September 15, 1987 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Dan PetryL: Steve CrawfordS: Mike Henneman
Biggest lead BOS by 5 · DET 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 |
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 |
EB Ellis BurksCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE Dwight Evans1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| JRJim RiceDH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TBTodd BenzingerRF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SOSpike OwenSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MSMarc SullivanC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SHSam HornPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJohn MarzanoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
HR: Benzinger
RBI: Evans, Benzinger 7
LOB: 15
2B: Lusader
HR: Evans, Gibson
RBI: Evans 3, Gibson 2, Trammell, Bergman, Lemon, Lusader
LOB: 21
| DPDan PetryW | 4.2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| EKEric King | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
FT Frank Tanana | 0.2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| MHMike HennemanS | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 72 |
The Tigers edged the Red Sox 9-8 at Tiger Stadium.
Dan Petry got the win, Steve Crawford took the loss and Mike Henneman earned the save. Darrell Evans went 1-for-3 for the Tigers, while Todd Benzinger went 3-for-4 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
