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Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins
1987-05-16 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 23414 · 2:31
Boston Red Sox defeated Minnesota Twins 6–1. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 9th. Roger Clemens earned the win. Bill Buckner went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
W: Roger Clemens L: Bert Blyleven SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Rocky Roe · 1B: Larry Barnett · 2B: Greg Kosc · 3B: Vic Voltaggio · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ellis Burks | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Romero | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wade Boggs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Don Baylor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dwight Evans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Buckner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Greenwell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Spike Owen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rich Gedman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Newman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Randy Bush | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kirby Puckett | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kent Hrbek | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gary Gaetti | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Roy Smalley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Brunansky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Steve Lombardozzi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tom Nieto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mark Salas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roger Clemens | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Blyleven | 8.1 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
 Jeff Reardon | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ellis Burks: 13
- Ed Romero: S9/L9S
- Wade Boggs: HR/9.1-H
- Don Baylor: K/C
- Dwight Evans: 7
Bot 1
- Al Newman: 13
- Randy Bush: 8
- Kirby Puckett: K
Top 2
- Bill Buckner: 63
- Mike Greenwell: 43
- Spike Owen: 13
Bot 2
- Kent Hrbek: 8/L
- Gary Gaetti: S6/G6S
- Roy Smalley: 8/L
- Tom Brunansky: 4/FL
Top 3
- Rich Gedman: 7
- Ellis Burks: S6/G6S
- Ed Romero: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Steve Lombardozzi: 53
- Tom Nieto: K
- Al Newman: S8/G4M
- Randy Bush: CS2(26)
Top 4
- Wade Boggs: K/C
- Don Baylor: 63
- Dwight Evans: 53
Bot 4
- Randy Bush: S9/G34
- Kirby Puckett: 64(1)/FO
- Kent Hrbek: S8/G4M.1-3
- Gary Gaetti: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Bill Buckner: 43
- Mike Greenwell: K/C
- Spike Owen: W
- Rich Gedman: 8
Bot 5
- Roy Smalley: 31
- Tom Brunansky: K/C
- Steve Lombardozzi: 3/FL
Top 6
- Ellis Burks: 2/FL
- Ed Romero: 63
- Wade Boggs: 63
Bot 6
- Tom Nieto: K
- Al Newman: 5/BP
- Randy Bush: 9
Top 7
- Don Baylor: 8/L
- Dwight Evans: 53
- Bill Buckner: 8/L
Bot 7
- Kirby Puckett: S8/G4M
- Kent Hrbek: K
- Gary Gaetti: W.1-2
- Roy Smalley: K
- Tom Brunansky: K
Top 8
- Mike Greenwell: K
- Spike Owen: K/C
- Rich Gedman: K/C
Bot 8
- Steve Lombardozzi: W
- Mark Salas: 2/FL
- Al Newman: 7
- Randy Bush: 8
Top 9
- Ellis Burks: D8/F8S
- Ed Romero: WP.2-3
- Ed Romero: 63
- Wade Boggs: I
- Don Baylor: D7/L7D.3-H;1-3
- Dwight Evans: K
- Bill Buckner: HR/9.3-H;2-H
- Dave Henderson: 8
Bot 9
- Kirby Puckett: S9/L34
- Kent Hrbek: 3/G.1-2
- Gary Gaetti: S7/L56.2-H
- Roy Smalley: S9/F8S.1-2
- Tom Brunansky: W.2-3;1-2
- Steve Lombardozzi: 6(1)3/GDP