August 6, 1987 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Frank TananaL: Ron Guidry
DH2-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 2 RTop hitterMHMike Heath
LF1-3H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 2 R
Frank TananaP7.0IP1 ER · 7 K · WP2.1IP7 ER · 3 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead DET by 11
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DETigers | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2TO Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2.0 |
3MI Brewers | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7.0 |
| 4NYYankees | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9.0 |
5BO Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
6BA Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 31.0 |
7CL Guardians | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37.0 |
| CWClaudell WashingtonCF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| HCHenry CottoLF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GWGary WardDH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JBJuan Bonilla3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MPMike Pagliarulo3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WTWayne TollesonSS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DPDan Pasqua1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RK Roberto KellyRF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BMBobby Meacham2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMark SalasC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
HR: Ward, Kelly
RBI: Ward, Kelly 3, Meacham
LOB: 22
2B: Madlock, Herndon, Evans, Lemon
HR: Heath
RBI: Madlock 2, Gibson 2, Trammell, Evans 2, Lemon 2, Heath 2
LOB: 15
| FTFrank TananaW | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 43 |
| MHMike Henneman | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| WHWillie Hernandez | 0.2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 61 |
The Tigers routed the Yankees 12-5 at Tiger Stadium.
Frank Tanana got the win and Ron Guidry took the loss. Mike Heath went 1-for-3 for the Tigers, while Gary Ward went 2-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
