DET @ MIN

October 07, 1987

Final Score: DET 5 - MIN 8

Game Information

Ballpark
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance
53,269
Game Duration
166 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Jeff Reardon
Losing Pitcher
Doyle Alexander

Umpires

Home Plate
Joe Brinkman
First Base
Durwood Merrill
Second Base
Drew Coble
Third Base
Al Clark

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Dome

Line Score

DET @ MIN — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
DET 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 5 10 0
MIN 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 x 8 10 0

DET Batting

DET @ MIN — 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 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tom Brookens 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Darrell Evans 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Kirk Gibson 4 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 .250
Johnny Grubb 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Mike Heath 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .667
Mike Henneman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Larry Herndon 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Eric King 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chet Lemon 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Bill Madlock 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Matt Nokes 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Pat Sheridan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alan Trammell 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Lou Whitaker 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 35 5 10 5 2 9 1 0 2 0 .286

MIN Batting

DET @ MIN — MIN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Don Baylor 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Tom Brunansky 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500
Randy Bush 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
Gary Gaetti 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .667
Greg Gagne 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Dan Gladden 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Kent Hrbek 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tim Laudner 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Steve Lombardozzi 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Kirby Puckett 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Jeff Reardon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Frank Viola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 8 10 8 2 5 3 1 2 0 .312

DET Pitching

DET @ MIN — DET Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Doyle Alexander (L) L 7.1 8 6 6 0 5 2 7.36
Mike Henneman - 0.0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0.00
Willie Hernandez - 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Eric King - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 8.0 10 8 8 2 5 2 9.00

MIN Pitching

DET @ MIN — MIN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jeff Reardon (W) W 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0.00
Frank Viola - 7.0 9 5 5 1 6 2 6.43
Team Totals 9.0 10 5 5 2 9 2 5.00

Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins, October 7, 1987

On October 7, 1987, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 8-5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, a League Championship Series game. The game information lists a crowd of 53,269, a running time of 166 minutes, and a night start. Conditions were recorded as dome skies. The Detroit Tigers scored in the third, sixth, seventh, and eighth innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run eighth. The Minnesota Twins' runs came in the second, fifth, and eighth innings, 4 of them in the eighth. The Detroit Tigers had 10 hits and the Minnesota Twins 10, with 0 and 0 errors. Jeff Reardon was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 1 hit in 2.0 innings. The loss was charged to Doyle Alexander after 7.1 innings and 6 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Frank Viola, who had 6. The Detroit Tigers used Doyle Alexander, Mike Henneman, Willie Hernandez, and Eric King on the mound. Mike Heath led the Detroit Tigers at the plate: 2 for 3, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. Kirk Gibson also homered for the Detroit Tigers. The Minnesota Twins' top hitter was Gary Gaetti, 2 for 3, 2 home runs, and 2 RBI. Tom Brunansky drove in 3 for the Minnesota Twins. Behind the plate was umpire Joe Brinkman.

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