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» Oakland Athletics 8 Detroit Tigers 7

Date: May 9, 1987
Stadium: Tiger Stadium (Detroit,MI)

OAK:	14-16	Prev Game (DET)	Next Game (DET)
DET:	10-18	Prev Game (OAK)	Next Game (OAK)

Game Notes:
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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	4	0	8	10	0
DET	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	7	11	0

Oakland Athletics	Career	Pos	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	PIT	AVG

1. Luis Polonia	cr	cf	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.244
Ron Cey	cr	ph	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	.192
Stan Javier	cr	pr-cf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234
2. Mike Davis	cr	rf	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.268
3. Carney Lansford	cr	3b-1b	5	0	0	1	0	2	0	.274
4. Jose Canseco	cr	lf	5	0	1	1	0	2	0	.273
5. Reggie Jackson	cr	dh	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.202
6. Mark McGwire	cr	1b	3	2	1	1	2	0	0	.259
Mike Gallego	cr	3b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
7. Tony Phillips	cr	2b	4	1	2	2	1	1	0	.246
8. Mickey Tettleton	cr	c	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.111
Jerry Willard	cr	ph	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--
Terry Steinbach	cr	ph-c	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.226
9. Alfredo Griffin	cr	ss	2	2	1	0	2	0	0	.237

Totals - 18 players			37	8	10	8	5	8	0	.238

Detroit Tigers	Career	Pos	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	PIT	AVG

1. Pat Sheridan	cr	rf	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	.290
2. Lou Whitaker	cr	2b	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.212
3. Kirk Gibson	cr	lf	4	1	1	1	1	2	0	.250
4. Alan Trammell	cr	ss	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	.262
5. Matt Nokes	cr	dh	3	2	1	0	2	1	0	.289
6. Darrell Evans	cr	1b	3	2	1	2	1	0	0	.227
Dave Bergman	cr	1b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308
7. Mike Heath	cr	c	4	1	4	4	0	0	0	.419
8. Bill Bean	cr	cf	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.316
9. Tom Brookens	cr	3b	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.233
John Grubb	cr	ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118
Darnell Coles	cr	3b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136

Totals - 16 players			38	7	11	7	4	9	0	.241

E: None

2B: Ron Cey (2), Mike Davis (11), Tony Phillips (6)
3B: None
HR: Mark McGwire (8), Tony Phillips (3)

RBI: Jose Canseco (13), Ron Cey 2(3), Carney Lansford (15), Mark McGwire (18), Tony Phillips 2(8), Luis Polonia (4)

SB: Mike Davis (4), Alfredo Griffin (7)
CS: None

S: None
SF: None
HP: Mike Davis (1)
IBB: None
GDP: None

E: None

2B: None
3B: None
HR: Darrell Evans (4), Kirk Gibson (2), Mike Heath (3)

RBI: Darrell Evans 2(11), Kirk Gibson (4), Mike Heath 4(8)

SB: None
CS: None

S: None
SF: None
HP: None
IBB: None
GDP: None

OAK Pitchers	Car	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PIT/Str	ERA

Eric Plunk	cr	5.1	9	5	5	2	5	2	0-0	4.31
Dave Leiper	cr	1.1	1	2	2	1	1	1	0-0	3.18
Gene Nelson W (1-1)	cr	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0-0	4.74
Jay Howell SV (5)	cr	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0-0	6.00

Totals - 4 pitcher(s)		9.0	11	7	7	4	9	3	--	4.25

WP: Jay Howell (2)
BK: None
TBF: Eric Plunk 27, Dave Leiper 6, Gene Nelson 5, Jay Howell 4
GB/FB: Eric Plunk 3-8, Dave Leiper 3-0, Gene Nelson 2-0, Jay Howell 2-0

DET Pitchers	Car	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PIT/Str	ERA

Eric King	cr	6.1	6	4	4	4	5	1	0-0	2.89
Jeff Robinson	cr	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	0-0	4.38
Mark Thurmond L (0-1)	cr	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	0-0	3.24
Nat Snell	cr	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0-0	1.17

Totals - 4 pitcher(s)		9.1	10	8	8	5	8	2	--	3.68

WP: Eric King (4)
BK: Jeff Robinson (1)
TBF: Eric King 29, Jeff Robinson 5, Mark Thurmond 4, Nat Snell 5
GB/FB: Eric King 5-8, Jeff Robinson 2-0, Mark Thurmond 0-1, Nat Snell 1-2

Umpires: H: brinj901 1B: coont901 2B: reilm901 3B: welkt901
Time of game: 3:28
Attendance: 15,685
Temperature: 0 degrees F - 0
Wind: -1 mph -

Streaks in Progress: Jose Canseco 3, Ron Cey 1, Mike Davis 4, Alfredo Griffin 1, Mark McGwire 2, Tony Phillips 1, Luis Polonia 4, Terry Steinbach 1

Streaks Ended:

Streaks in Progress: Bill Bean 1, Tom Brookens 1, Darrell Evans 1, Kirk Gibson 3, Mike Heath 5, Matt Nokes 3, Alan Trammell 2

Streaks Ended:

Milestones

None

Milestones

Kirk Gibson struck out for the 600th time in his career.
Eric King struck out the 100th batter of his career.

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