September 9, 1987 · 7:05 PM EDT
1B2-4H-AB2 RTop hitterTBTodd Benzinger
RF3-4H-ABHR · 2B · 2 RBI · 1 R
Roger ClemensP9.0IP3 ER · 12 K · WP5.0IP3 ER · 2 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYY by 2 · BOS by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1DE Tigers | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2TO Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2.0 |
3MI Brewers | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7.0 |
| 4NYYankees | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9.0 |
| 5BORed Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
6BA Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 31.0 |
7CL Guardians | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37.0 |
RH Rickey HendersonLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| WRWillie Randolph2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MEMike EaslerDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MPMike Pagliarulo3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CWClaudell WashingtonCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| WTWayne TollesonSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DPDan PasquaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMBobby MeachamSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
RBI: Winfield, Easler, Pagliarulo
CS: Henderson
LOB: 10
EB Ellis BurksCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE Dwight Evans1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceDH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| TBTodd BenzingerRF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SOSpike OwenSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JMJohn MarzanoC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
2B: Boggs, Benzinger
HR: Rice, Benzinger
RBI: Greenwell, Rice 2, Benzinger 2
CS: Owen
LOB: 19
| RCRoger ClemensW | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 64 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 64 |
The Red Sox beat the Yankees 5-3 at Fenway Park.
Roger Clemens got the win and Charles Hudson took the loss. Todd Benzinger went 3-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Don Mattingly went 2-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
