September 27, 1987 · 3:33 AM EDT
Biggest lead NYY by 2 · BAL by 4 · 2 lead changes
| 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 HendersonDH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| WRWillie Randolph2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldRF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GWGary WardCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JRJerry Royster3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMBobby MeachamSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RK Roberto KellyCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| HCHenry CottoPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJoel SkinnerC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DPDan PasquaLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
HR: Henderson
RBI: Henderson 2, Randolph, Mattingly, Meacham
SB: Henderson, Ward, Kelly
CS: Meacham
LOB: 22
| PSPete Stanicek2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RGRene Gonzales3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CR Cal Ripken Jr.SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EM Eddie Murray1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RKRay KnightDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LSLarry SheetsLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LLLee LacyRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MYMike YoungCF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CNCarl NicholsC | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FLFred LynnCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MHMike HartLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
2B: Gonzales 2
HR: Sheets
RBI: Stanicek, Gonzales 2, Murray, Knight 2, Sheets 2, Nichols
SB: Young 2
LOB: 16
The Orioles beat the Yankees 9-5 at Memorial Stadium.
Jack O'Connor got the win, Pat Clements took the loss and Tom Niedenfuer earned the save. Rene Gonzales went 2-for-5 for the Orioles, while Rickey Henderson went 2-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
