April 6, 1987 New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

BAL 2
TEX 1 NYY 2
@DET 1
(10) CHW 5
@KCR 4 MIL 5
BOS 1 TOR 7
CLE 3 CIN 11
MON 5 HOU 4
LAD 3 SFG 4
SDP 3
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 51,315

Monday, April 6, 1987
Time of Game: 3:01

Yankees

1-0

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0   1    2  9  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0   0    1  5  1

W: D Righetti (1-0), L: J Morris (0-1)

Tigers

0-1

Lost 1

5th, 1 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson CF                4   0   2   1    1   1  .500 1.350    0    4   0   2B,SB
W Randolph 2B                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200    0    2   3   
D Mattingly 1B                5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    8   1   
G Ward DH                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
D Winfield RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    3   0   
D Pasqua LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    5   0   
M Pagliarulo 3B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    2   1   GDP
J Skinner C                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    5   0   SH
  C Washington PH             1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  R Cerone C                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
W Tolleson SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   

D Rasmussen P                                                            0   1
  D Righetti P                                                           0   1
Totals                       36   2   9   1    2   4                    30   7

BATTING

2B: R Henderson (1, off J Morris).

SH: J Skinner (1, off J Morris).

TB: R Henderson 3; W Tolleson 2; G Ward; D Winfield; D Pasqua; C Washington; M Pagliarulo.

GIDP: M Pagliarulo (1).

RBI: R Henderson (1).

2-out RBI: R Henderson.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson (1, 2nd base off J Morris/O Mercado).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .500    0    4   4   SH
L Herndon LF                  4   1   2   1    1   0  .500 2.350    0    2   0   HR,3B
C Lemon CF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   1   
A Trammell SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   6   
D Coles 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .333 1.167    0    1   2   2B
T Harper DH                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
D Evans 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0   12   1   
M Heath RF                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .500    0    1   0   
O Mercado C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    4   0   
  P Sheridan PR               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Lowry C                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Brookens PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Nokes C                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   

J Morris P                                                               1   1
  W Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       33   1   5   1    4   6                    30  15

BATTING

2B: D Coles (1, off D Rasmussen).

3B: L Herndon (1, off D Rasmussen).

HR: L Herndon (1, off D Rasmussen; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).

SH: T Harper (1, off D Righetti); L Whitaker (1, off D Righetti).

TB: L Herndon 7; D Coles 2; L Whitaker; O Mercado.

RBI: L Herndon (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Lemon-L Whitaker-D Evans; A Trammell-L Whitaker-D Evans.

E: D Coles (1).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Rasmussen                    7     4   1   1    1   3   1   1.29   26     -       ·  ·      5·15· 2· 0     67    -     1.12   0.29
D Righetti, W (1-0)            3     1   0   0    3   3   0   0.00   13     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 0          0-0    3.02   0.46
Totals                        10     5   1   1    4   6   1          39     -       ·  ·      8·18· 3· 0           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Morris, L (0-1)              9.2   9   2   1    2   4   0   0.93   38     -       ·  ·     16·11· 5· 0     67    -     1.42   0.20
W Hernandez                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    2.15   0.05
Totals                        10     9   2   1    2   4   0          39     -       ·  ·     16·12· 5· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 51,315.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Detroit Tigers                       
1. R Henderson          CF    1. L Whitaker           2B 
2. W Randolph           2B    2. L Herndon            LF 
3. D Mattingly          1B    3. C Lemon              CF 
4. G Ward               DH    4. A Trammell           SS 
5. D Winfield           RF    5. D Coles              3B 
6. D Pasqua             LF    6. T Harper             DH 
7. M Pagliarulo         3B    7. D Evans              1B 
8. J Skinner            C     8. M Heath              RF 
9. W Tolleson           SS    9. O Mercado            C  

   D Rasmussen          P        J Morris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   2  1-1  1-3      34%  84% R Henderson     J Morris        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Washington Scores; Tolleson to 3B
   b 6   0  1-0  ---     -18%  42% L Herndon       D Rasmussen     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   t 4   2  0-0  1--      14%  60% D Winfield      J Morris        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to P's Right); Ward Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER; Winfield to 2B
   t 7   0  1-1  1--     -13%  43% M Pagliarulo    J Morris        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 9   2  1-1  12-      11%  50% T Brookens      D Righetti      Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  R Henderson     Walk
   O      1--      50%  W Randolph      Flyball: LF
          1--      52%  D Mattingly     Henderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      49%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Henderson to 3B
   O      --3      45%  G Ward          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  L Whitaker      Strikeout
          ---      41%  L Herndon       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      --3      46%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      50%  A Trammell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  D Pasqua        Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  M Pagliarulo    Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Rasmussen facing 5-6-7
          ---      39%  D Coles         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-      43%  T Harper        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      47%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: 3B
          -2-      45%  M Heath         Walk
   O      12-      50%  O Mercado       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  J Skinner       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  W Tolleson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
          ---      40%  L Whitaker      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      42%  L Herndon       Groundout: P-1B; Whitaker to 2B
   O      -2-      46%  C Lemon         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      50%  A Trammell      Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  W Randolph      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  D Mattingly     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  G Ward          Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   R      1--      60%  D Winfield      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to P's Right); Ward Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER; Winfield to 2B
   O      -2-      57%  D Pasqua        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Rasmussen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      60%  D Coles         Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      62%  T Harper        Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Morris facing 7-8-9
          ---      67%  M Pagliarulo    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      66%  J Skinner       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Pagliarulo to 2B
          -2-      71%  W Tolleson      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Pagliarulo to 3B
   O      1-3      63%  R Henderson     Strikeout
   O      1-3      58%  W Randolph      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Rasmussen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      62%  M Heath         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      64%  O Mercado       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      66%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Morris facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      63%  D Mattingly     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  G Ward          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      60%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Rasmussen facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      42%  L Herndon       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---      46%  C Lemon         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      48%  A Trammell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  D Coles         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
          ---      56%  D Pasqua        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--      43%  M Pagliarulo    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      41%  J Skinner       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Dennis Rasmussen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      45%  T Harper        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      48%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  M Heath         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Morris facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      45%  W Tolleson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  R Henderson     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   OO     1--      39%  W Randolph      Line Drive Double Play: CF-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Righetti facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Righetti replaces Dennis Rasmussen pitching
          ---      33%  O Mercado       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  Pat Sheridan pinch runs for Orlando Mercado batting 9th
   O      1--      35%  L Whitaker      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Sheridan to 2B
          -2-      33%  L Herndon       Walk
   O      12-      41%  C Lemon         Flyball: RF
   O      12-      50%  A Trammell      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Morris facing 3-4-5
                  Dwight Lowry replaces Pat Sheridan playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      44%  D Mattingly     Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      39%  G Ward          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      36%  D Winfield      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Righetti facing 5-6-7
          ---      28%  D Coles         Walk
   O      1--      30%  T Harper        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Coles to 2B
   O      -2-      39%  D Evans         Strikeout Looking
          -2-      39%  M Heath         Walk
                  Tom Brookens pinch hits for Dwight Lowry batting 9th
   O      12-      50%  T Brookens      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 10th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
                  Matt Nokes replaces Tom Brookens playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      44%  D Pasqua        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      39%  M Pagliarulo    Groundout: 1B-P
                  Claudell Washington pinch hits for Joel Skinner batting 8th
          ---      42%  C Washington    Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
          1--      50%  W Tolleson      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Washington to 3B
   R      1-3      84%  R Henderson     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Washington Scores; Tolleson to 3B
          -23      84%  W Randolph      Walk
                  Willie Hernandez replaces Jack Morris pitching
   O      123      79%  D Mattingly     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Righetti facing 1-2-3
                  Rick Cerone replaces Claudell Washington playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      88%  L Whitaker      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      95%  L Herndon       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Lemon         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198704060

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1987 > DET \| NYY > Apr 6, 1987, Yankees at Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation