September 21, 1987 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Al NipperL: Nate Snell
SS3-5H-ABHR · 2B · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterMGMike Greenwell
LF2-3H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RP7.2IP2 ER · 3 K · WP1.1IP4 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead BOS by 7
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DETigers | 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 |
| 5BORed Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
6BA Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 31.0 |
7CL Guardians | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37.0 |
2B: Whitaker, Gibson, Trammell
HR: Trammell, Brookens
RBI: Trammell, Lemon, Sheridan, Brookens
LOB: 18
EB Ellis BurksCF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
DE Dwight Evans1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SHSam HornDH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TBTodd BenzingerRF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SOSpike OwenSS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJohn MarzanoC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EREd Romero3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
2B: Burks, Boggs, Horn, Owen
3B: Benzinger
HR: Greenwell
RBI: Boggs 2, Greenwell 2, Benzinger, Owen 2
LOB: 27
The Red Sox routed the Tigers 9-4 at Fenway Park.
Al Nipper got the win and Nate Snell took the loss. Mike Greenwell went 2-for-3 for the Red Sox, while Alan Trammell went 3-for-5 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
