  
  L.Herndon RF        2  0  0  0 .333     D.Concepcion 2B     4  1  2  0 .444  
C-P.Sheridan PH,RF    0  1  0  0 .429     E.Davis CF          3  0  1  0 .313  
  A.Trammell SS       4  1  2  1 .400     N.Esasky 1B         4  0  1  1 .375  
  C.Lemon CF          3  0  2  1 .231     D.Parker RF         4  0  1  0 .067  
  K.Gibson LF         4  0  0  0 .200     B.Bell 3B           4  0  0  0 .235  
  M.Heath C           3  0  2  0 .375     B.Diaz C            4  1  3  0 .429  
B-J.Walewander PR     0  1  0  0 ----   G-K.Stillwell PR      0  0  0  01.000  
  M.Henneman P        0  0  0  0 ----     B.Larkin SS         4  0  2  1 .200  
D-D.Evans PH          1  0  0  0 .111     T.Browning P        1  0  0  0 .000  
  N.Snell P           0  0  0  0 ----     G.Hoffman P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  G.Hernandez P       0  0  0  0 ----     T.Hume P            1  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Brookens 3B       2  0  0  0 .083     R.Murphy P          0  0  0  0 ----  
E-D.Bergman PH,1B     1  0  0  0 .500                                          
  F.Tanana P          2  0  0  0 .000                                          
A-M.Nokes PH,C        2  0  0  0 .273                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  3  7  3                 Totals      33  2 10  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Tanana In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Heath In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Herndon In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Henneman In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Brookens In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Jones In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Ran For Diaz In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  1 1 0  -  3  7  0
Reds............ 0 0 1  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  2 10  1
 
Tigers (2-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
F.Tanana                  6       8   2   2   0   4   0  74   3.00
M.Henneman WIN(1-0)       1       1   0   0   0   1   0  12  20.25
N.Snell HOLD(1st)         1       0   0   0   1   0   0  14   0.00
G.Hernandez SAVE(1st)     1       1   0   0   0   0   0  15   0.00
Totals                    9      10   2   2   1   5   0
 
Reds (2-2)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Browning                5 2/3   2   1   1   3   6   1  86   1.59
G.Hoffman HOLD(1st)       0 1/3   2   1   1   0   0   0   9   3.60
T.Hume LOSS(0-1) BS(1st)  1 2/3   3   1   1   1   0   0  35   4.50
R.Murphy                  1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0.00
Totals                    9       7   3   3   4   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 50,772 DATE- Wednesday, October 21st 1987 TIME- Night 
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8  Reds: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Reds: 1
ERRORS- T.Browning
DOUBLES- M.Heath(1st), E.Davis(2nd), N.Esasky(2nd), B.Diaz(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Trammell(1st)
STOLEN BASES- E.Davis(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- E.Davis
SACRIFICE HITS- T.Brookens, T.Browning
WALKS- L.Whitaker, L.Herndon, P.Sheridan, C.Lemon, E.Davis
STRIKE OUTS- L.Whitaker, L.Herndon, A.Trammell-2, K.Gibson, F.Tanana, E.Davis,
             N.Esasky-2, B.Bell-2
GIDP- B.Madlock, T.Jones
WILD PITCHES- F.Tanana, T.Browning
2-out RBI- A.Trammell, L.Whitaker
RLISP 2-out- L.Whitaker, K.Gibson, T.Jones, D.Parker, D.Bergman-2, N.Esasky,
             B.Larkin
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Lou Whitaker robbed Dave Parker of a base hit.
 
50,772 fans were treated to a fine game at Riverfront Stadium as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end.  The Detroit Tigers won by the
slimmest of margins, 3 to 2.
 
Mike Henneman(1-0) was the winning pitcher with a solid relief performance.
He allowed just 1 hit and no walks in 1 inning.  Cincinnati had a chance in
the 9th but they came up short.  
 
Henneman was helped out by Guillermo Hernandez who recorded his 1st save.  Tom
Hume(0-1) was charged with the loss in relief.  
 

1987 World Series Game 3

October 20, 1987

The 1987 World Series moved to Cincinnati for Game 3 tied up 1-1. The Reds came out swinging and pounded the Detroit Tigers 11-4. Detroit's Walt Terrell, who was 20-9 during the regular season, was chased in the 4th inning after giving up 8 runs (4 unearned). Cincinnati's Buddy Bell had a fine night at the plate going 3 for 4 with a homerun and 4 RBI. The Reds now hold a 2-1 advantage in the Series.

BOXSCORE: 1987 Detroit Tigers At 1987 Cincinnati Reds              10/20/1987
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Whitaker 2B       4  0  1  0 .333     K.Daniels LF        4  2  2  0 .500  
  K.Gibson LF         4  1  1  0 .273     D.Concepcion 2B     5  0  3  3 .429  
  A.Trammell SS       3  0  1  1 .364     E.Davis CF          4  2  1  0 .308  
  M.Nokes C           5  1  1  1 .333     D.Parker RF         3  1  0  0 .000  
  D.Evans 1B          3  0  0  0 .125     N.Esasky 1B         4  2  1  0 .417  
  D.Petry P           0  0  0  0 ----     B.Landrum P         0  0  0  0 ----  
C-D.Bergman PH,RF     1  1  1  01.000     B.Bell 3B           4  2  3  4 .308  
  C.Lemon CF          4  0  1  1 .100     B.Diaz C            5  0  2  3 .300  
  P.Sheridan RF       4  0  2  0 .429     B.Larkin SS         4  0  0  0 .091  
  M.Thurmond P        0  0  0  0 ----     R.Robinson P        4  2  2  0 .500  
  T.Brookens 3B       4  1  1  0 .100   D-T.Francona 1B       1  0  0  0 .000  
  W.Terrell P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
  N.Snell P           0  0  0  0 ----                                          
A-S.Lusader PH        1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  J.Robinson P        0  0  0  0 ----                                          
B-B.Madlock 1B        1  0  0  0 .300                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  4  9  3                 Totals      38 11 14 10
 
A-Pinch Hit For Snell In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Robinson In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Petry In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Robinson In 8th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 3 0  -  4  9  1
Reds............ 0 1 4  3 1 2  0 0    - 11 14  2
 
Tigers (1-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Terrell LOSS(0-1)       3 2/3   8   8   4   3   2   1  91   9.82
N.Snell                   0 1/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  10   0.00
J.Robinson                1 2/3   5   3   3   2   2   0  48  16.20
D.Petry                   1 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0  22   0.00
M.Thurmond                1       0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0.00
Totals                    8      14  11   7   7   4   1
 
Reds (2-1)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Robinson WIN(1-0)       7 2/3   8   4   3   1   3   1 118   3.52
B.Landrum                 1 1/3   1   0   0   3   1   0  39   0.00
Totals                    9       9   4   3   4   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 47,503 DATE- Tuesday, October 20th 1987 TIME- Night 
T- 3:41
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 9  Reds:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Reds: 1
ERRORS- W.Terrell, B.Bell, R.Robinson
DOUBLES- D.Bergman(1st), C.Lemon(1st), K.Daniels(1st), D.Concepcion(2nd),
         E.Davis(1st)
TRIPLES- K.Gibson(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Nokes(1st), B.Bell(1st)
STOLEN BASES- E.Davis(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Terrell
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Trammell
WALKS- L.Whitaker, K.Gibson, A.Trammell, B.Madlock, K.Daniels, E.Davis,
       D.Parker-2, N.Esasky, B.Bell, B.Larkin
STRIKE OUTS- K.Gibson, A.Trammell, M.Nokes, T.Brookens, K.Daniels, B.Diaz,
             R.Robinson-2
GIDP- A.Trammell, N.Esasky
2-out RBI- B.Bell-3, B.Diaz-3, D.Concepcion-2, M.Nokes, C.Lemon
RLISP 2-out- D.Parker-2, L.Whitaker, K.Gibson-2, N.Esasky-5, B.Larkin-3,
             R.Robinson-2, C.Lemon, K.Daniels, E.Davis-2, P.Sheridan,
             A.Trammell, M.Nokes-2
 
Third baseman Buddy Bell slammed a homerun and had 4 RBI at Riverfront Stadium
where the Cincinnati Reds beat the Detroit Tigers 11 to 4.
 
The Cincinnati fans enjoyed the offense provided by Bell.  He blasted a solo
shot in the 2nd inning, laced a single which was good for two runs in the 3rd
inning and stroked a base-hit in the 6th inning.  Cincinnati finished with 14
hits while Detroit ended up with 9.  
 
Ron Robinson(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing 4 runs in 7 and 2/3 innings.
Walt Terrell(0-1) took the loss.  He was hit hard and gave up 8 hits and 3
walks in 3 and 2/3 innings.