1987 - 05 - 08 Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees Recap

The 1987 baseball season - On the 08 of 05 1987, the Detroit Tigers attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The Detroit Tigers were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers was and the pitcher for the was .

This database is as complete as possible and includes the visiting team, hometeam, umpire, starting pitching, batting order, stadium played at, attendance, and any additional information you may find useful. If you happen to notice any inconsistencies in the data shown, please let us know (it's a big database, and mistakes happen, especially in the earlier years).

1987 Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1987/05/08 Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics
Played at Tiger Stadium with 13949 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Detroit Tigers	001000100	2	6	1
Oakland Athletics	000500011	6	7	1
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Detroit Tigers -	2	Frank Tanana		Sparky Anderson
Oakland Athletics -	2	Curt Young		Tony LaRussa
Home Runs in game:
Detroit Tigers -	1
Oakland Athletics -	3
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Tom Brookens	5		Tony Phillips	4
Lou Whitaker	4		Alfredo Griffin	6
Kirk Gibson	7		Carney Lansford	5
Alan Trammell	6		Jose Canseco	7
Larry Herndon	10		Ron Cey	10
Terry Harper	9		Mark McGwire	3
Mike Heath	2		Terry Steinbach	2
Chet Lemon	8		Mike Davis	9
Darnell Coles	3		Stan Javier	8
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Tim Welke			Home Plate Umpire
Joe Brinkman			First Base Umpire
Terry Cooney			Second Base Umpire
Mike Reilly			Third Base Umpire