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FINAL
Aug 21, 1987

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
MIN0000010203829
BOS20030033-111407
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%)