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Texas Rangers @ Detroit Tigers

1987-08-29 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 41604 · 2:47

Detroit Tigers defeated Texas Rangers 4–1. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 6th. Walt Terrell earned the win. Chet Lemon went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4
DET	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		4	10

W: Walt Terrell L: Bobby Witt SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tim Welke · 1B: Joe Brinkman · 2B: Mike Reilly · 3B: Jim Joyce · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Scott Fletcher	3	0	1	0	1	0
Tom O'Malley	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ruben Sierra	4	0	1	0	0	1
Pete Incaviglia	4	1	1	0	0	2
Pete O'Brien	4	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Parrish	3	0	1	1	1	1
Oddibe McDowell	2	0	0	0	1	1
Geno Petralli	3	0	0	0	0	0
Curt Wilkerson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Darrell Porter	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Whitaker	4	1	3	0	1	1
Bill Madlock	5	1	2	1	0	0
Darrell Evans	3	0	1	1	1	2
Alan Trammell	2	0	0	0	2	0
Matt Nokes	4	0	1	0	0	1
Chet Lemon	4	1	2	1	0	1
Pat Sheridan	4	0	0	0	0	3
Jim Morrison	4	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Grubb	3	1	1	0	1	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobby Witt	5.2	9	4	8
Steve Howe	2.1	1	1	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Walt Terrell	9.0	4	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Scott Fletcher: W
Tom O'Malley: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Ruben Sierra: 7

Bot 1

Lou Whitaker: S7/F7S
Bill Madlock: SB2
Bill Madlock: 43.2-3
Darrell Evans: WP.3-H
Darrell Evans: W
Alan Trammell: W.1-2
Matt Nokes: S9/L9S.2-3;1-2
Chet Lemon: K
Pat Sheridan: 3/G

Top 2

Pete Incaviglia: K
Pete O'Brien: 63
Larry Parrish: K

Bot 2

Jim Morrison: K
Johnny Grubb: 43
Lou Whitaker: K

Top 3

Oddibe McDowell: 7
Geno Petralli: 9
Curt Wilkerson: 13/BG

Bot 3

Bill Madlock: D7/G5
Darrell Evans: S9/G3.2-H;BX2(96)
Alan Trammell: W
Matt Nokes: SB2
Matt Nokes: K
Chet Lemon: 7

Top 4

Scott Fletcher: 53/BG
Tom O'Malley: 63
Ruben Sierra: 7

Bot 4

Pat Sheridan: K/C
Jim Morrison: K
Johnny Grubb: S7/G56
Lou Whitaker: S8/G1.1-3
Bill Madlock: 64(1)/FO/G

Top 5

Pete Incaviglia: S5/G5
Pete O'Brien: K
Larry Parrish: D8/F89.1-H
Oddibe McDowell: K/C
Geno Petralli: 5/FL

Bot 5

Darrell Evans: K
Alan Trammell: 8
Matt Nokes: 3/G

Top 6

Curt Wilkerson: 43
Scott Fletcher: S9/L89
Tom O'Malley: 64(1)/FO/G.B-1
Ruben Sierra: S8/G6S.1-3
Pete Incaviglia: 8

Bot 6

Chet Lemon: HR/7
Pat Sheridan: K/C
Jim Morrison: 53
Johnny Grubb: W
Lou Whitaker: S8/L8S.1-2
Bill Madlock: S7/G56.2-H;1-3
Darrell Evans: K

Top 7

Pete O'Brien: 63
Larry Parrish: W
Oddibe McDowell: W.1-2
Geno Petralli: 31.2-3;1-2
Darrell Porter: 43

Bot 7

Alan Trammell: 53
Matt Nokes: 3/G
Chet Lemon: D7/G5
Pat Sheridan: K

Top 8

Scott Fletcher: 43
Tom O'Malley: 7
Ruben Sierra: K

Bot 8

Jim Morrison: 53
Johnny Grubb: 9
Lou Whitaker: W
Bill Madlock: 9

Top 9

Pete Incaviglia: K/C
Pete O'Brien: E6/G.B-1
Larry Parrish: 64(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Oddibe McDowell hit a fly down the RF line which was ruled a home run by 1B umpire Joe Brinkman; HP umpire Tim Welke overturned the call to a foul ball for strike two

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