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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 25, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 25, 1987 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 25, 1987 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 25, 1987 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Gubicza |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Morris |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 18,052 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dan Morrison 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Angel Salazar | Shortstop |
Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Jorge Orta | DH |
Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
Billy Gardner | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Bean | Left Fielder |
Pat Sheridan | Right Fielder |
Matt Nokes | Catcher |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Darrell Evans | DH |
Darnell Coles | Third Baseman |
Dave Bergman | First Baseman |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Tom Brookens | Second Baseman |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 25, 1987
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Morris
Salazar hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Brookens reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Morris
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Morris
White hits a popup towards first. Bergman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bean vs. Gubicza
Bean hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Bean reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sheridan vs. Gubicza
Sheridan bunts towards the mound. Gubicza picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gubicza. Bean scores. Sheridan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nokes vs. Gubicza
Nokes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Gubicza
There goes Sheridan. The throw from Quirk and he is out, Seitzer applying the tag. Nokes moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Gubicza
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nokes moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Gubicza
There's a wild pitch. Nokes scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Gubicza
Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coles vs. Gubicza
Coles hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Morris
Orta strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Morris
Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Morris
Tartabull strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Gubicza
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Gubicza
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Gubicza
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Morris
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Morris
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Morris
Quirk hits a popup, foul, towards third. Coles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bean vs. Gubicza
Bean hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheridan vs. Gubicza
Sheridan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nokes vs. Gubicza
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gubicza fields it and throws to first for the out. Sheridan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Gubicza
Trammell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Gubicza
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Morris
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Morris
Seitzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Morris
White takes first base on ball four. Seitzer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Morris
Orta hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Morris
Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coles vs. Gubicza
Coles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Gubicza
Bergman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Gubicza
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Gubicza
Brookens hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bean vs. Gubicza
Bean hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sheridan vs. Farr
Steve Farr now pitching.
Sheridan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Bean moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nokes vs. Farr
Nokes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bean scores. Sheridan moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trammell vs. Farr
Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Morris
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Morris
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Morris
Balboni hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Morris
Quirk hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Farr
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coles vs. Farr
Coles is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Farr
Bergman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Coles moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Farr
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coles tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Farr
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bergman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bean vs. Farr
Bean is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Morris
Salazar hits a fly ball into left field. Bean settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Morris
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brookens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Morris
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Farr
Buddy Biancalana now playing second base.
Sheridan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Farr
Nokes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Farr
Trammell strikes out. There goes Nokes. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Farr
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Morris
Orta hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Morris
Beniquez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Morris
Tartabull hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Morris
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Morris
Balboni hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coles vs. Anderson
Rick Anderson now pitching.
Coles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Anderson
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni fields the ball and throws to Anderson covering. Safe. Coles moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Anderson
Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brookens vs. Anderson
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biancalana fields it and throws to second for the out. Coles moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bean vs. Anderson
Bean hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Bean reaches second base with a double. Coles scores. Brookens moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sheridan vs. Anderson
Sheridan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nokes vs. Anderson
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. King
Eric King now pitching.
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brookens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. King
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. King
Seitzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biancalana vs. King
There's a wild pitch. Seitzer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biancalana vs. King
Biancalana hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Anderson
Bill Pecota now playing third base.
Trammell hits a line drive into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Anderson
Evans hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coles vs. Anderson
Coles hits a popup, foul, towards first. Balboni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Anderson
Bergman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Anderson
Lemon is hit by the pitch. Bergman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brookens vs. Anderson
Brookens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bean vs. Anderson
Bean is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Robinson
Jeff Robinson now pitching.
Orta strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Robinson
Beniquez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Robinson
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brookens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/25/1987 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Salazar A, ss 4 0 0 0 Bean B, lf 6 2 4 1 Seitzer K, 3b 4 0 2 0 Sheridan P, rf 4 1 2 1 Pecota B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Nokes M, c 4 1 2 1 White F, 2b 2 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 5 1 1 2 Biancalana B, 2b 1 0 0 0 Evans D, dh 5 1 2 1 Orta J, dh 4 1 1 1 Coles D, 3b 4 2 1 0 Beniquez J, cf 4 0 0 0 Bergman D, 1b 5 2 4 1 Tartabull D, rf 4 0 1 0 Lemon C, cf 2 2 0 1 Jackson B, lf 2 1 1 1 Brookens T, 2b 5 1 2 3 Balboni S, 1b 3 0 0 0 Quirk J, c 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 5 2 40 13 18 11 Kansas City 000 010 100 -- 2 Detroit 202 310 14x -- 13 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Gubicza M (L) 3.2 8 7 7 1 1 Farr S 2.1 4 1 1 1 3 Anderson R 2.0 6 5 5 1 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Morris J (W) 7.0 4 2 2 2 4 King E 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Robinson J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 E -- Gubicza M DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Kansas City 4, Detroit 9 2B -- Bean B 2, Evans D HR -- Trammell A, Bergman D, Jackson B, Orta J, Evans D, Brookens T SB -- Nokes M CS -- Sheridan P SF -- Lemon C HBP -- by Farr S (Coles D), by Anderson R (Lemon C) WP -- Gubicza M, King E T -- 2:43 A -- 18052
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