October 1, 1987 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Al NipperL: Dave Righetti
Ellis Burks
CF3-6H-AB2B · 1 RBI · 3 RTop hitterWRWillie Randolph
2B1-4H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RP9.0IP5 ER · 8 K · WWinning pitcherP2.1IP3 ER · 2 K · LBiggest lead BOS by 2 · NYY by 4 · 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 |
| EBEllis BurksCF | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SHSam HornDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DE Dwight Evans1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TBTodd BenzingerRF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| EREd Romero3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SOSpike OwenSS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JMJohn MarzanoC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 39 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
2B: Burks, Marzano 2
HR: Greenwell
RBI: Burks, Barrett 2, Horn, Evans, Greenwell
LOB: 20
RH Rickey HendersonDH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| WRWillie Randolph2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DW Dave WinfieldRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DPDan PasquaLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GWGary WardCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MPMike Pagliarulo3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJoel SkinnerC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BMBobby MeachamSS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODOrestes Destrade1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MEMike EaslerPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
HR: Randolph, Pasqua, Ward
RBI: Randolph 3, Pasqua, Ward
SB: Henderson, Meacham 2
LOB: 5
The Red Sox beat the Yankees 7-5 at Yankee Stadium I.
Al Nipper got the win and Dave Righetti took the loss. Ellis Burks went 3-for-6 for the Red Sox, while Willie Randolph went 1-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
