September 22, 1987 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Walt TerrellL: Bob WoodwardS: Dickie Noles
Biggest lead DET by 5
| 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 |
2B: Madlock, Gibson 2, Trammell, Evans 2
3B: Gibson
RBI: Whitaker 2, Madlock, Gibson, Evans 4
LOB: 17
EB Ellis BurksCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| WBWade BoggsDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DE Dwight Evans1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TBTodd BenzingerRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| EREd Romero3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SOSpike OwenSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JMJohn MarzanoC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KRKevin RominePR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHSam HornPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDanny SheafferC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDPat DodsonPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
2B: Boggs
HR: Burks, Boggs, Benzinger
RBI: Burks, Boggs, Benzinger 2, Horn
LOB: 21
The Tigers beat the Red Sox 8-5 at Fenway Park.
Walt Terrell got the win, Bob Woodward took the loss and Dickie Noles earned the save. Kirk Gibson went 4-for-5 for the Tigers, while Wade Boggs went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
