MIN @ DET
Final Score: MIN 9 - DET 5
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Tiger Stadium
- Attendance
- 47,448
- Game Duration
- 194 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Bert Blyleven
- Losing Pitcher
- Doyle Alexander
- Save
- Jeff Reardon
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Mike Reilly
- First Base
- Jim McKean
- Second Base
- Joe Brinkman
- Third Base
- Durwood Merrill
Weather & Field Conditions
- Temperature
- 51°F
- Sky
- Overcast
- Field Condition
- Wet
- Precipitation
- None
Line Score
MIN Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Berenguer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bert Blyleven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tom Brunansky | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .600 |
| Randy Bush | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Gary Gaetti | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Greg Gagne | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Dan Gladden | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Kent Hrbek | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Tim Laudner | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Steve Lombardozzi | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Kirby Puckett | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Jeff Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dan Schatzeder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .366 |
DET Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doyle Alexander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dave Bergman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tom Brookens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Darrell Evans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kirk Gibson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .750 |
| Johnny Grubb | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Mike Henneman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Eric King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chet Lemon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Jim Morrison | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Matt Nokes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Jeff Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Pat Sheridan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alan Trammell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Lou Whitaker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 |
MIN Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Berenguer | - | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 |
| Bert Blyleven (W) | W | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Jeff Reardon (SV) | SV | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Dan Schatzeder | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5.00 | |
DET Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doyle Alexander (L) | L | 1.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21.60 |
| Mike Henneman | - | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18.00 |
| Eric King | - | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Jeff Robinson | - | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9.00 | |
Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers, October 12, 1987
On October 12, 1987, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 9-5 at Tiger Stadium in the League Championship Series. Retrosheet records attendance of 47,448, a running time of 194 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give 51 degrees and overcast skies. The Minnesota Twins' runs came in the second, seventh, eighth, and ninth innings, 4 of them in the second. The line score has the Detroit Tigers crossing the plate in the fourth, eighth, and ninth; the fourth brought 3 runs. The Minnesota Twins had 15 hits and the Detroit Tigers 9, with 1 and 1 errors. Bert Blyleven was the winning pitcher, allowing 3 earned runs on 5 hits in 6.0 innings. Doyle Alexander took the loss after 1.2 innings and 4 runs. The save went to Jeff Reardon. The Minnesota Twins used Juan Berenguer, Bert Blyleven, Jeff Reardon, and Dan Schatzeder on the mound. The Detroit Tigers' pitching table lists Doyle Alexander, Mike Henneman, Eric King, and Jeff Robinson. For the Minnesota Twins, Tom Brunansky went 3 for 5, 1 home run, 1 double, and 3 RBI. The Detroit Tigers' top hitter was Kirk Gibson, 3 for 4, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Matt Nokes drove in 2 for the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers got more home runs from Chet Lemon and Matt Nokes. Mike Reilly worked home plate.
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