Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
August 3, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1987 at Tiger Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 4, Detroit Tigers 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 5 0 0 0
Seitzer 3b 5 1 2 0
Brett 1b 3 0 1 0
Tartabull rf 4 1 2 2
Jackson cf 4 0 0 0
White 2b 5 1 1 1
Balboni dh 4 1 1 1
Jones ss 3 0 0 0
  Eisenreich ph 1 0 0 0
  Salazar ss 0 0 0 0
Macfarlane c 3 0 1 0
  Bosley ph 1 0 0 0
  Owen c 0 0 0 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Gleaton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 8 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 5 0 1 0
Madlock dh 4 0 1 0
  Walewander pr,dh 0 1 0 0
  Tolman ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Gibson lf 5 1 3 2
Trammell ss 4 0 2 0
Herndon rf 2 0 0 0
  Sheridan ph,rf 1 0 0 0
  Brookens ph 1 0 0 0
Lemon cf 4 0 0 0
Evans 1b 4 0 1 0
Heath c 3 0 1 0
  Nokes ph,c 1 0 1 0
Coles 3b 3 0 0 0
Morris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 10 2
Kansas City 000 101 000 2480
Detroit 000 000 020 02100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black   7.0 8 2 2 3 3
  Davis   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Gleaton  W (2-3) 1.2 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
10.0
10
2
2
4
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  L (12-6) 10.0 8 4 4 4 10
Totals
10.0
8
4
4
4
10

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Detroit Whitaker (20,off Black); Evans (15,off Black).  HR–Kansas City Balboni (13,4th inning off Morris 0 on, 1 out); White (9,6th inning off Morris 0 on, 0 out); Tartabull (15,10th inning off Morris 1 on, 1 out), Detroit Gibson (16,8th inning off Black 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Coles (1,by Gleaton).  SB–Gibson (20,3rd base off Black/Macfarlane); Trammell (12,2nd base off Black/Macfarlane).  CS–Heath (5,2nd base by Black/Macfarlane).  WP–Gleaton (4), Morris 5 (16).  IBB–Gleaton (2,Coles).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–3:23.  A–25,781.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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