Yankees @ Tigers
April 8, 1987

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 10 0
Tigers 5 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 10 0
Tigers 5 8 1

Lou Whitaker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .286
OBP .333 .286
At Bats 3 7
Hits 1 2
• Singles 1 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Dave Righetti Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Tiger Stadium - April 8, 1987
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Out
Dave Righetti
Rick Cerone
Don Mattingly
Willie Randolph
Mike Pagliarulo
Wayne Tolleson
Dan Pasqua
Rickey Henderson
Dave Winfield
Lou Whitaker
Orlando Mercado
Tom Brookens

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 6 10 0 6
Detroit Tigers 5 8 1 5
Winning Pitcher Charles Hudson
Losing Pitcher Guillermo Hernandez
Save Dave Righetti
Game Winning RBI Willie Randolph
Attendance 12,271
Time of Game 2 hours 47 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Mercado takes first base on ball four. Brookens moves to second.
Bottom 9 Tom Brookens pinch runs for Darrell Evans. Sheridan hits a popup towards short. Tolleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Evans hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Dave Righetti now pitching. Rick Cerone now catching. Nokes is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Mark Thurmond now pitching. Mattingly strikes out. Mercado drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Mattingly out.
Top 9 Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tolleson scores. Henderson moves to third.
Top 9 Henderson is walked intentionally.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Washington scores. Tolleson moves to second.
Top 9 Claudell Washington pinch runs for Ron Kittle. Tolleson bunts towards third. Coles picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Coles. Washington moves to third.
Top 9 Ron Kittle pinch hits for Joel Skinner. Kittle takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Pagliarulo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Pat Sheridan now playing right field. Pasqua hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Coles hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mattingly settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Trammell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ward hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Herndon. Ward reaches second base with a double. Henderson scores.
Top 8 Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. King fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to third.
Top 8 Eric King now pitching. Henderson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Henderson reaches second base with a double. Tolleson goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Tolleson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Herndon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Whitaker strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mercado hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mattingly settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Skinner strikes out.
Top 7 Pagliarulo hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pasqua strikes out.
Bottom 6 Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tolleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Matt Nokes pinch hits for Terry Harper. Nokes hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Winfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herndon throws the ball in to Whitaker who tags Winfield, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 6 Ward hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Mattingly hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Coles hits a popup towards short. Tolleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Trammell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Tolleson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolleson for the out.
Top 5 Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pagliarulo moves to third.
Top 5 Pagliarulo takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Pasqua strikes out.
Top 5 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Petry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Charles Hudson now pitching. Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mercado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tolleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Heath hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Ward hits a line drive towards the mound. Petry reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mattingly hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Herndon. Mattingly reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Randolph hits a popup, foul, towards first. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Petry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Randolph fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Lemon scores. Trammell moves to third.
Bottom 3 Coles takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Trammell moves to second.
Bottom 3 Trammell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mercado scores. Herndon scores. Lemon moves to third.
Bottom 3 Lemon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Skinner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Herndon moves to second.
Bottom 3 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tolleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mercado moves to third.
Bottom 3 Whitaker bunts towards third. Pagliarulo fields it and throws to first for the out. Mercado moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mercado hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Tolleson hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Herndon throws the ball in to Whitaker who tags Tolleson, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 3 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Pagliarulo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with Petry covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tolleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagliarulo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pasqua strikes out.
Top 2 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Petry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Coles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tolleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Trammell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Whitaker scores. Lemon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lemon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Whitaker. The throw from Skinner and he is safe. Whitaker steals third.
Bottom 1 Herndon strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Whitaker. The throw from Skinner and he is safe. Whitaker steals second.
Bottom 1 Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Henderson hits a popup towards first. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.