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MIN
@CHW		2
8
BOS
@DET		0
3
CAL
@KCR		5
8
MIL
@NYY		6
4
CLE
@SEA		11
8
OAK
@TEX		1
2		 
(11)
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@TOR		3
18
CIN
@ATL		2
3
HOU
@LAD		8
1
CHC
@NYM		5
6
STL
@PHI		2
3		 
(11)
MON
@PIT		6
4		 
(14)
SDP
@SFG		3
4
Monday, September 14, 1987
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 23,287, Time of Game: 3:01
Red Sox
0
69-73
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 16½ GB
 at Tigers
3
86-57
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Doyle Alexander (11-10)
L: Roger Clemens (16-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  9  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  1  0   2  0  X    3  7  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ellis Burks CF 5 0 3 0 0 0 .266 .774 -0.007 1.21 0.102 -0.109 0.2 7 0 2B,SB
Marty Barrett 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .291 .705 -0.056 1.55 0.086 -0.142 -0.1 1 2
Wade Boggs 3B 1 0 0 0 3 0 .366 1.049 0.080 1.18 0.102 -0.022 1.0 0 2
Mike Greenwell RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .345 1.009 -0.160 1.62 0.000 -0.160 -1.7 0 0
Dwight Evans 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .318 1.028 -0.114 1.77 0.026 -0.139 -1.1 5 1
Jim Rice LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .278 .765 -0.130 1.90 0.041 -0.172 -1.6 2 0
Sam Horn DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .299 .999 -0.096 1.18 0.037 -0.134 -0.7 GDP
Spike Owen SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .268 .696 0.010 1.13 0.099 -0.089 -0.3 3 1 CS
John Marzano C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .223 .672 -0.081 1.54 0.000 -0.081 -0.6 6 0 SH
   Todd Benzinger PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .288 .775 0.009 0.21 0.009 0.000 0.1
Roger Clemens P
   Calvin Schiraldi P
Team Totals 31 0 9 0 5 4 .290 .711 -0.545 1.40 0.502 -1.048 -4.8 24 6
2B: E Burks (27, off D Alexander).
SH: J Marzano (2, off D Alexander).
TB: E Burks 4; S Owen 2; M Barrett 2; S Horn; T Benzinger.
GIDP: S Horn (5).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Baserunning
SB: E Burks (23, 2nd base off D Alexander/M Nokes).
CS: S Owen (8, 2nd base by D Alexander/M Nokes).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Whitaker 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .264 .781 0.038 1.12 0.086 -0.048 0.4 2 4
Bill Madlock DH 3 0 0 1 1 1 .273 .813 0.066 1.36 0.100 -0.034 0.4
   Jim Walewander PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213 .629 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Kirk Gibson LF 2 0 0 1 1 0 .275 .854 -0.003 1.10 0.020 -0.023 -0.2 3 2 SF
Alan Trammell SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 .333 .926 0.126 1.10 0.168 -0.042 1.6 2 2 2B
Darrell Evans 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .864 -0.086 1.05 0.000 -0.086 -1.3 6 2
Matt Nokes C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .292 .883 -0.055 0.91 0.036 -0.091 -0.6 7 1
Chet Lemon CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .280 .870 -0.106 1.04 0.000 -0.106 -1.1 4 0
Scott Lusader RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .308 .938 0.027 0.94 0.059 -0.032 0.4 2 0
Tom Brookens 3B 2 1 1 0 0 1 .251 .695 -0.054 1.66 0.032 -0.087 -0.7 0 1 SH
Doyle Alexander P 1 1
   Mike Henneman P
Team Totals 29 3 7 3 4 6 .241 .599 -0.047 1.13 0.501 -0.549 -1.2 27 13
2B: A Trammell (26, off R Clemens).
SF: K Gibson (4, off R Clemens).
SH: T Brookens (7, off R Clemens).
TB: A Trammell 4; L Whitaker 2; T Brookens; S Lusader.
RBI: K Gibson (69); B Madlock (51); A Trammell (95).
2-out RBI: A Trammell.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Whitaker-A Trammell-D Evans.
Outfield Assists: K Gibson (S Owen at home plate); K Gibson (S Owen at home plate).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Roger Clemens, L (16-9) 6.2 7 3 3 4 4 0 3.33 31 48 0.026 1.25 0.2
Calvin Schiraldi 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.32 4 2 0 0.021 0.18 1.0
Team Totals 8 7 3 3 4 6 0 3.38 35 48 2 0 0.047 1.40 1.2

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doyle Alexander, W (11-10) 7 8 0 0 4 4 0 3.32 29 61 0.466 1.56 3.7
Mike Henneman, S (5) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.71 8 0 0 0.081 0.78 1.1
Team Totals 9 9 0 0 5 4 0 0.00 37 61 0 0 0.547 1.13 4.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Tim McClelland.
Time of Game: 3:01.
Attendance: 23,287.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Detroit Tigers
1 Ellis Burks CF 1 Lou Whitaker 2B
2 Marty Barrett 2B 2 Bill Madlock DH
3 Wade Boggs 3B 3 Kirk Gibson LF
4 Mike Greenwell RF 4 Alan Trammell SS
5 Dwight Evans 1B 5 Darrell Evans 1B
6 Jim Rice LF 6 Matt Nokes C
7 Sam Horn DH 7 Chet Lemon CF
8 Spike Owen SS 8 Scott Lusader RF
9 John Marzano C 9 Tom Brookens 3B
Roger Clemens P Doyle Alexander P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 0 1-- BOS M. Barrett D. Alexander -9% 38% Single to LF; Burks to 3B
t6 0-1 1 1-- OO BOS S. Horn D. Alexander 9% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t3 0-0 2 123 O BOS J. Rice D. Alexander 8% 56% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 123 O DET T. Brookens R. Clemens -8% 50% Strikeout
b5 0-0 1 12- DET B. Madlock R. Clemens 7% 69% Walk; Brookens to 3B; Whitaker to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- BOS E. Burks D. Alexander -3% 47% Single to SS
t1 0-0 0 1-- BOS M. Barrett D. Alexander -9% 38% Single to LF; Burks to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 BOS W. Boggs D. Alexander -4% 34% Walk; Barrett to 2B
t1 0-0 0 123 O BOS M. Greenwell D. Alexander 6% 41% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 123 O BOS D. Evans D. Alexander 7% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 123 O BOS J. Rice D. Alexander 7% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O DET L. Whitaker R. Clemens -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- O DET B. Madlock R. Clemens -2% 51% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O DET K. Gibson R. Clemens -1% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9
t2 0-0 0 --- BOS S. Horn D. Alexander -4% 46% Single to RF
t2 0-0 0 1-- O BOS S. Owen D. Alexander 4% 50% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Owen to 1B
t2 0-0 1 1-- O BOS J. Marzano D. Alexander 4% 54% Owen Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t2 0-0 2 --- O BOS J. Marzano D. Alexander 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- DET A. Trammell R. Clemens 4% 59% Single to CF
b2 0-0 0 1-- O DET D. Evans R. Clemens -3% 55% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Evans to 1B
b2 0-0 1 1-- DET M. Nokes R. Clemens 4% 59% Walk; Evans to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- O DET C. Lemon R. Clemens -5% 54% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 12- DET S. Lusader R. Clemens 3% 58% Walk; Evans to 3B; Nokes to 2B
b2 0-0 2 123 O DET T. Brookens R. Clemens -8% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- BOS E. Burks D. Alexander -4% 46% Single to CF
t3 0-0 0 1-- BOS M. Barrett D. Alexander -3% 43% Burks Steals 2B
t3 0-0 0 -2- O BOS M. Barrett D. Alexander 5% 48% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 1 -2- BOS W. Boggs D. Alexander -2% 46% Walk
t3 0-0 1 12- O BOS M. Greenwell D. Alexander 4% 50% Flyball: CF; Burks to 3B
t3 0-0 2 1-3 BOS D. Evans D. Alexander -3% 47% Walk; Boggs to 2B
t3 0-0 2 123 O BOS J. Rice D. Alexander 8% 56% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- O DET L. Whitaker R. Clemens -3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O DET B. Madlock R. Clemens -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O DET K. Gibson R. Clemens -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9
t4 0-0 0 --- O BOS S. Horn D. Alexander 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- BOS S. Owen D. Alexander -3% 50% Single to LF
t4 0-0 1 1-- O BOS J. Marzano D. Alexander 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 2 1-- O BOS E. Burks D. Alexander 3% 56% Double to LF; Owen out at Hm/LF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- DET A. Trammell R. Clemens 7% 63% Double to LF
b4 0-0 0 -2- O DET D. Evans R. Clemens -2% 62% Flyball: CF; Trammell to 3B
b4 0-0 1 --3 O DET M. Nokes R. Clemens -7% 55% Flyball: SS
b4 0-0 2 --3 O DET C. Lemon R. Clemens -5% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
t5 0-0 0 --- O BOS M. Barrett D. Alexander 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- O BOS W. Boggs D. Alexander 2% 55% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 0-0 2 --- O BOS M. Greenwell D. Alexander 2% 57% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
b5 0-0 0 --- O DET S. Lusader R. Clemens -3% 54% Strikeout
b5 0-0 1 --- DET T. Brookens R. Clemens 3% 57% Single to CF
b5 0-0 1 1-- DET L. Whitaker R. Clemens 4% 61% Single to RF; Brookens to 2B
b5 0-0 1 12- DET B. Madlock R. Clemens 7% 69% Walk; Brookens to 3B; Whitaker to 2B
b5 0-0 1 123 RO DET K. Gibson R. Clemens 1% 70% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Brookens Scores
b5 1-0 2 12- O DET A. Trammell R. Clemens -4% 66% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Doyle Alexander facing 5-6-7
t6 0-1 0 --- O BOS D. Evans D. Alexander 4% 69% Flyball: C
t6 0-1 1 --- BOS J. Rice D. Alexander -4% 65% Walk
t6 0-1 1 1-- OO BOS S. Horn D. Alexander 9% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
b6 1-0 0 --- O DET D. Evans R. Clemens -2% 72% Flyball: CF
b6 1-0 1 --- O DET M. Nokes R. Clemens -2% 70% Flyball: CF
b6 1-0 2 --- O DET C. Lemon R. Clemens -1% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Doyle Alexander facing 8-9-1
t7 0-1 0 --- BOS S. Owen D. Alexander -7% 62% Single to RF
t7 0-1 0 1-- O BOS J. Marzano D. Alexander 4% 65% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Owen to 2B
t7 0-1 1 -2- O BOS E. Burks D. Alexander 7% 72% Flyball: CF
t7 0-1 2 -2- O BOS M. Barrett D. Alexander 6% 79% Single to LF; Owen out at Hm/LF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
b7 1-0 0 --- DET S. Lusader R. Clemens 3% 82% Single to RF
b7 1-0 0 1-- O DET T. Brookens R. Clemens -1% 80% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Lusader to 2B
b7 1-0 1 -2- DET L. Whitaker R. Clemens 4% 84% Single to RF; Lusader to 3B
b7 1-0 1 1-3 RO DET B. Madlock R. Clemens 3% 87% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lusader Scores; Madlock to 1B
Jim Walewander pinch runs for Bill Madlock (DH) batting 2nd
b7 2-0 2 1-- DET K. Gibson R. Clemens 1% 88% Walk; Walewander to 2B
b7 2-0 2 12- R DET A. Trammell R. Clemens 6% 94% Single to RF; Walewander Scores; Gibson to 3B
Calvin Schiraldi replaces Roger Clemens pitching
b7 3-0 2 1-3 O DET D. Evans C. Schiraldi -1% 93% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Mike Henneman facing 3-4-5
Mike Henneman replaces Doyle Alexander pitching
t8 0-3 0 --- BOS W. Boggs M. Henneman -4% 88% Walk
t8 0-3 0 1-- O BOS M. Greenwell M. Henneman 4% 92% Flyball: RF
t8 0-3 1 1-- O BOS D. Evans M. Henneman 3% 95% Flyball: LF
t8 0-3 2 1-- O BOS J. Rice M. Henneman 2% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Calvin Schiraldi facing 6-7-8
b8 3-0 0 --- O DET M. Nokes C. Schiraldi -0% 97% Strikeout
b8 3-0 1 --- O DET C. Lemon C. Schiraldi -0% 97% Strikeout
b8 3-0 2 --- O DET S. Lusader C. Schiraldi -0% 96% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Mike Henneman facing 7-8-9
t9 0-3 0 --- O BOS S. Horn M. Henneman 2% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 0-3 1 --- O BOS S. Owen M. Henneman 1% 100% Flyball: CF
Todd Benzinger pinch hits for John Marzano (C) batting 9th
t9 0-3 2 --- BOS T. Benzinger M. Henneman -1% 99% Single to RF
t9 0-3 2 1-- O BOS E. Burks M. Henneman 1% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.

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