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FINAL
Aug 21, 1987

Box Score

123456789RHE
MIN000001020382
BOS20030033-11140
win:R. Clemens (BOS)loss:F. Viola (MIN)save:W. Gardner (BOS)

Scoring Summary

minbos
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    1
    Dwight Evans singles on a line drive to right fielder Tom Brunansky. Wade Boggs scores. Don Baylor to 2nd.[1 run]
    01
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    1
    Mike Greenwell singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kirby Puckett. Don Baylor scores. Dwight Evans to 3rd.[1 run]
    02
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    4
    Dave Henderson singles on a line drive to right fielder Tom Brunansky. Dwight Evans scores. Mike Greenwell to 3rd.[1 run]
    03
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    4
    Spike Owen singles on a ground ball to left fielder Randy Bush. Mike Greenwell scores. Dave Henderson to 2nd.[1 run]
    04
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    4
    Ellis Burks out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kirby Puckett. Dave Henderson scores.[1 run][2 outs]
    05
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    6
    Gary Gaetti singles on a line drive to center fielder Ellis Burks. Kirby Puckett scores. Kent Hrbek to 3rd.[1 run]
    15
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    7
    Wild pitch by pitcher Keith Atherton. Ellis Burks scores. Wade Boggs to 2nd.[1 run]
    16
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    7
    Mike Greenwell triples (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Kirby Puckett. Wade Boggs scores. Don Baylor scores.[2 runs]
    18
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    8
    Tom Brunansky hits a home run (26). Roy Smalley scores.[2 runs]
    38
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    8
    Ellis Burks hits a home run (19).[1 run]
    39
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    8
    Don Baylor singles on a line drive to center fielder Kirby Puckett. Marty Barrett scores. Wade Boggs to 2nd.[1 run]
    310
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    8
    Dwight Evans singles on a fly ball to second baseman Steve Lombardozzi. Wade Boggs scores. Don Baylor to 3rd.[1 run]
    311

Player Stats

Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Randy BushLF04001100.240
2Steve Lombardozzi2B04001100.240
3Kirby PuckettCF15103003.312
4Kent Hrbek1B24001000.274
5Gary Gaetti3B14010001.257
6Roy SmalleyDH12100202.286
7Tom BrunanskyRF24121013.264
8Tim LaudnerC14003004.202
9Al NewmanSS04000003.211
TOTAL83533104116
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Frank ViolaLHP4.1654420372.90
Dan SchatzederLHP2.0222200114.73
Keith AthertonRHP1.2644201164.48
TOTAL8.014111082164
Boston Red Sox logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Ellis BurksCF24221010.279
2Marty Barrett2B15100002.269
3Wade Boggs3B24300100.362
4Don BaylorDH13211001.236
5Dwight Evans1B34121102.331
6Mike GreenwellLF35130004.336
7Dave HendersonRF14112003.219
8Spike OwenSS14010000.271
9John MarzanoC04003002.267
TOTAL1437111082114
Boston Red Sox logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Roger ClemensRHP6.2611930563.23
Wes GardnerRHP2.1222111155.50
TOTAL9.0833104171

Play-by-Play

1st inningminbos
  • TOP 1
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    STRIKEOUT — Randy Bush strikes out swinging.[1 out]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    STRIKEOUT — Steve Lombardozzi strikes out swinging.[2 outs]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    STRIKEOUT — Kirby Puckett strikes out swinging.[3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    STRIKEOUT — Ellis Burks strikes out swinging.[1 out]
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    LINEOUT — Marty Barrett lines out to right fielder Tom Brunansky.[2 outs]
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    WALK — Wade Boggs walks.
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    HIT BY PITCH — Don Baylor hit by pitch. Wade Boggs to 2nd.
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    SINGLE — Dwight Evans singles on a line drive to right fielder Tom Brunansky. Wade Boggs scores. Don Baylor to 2nd.[1 run]
    01
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    SINGLE — Mike Greenwell singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kirby Puckett. Don Baylor scores. Dwight Evans to 3rd.[1 run]
    02
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    STRIKEOUT — Dave Henderson strikes out swinging.[3 outs]
    02
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Team Stats

3Runs11
8Hits14
2Errors0
.229Batting Avg.378
35At Bats37
2Extra-base Hits2
1Home Runs1
3Runs-Batted-In10
4Walks2
0Stolen Bases0
10Strikeouts8
9Left on Base7
12Total Bases19

Game Details

Friday, August 21, 1987 · 7:05 PM
Fenway Park · Boston, MA
attendance: 33,490 (88.7%)