August 16, 1987 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Bob StanleyL: Greg Harris
Ruben Sierra
RF2-4H-AB2B · 1 RTop hitterJMJohn Marzano
C3-4H-AB2 HR · 2B · 4 RBI · 3 RP9.0IP2 ER · 3 K · WP5.2IP7 ER · 5 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead BOS by 11
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1DE Tigers | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2TO Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2.0 |
3MI Brewers | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7.0 |
4NY Yankees | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9.0 |
5MI Twins | 85 | 77 | .525 | 13.0 |
6KC Royals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 15.0 |
7OA Athletics | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17.0 |
| 8BORed Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
9SE Mariners | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
10CW White Sox | 77 | 85 | .475 | 21.0 |
11LA Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 23.0 |
| 12TERangers | 75 | 87 | .463 | 23.0 |
13BA Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 31.0 |
14CL Guardians | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37.0 |
| JBJerry Browne2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SFScott FletcherSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRuben SierraRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POPete O'Brien1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PIPete IncavigliaLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LPLarry ParrishDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| OMOddibe McDowellCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTom O'Malley3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MS Mike StanleyC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2B: Sierra, McDowell
RBI: Incaviglia, Stanley
LOB: 13
EB Ellis BurksCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
DE Dwight Evans1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| SHSam HornDH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TBTodd BenzingerRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SOSpike OwenSS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJohn MarzanoC | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| EREd Romero3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
2B: Boggs, Greenwell 2, Marzano
HR: Burks, Owen, Marzano 2
RBI: Burks 2, Boggs, Greenwell, Horn, Owen 3, Marzano 4
SB: Barrett
LOB: 17
The Red Sox routed the Rangers 12-2 at Fenway Park.
Bob Stanley got the win and Greg Harris took the loss. John Marzano went 3-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Ruben Sierra went 2-for-4 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
