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FINAL
May 16, 1987

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
BOS2000000046601
MIN0000000011807
win:R. Clemens (BOS)loss:B. Blyleven (MIN)

Scoring Summary

BOSMIN
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    1
    Wade Boggs hits a home run (6). Ed Romero scores. [2 runs]
    20
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    9
    Don Baylor doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Tom Brunansky. Ellis Burks scores. Wade Boggs to 3rd. [1 run]
    30
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    9
    Bill Buckner hits a home run (1). Wade Boggs scores. Don Baylor scores. [3 runs]
    60
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    9
    Gary Gaetti singles on a line drive to left fielder Dave Henderson. Kirby Puckett scores. [1 run]
    61

Player Stats

Boston Red Sox logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Ellis BurksCF24100000.321
2Ed Romero2B14100002.304
Marty Barrett2B00000000.205
3Wade Boggs3B13221110.328
4Don BaylorDH14111000.256
5Dwight EvansRF04001002.280
6Bill Buckner1B14130010.246
7Mike GreenwellLF03002000.280
Dave HendersonLF01000000.250
8Spike OwenSS02001100.132
9Rich GedmanC03001001.037
TOTAL632667225-
Boston Red Sox logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Roger ClemensRHP9.0811730582.85
TOTAL9.081173058-
Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Al NewmanSS14000001.250
2Randy BushRF14000001.219
3Kirby PuckettCF24101001.331
4Kent Hrbek1B14001002.229
5Gary Gaetti3B23010102.246
6Roy SmalleyDH14001003.282
7Tom BrunanskyLF03002103.259
8Steve Lombardozzi2B03000103.255
9Tom NietoC02002000.247
Mark SalasPH-C01000001.273
TOTAL8321173017-
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Bert BlylevenRHP8.1555621494.52
Jeff ReardonRHP0.2111101510.80
TOTAL8.366672254-

Play-by-Play

1st inningBOSMIN
  • TOP 1
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    BATTER OUT — Ellis Burks out, pitcher Bert Blyleven to first baseman Kent Hrbek. [1 out]
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    SINGLE — Ed Romero singles on a line drive to right fielder Randy Bush.
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    HOME RUN — Wade Boggs hits a home run (6). Ed Romero scores. [2 runs]
    20
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    STRIKEOUT — Don Baylor strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    20
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    BATTER OUT — Dwight Evans out to left fielder Tom Brunansky. [3 outs]
    20
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Al Newman out, pitcher Roger Clemens to first baseman Bill Buckner. [1 out]
    20
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Randy Bush out to center fielder Ellis Burks. [2 outs]
    20
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    STRIKEOUT — Kirby Puckett strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    20
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Team Stats

6Runs1
6Hits8
0Errors0
.188Batting Avg.250
32At Bats32
4Extra-base Hits0
2Home Runs0
6Runs-Batted-In1
2Walks3
0Stolen Bases0
7Strikeouts7
1Left on Base7
14Total Bases8

Game Details

Saturday, May 16, 1987 · 8:05 PM
Target Field · Minneapolis, MN
attendance: 23,414 (60.7%)