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Yankees 2 @ Tigers 1
Tiger Stadium
April 6, 1987

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on April 6, 1987 at Tiger Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateApril 6, 1987 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 2 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 2
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 1 H: 5 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 1
Hits: 5
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherDave Righetti  
Losing PitcherJack Morris  
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Game Winning RBIRickey Henderson 

Game Info

DateApril 6, 1987 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherDennis Rasmussen  
Home Starting PitcherJack Morris  
BallparkTiger Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance51,315 
Time of Game3 hours 1 minute 
UmpiresHP: Joe Brinkman
1B: Terry Cooney
2B: Mike Reilly
3B: Tim Welke

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rickey Henderson  Center Fielder 
Willie Randolph  Second Baseman 
Don Mattingly  First Baseman 
Gary Ward  DH 
Dave Winfield  Right Fielder 
Dan Pasqua  Left Fielder 
Mike Pagliarulo  Third Baseman 
Joel Skinner  Catcher 
Wayne Tolleson  Shortstop 
Lou Piniella  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lou Whitaker  Second Baseman 
Larry Herndon  Left Fielder 
Chet Lemon  Center Fielder 
Alan Trammell  Shortstop 
Darnell Coles  Third Baseman 
Terry Harper  DH 
Darrell Evans  First Baseman 
Mike Heath  Right Fielder 
Orlando Mercado  Catcher 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

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Yankees 2 @ Tigers 1
Tiger Stadium
April 6, 1987

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/6/1987 -- New York at Detroit (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Henderson R, cf       4  0  2  1   Whitaker L, 2b        4  0  1  0   
Randolph W, 2b        4  0  0  0   Herndon L, lf         4  1  2  1   
Mattingly D, 1b       5  0  0  0   Lemon C, cf           5  0  0  0   
Ward G, dh            4  1  1  0   Trammell A, ss        4  0  0  0   
Winfield D, rf        4  0  1  0   Coles D, 3b           3  0  1  0   
Pasqua D, lf          4  0  1  0   Harper T, dh          3  0  0  0   
Pagliarulo M, 3b      4  0  1  0   Evans D, 1b           4  0  0  0   
Skinner J, c          2  0  0  0   Heath M, rf           2  0  0  0   
Washington C, ph      1  1  1  0   Mercado O, c          3  0  1  0   
Cerone R, c           0  0  0  0   Sheridan P, pr        0  0  0  0   
Tolleson W, ss        4  0  2  0   Lowry D, c            0  0  0  0   
                                   Brookens T, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Nokes M, c            0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  2  9  1                        33  1  5  1

New York         000 100 000 1 --  2
Detroit          000 001 000 0 --  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rasmussen D           7.0  4  1  1  1  3
Righetti D (W)        3.0  1  0  0  3  3

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Morris J (L)          9.2  9  2  1  2  4
Hernandez W           0.1  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Coles D
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- New York 7, Detroit 8
2B -- Coles D, Henderson R
3B -- Herndon L
HR -- Herndon L
SB -- Henderson R
SH -- Skinner J, Whitaker L, Harper T
T -- 3:01
A -- 51315

    

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