Tigers @ Royals
August 16, 1987

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 10 15 1
Royals 6 13 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 10 15 1
Royals 6 13 2

Steve Balboni Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .231
OBP .500 .296
At Bats 4 299
Hits 2 69
• Singles 1 41
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 18
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 2 45

Guillermo Hernandez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 6
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Royals Stadium - August 16, 1987
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Strikeout
Guillermo Hernandez
Mike Heath
Darrell Evans
Lou Whitaker
Jim Morrison
Alan Trammell
Dave Bergman
Kirk Gibson
Tim Tolman
Steve Balboni

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 10 15 1 8
Kansas City Royals 6 13 2 9
Winning Pitcher Jeff Robinson
Losing Pitcher Jerry Gleaton
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Alan Trammell
Attendance 33,006
Time of Game 3 hours 22 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Balboni strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bosley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Seitzer tags and scores.
Bottom 9 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Seitzer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gibson who is chasing the ball. Seitzer reaches third base with a triple.
Top 9 Heath strikes out.
Top 9 Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Evans moves to third. Morrison moves to second.
Top 9 Morrison hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tolman scores. Evans moves to second.
Top 9 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tolman moves to third.
Top 9 Tolman takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Thad Bosley now playing right field. Trammell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Quirk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tolman. Quirk reaches second base with a double. Pecota goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Tolman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker misplays the ball. That's an error on Whitaker.
Top 8 Gibson hits a line drive towards short. Jones catches it and throws to second to double up Whitaker.
Top 8 Madlock strikes out.
Top 8 Madlock hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Quirk settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Quirk.
Top 8 Steve Farr now pitching. Whitaker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Whitaker reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Mike Henneman now pitching. Balboni hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tartabull takes first base on ball four. Seitzer moves to third. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 7 Brett takes first base on ball four. Seitzer moves to second.
Bottom 7 Seitzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 7 Tim Tolman now playing right field. Mike Heath now catching. Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with Robinson covering, for the out.
Top 7 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Bergman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morrison scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 The ball gets by Quirk for a passed ball. Tolman scores. Morrison moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 John Davis now pitching. Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. Trammell scores. Tolman moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Evans takes first base on ball four. Madlock scores. Trammell moves to third. Tolman moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Tim Tolman pinch hits for Matt Nokes. Tolman is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Trammell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Trammell reaches second base with a double. Whitaker scores. Madlock moves to third.
Top 7 Gibson strikes out.
Top 7 Madlock bunts towards the mound. Gleaton juggles the ball. That's an error on Gleaton. Whitaker moves to third.
Top 7 Jerry Gleaton now pitching. Jamie Quirk now catching. Whitaker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Whitaker reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Jeff Robinson now pitching. Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Larry Owen. Quirk strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Pecota hits a popup towards first. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Balboni hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Tartabull hits a popup towards first. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brett hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bergman hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Bergman reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Morrison is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out.
Bottom 5 Seitzer hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Owen is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Nokes hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Trammell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Madlock moves to second.
Top 5 Gibson strikes out.
Top 5 Madlock hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Whitaker is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Pecota hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Tartabull scores. Balboni moves to second.
Bottom 4 Balboni hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Seitzer scores. Tartabull moves to second.
Bottom 4 Tartabull hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Seitzer moves to second.
Bottom 4 Brett hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Seitzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bergman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Morrison hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 There goes Nokes. The throw from Owen and he is out, Seitzer applying the tag.
Top 4 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Nokes hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Nokes reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bergman. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Pecota moves to third.
Bottom 3 Owen hits a popup towards first. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans fields the ball and throws to Tanana covering. Safe.
Top 3 Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gibson strikes out.
Top 3 Madlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitaker scores.
Top 3 Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Whitaker reaches second base with a double. Heath goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Heath takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Bergman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Balboni hits a line drive towards third. Morrison reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Tartabull strikes out.
Bottom 2 Brett strikes out.
Top 2 Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Evans hits a popup towards third. Seitzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Trammell scores.
Top 2 Trammell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Trammell reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Seitzer for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gibson strikes out.
Top 1 Madlock hits a popup, foul, towards first. Balboni settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Whitaker strikes out.