September 8, 1987 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead BOS by 7
| 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 |
5BO Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
6BA Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 31.0 |
7CL Guardians | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37.0 |
RH Rickey HendersonLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WRWillie Randolph2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MEMike EaslerDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MPMike Pagliarulo3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GWGary WardCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| WTWayne TollesonSS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DPDan PasquaLF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMBobby Meacham2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CWClaudell WashingtonPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMark SalasC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
2B: Mattingly, Ward
HR: Pagliarulo, Washington
RBI: Pagliarulo 2, Pasqua, Washington 3
SB: Henderson
LOB: 19
EB Ellis BurksCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE Dwight Evans1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TBTodd BenzingerRF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SOSpike OwenSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JMJohn MarzanoC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
2B: Barrett, Greenwell
HR: Benzinger
RBI: Greenwell, Rice 2, Benzinger 3, Marzano
CS: Evans
LOB: 17
The Red Sox beat the Yankees 8-6 at Fenway Park.
Al Nipper got the win, Bill Gullickson took the loss and Calvin Schiraldi earned the save. Todd Benzinger went 3-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Claudell Washington went 1-for-1 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
