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Strat O Matic's 50th Anniversary League

Some of you may know that actually did the game play for this. Mike Lynch From Seamheads.com and Ken Rhodes helped a bunch. We completed it about a year ago. Ken's site is here:

http://som50th.kwrhodes.com/index.html

E Ratings for Cross Era Play

I built this after studying the HOF 2000 set. I use it for cross era play, but not stock teams.

http://files.myopera.com/NitrousOxide/Archive/E%20rating%20conversion.xls

HOF and Negro League Ratings

MVP

George Bell-Toronto Blue Jays
.324/50/149 with 400 Total Bases



Bell Had a Great Year Including a 4 Homerun Game Against the Tigers

Batter            Avg  AB   H  2B  3B  HR RBI  BB IBB   K    OBP  Slug OB+Sl
G.Bell           .324 639 207  37   3  50 149  61  24  84   .387  .626 1.013
vs. Left         .332 208  69  17   1   8  43  17   7  31   .382  .538  .921
vs. Right        .320 431 138  20   2  42 106  44  17  53   .383  .668 1.051
Batting 1        .000   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .000  .000  .000
Batting 3        .250   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   .250  .250  .500
Batting 4        .325 631 205  37   3  50 147  61  24  82   .384  .631 1.015
Batting 7       1.000   1   1   0   0   0   2   0   0   0  1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9        .000   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .000  .000  .000
Clutch           .352  71  25   4   0   7  44   0  22   9   .352  .704 1.056
Loaded           .471  17   8   0   0   3  23   0   0   3   .471 1.000 1.471
vs. Baltimore    .375  48  18   4   0   5   9   3   1   5   .412  .771 1.183
vs. Boston       .224  49  11   0   0   6  15   3   1  11   .296  .592  .888
vs. Cleveland    .333  54  18   1   1   5  20   6   2   6   .413  .667 1.079
vs. Detroit      .333  51  17   1   1   8  16   4   1   8   .382  .863 1.245
vs. Milwaukee    .212  52  11   0   0   2   6   5   2   5   .281  .327  .608
vs. New York     .278  54  15   5   0   4  16   3   1   8   .316  .593  .908
vs. California   .313  48  15   3   0   1   5   2   0   9   .353  .438  .790
vs. Chicago      .423  52  22   4   0   2   9   4   4   5   .464  .615 1.080
vs. Kansas City  .283  46  13   4   0   3   9   4   2   8   .340  .565  .905
vs. Minnesota    .357  42  15   3   0   3  11   5   1   5   .417  .643 1.060
vs. Oakland      .353  51  18   4   0   6  15   4   2   6   .411  .784 1.195
vs. Seattle      .392  51  20   5   0   3   7   6   2   5   .456  .667 1.123
vs. Texas        .341  41  14   3   1   2  11  12   5   3   .491  .610 1.100
Home Games       .330 321 106  17   0  27  87  27  10  36   .384  .636 1.019
Road Games       .318 318 101  20   3  23  62  34  14  48   .390  .616 1.006
Day Games        .338 459 155  26   3  36 104  35  18  53   .388  .643 1.030
Night Games      .288 177  51  11   0  14  45  25   6  30   .383  .588  .971
in April         .370  81  30   4   1   7  25   7   4  12   .433  .704 1.137
in May           .343  99  34  10   0   7  20  16   6   9   .440  .657 1.096
in June          .346 104  36   7   0   7  18  12   2   8   .414  .615 1.029
in July          .301 103  31   6   1   7  22  11   5  16   .365  .583  .948
in August        .347 124  43   7   0  10  33   8   3  16   .397  .645 1.042
in September     .258 128  33   3   1  12  31   7   4  23   .296  .578  .874
 
          G  PA SH SF HBP CI GDP  PAvg PAB  PH PHR LOB GWRBI GS   TB Streak
Misc.   157 708  0  2   6  0  21  .333   3   1   0 123  16    3  400   6-12
 
          GB  FB  G/F  Pitch P/PA    RC  RC/27 TotAvg  Prod IsoPw  AB/HR
Averages 290 267 1.09      0  .00 147.9   8.77  1.038 1.013  .302  12.78
 
                  Run  SB  CS  SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH BRC BRA BRO
Baserunning       110   3   0 1.00   3   0   0   0   0   0   8   4   1
 
Fielding            G  GS    Inn   PO    A   E  DP TP  Pct.
2nd Baseman         7   0   10.0    3    3   0   1  0 1.000
3rd Baseman         2   0    2.0    0    1   0   0  0 1.000
Left Fielder      148 147 1355.0  246    0  16   0  0  .939

Cy Young Winner

Ted Higuera-Milwaukee Brewers
He led the League with 25 Wins Against Only 4 Losses


Ted Higuera Dominated This Season

Pitcher             G GS  W  L   Pct   R  ER   ERA    IP   H  BB IBB  SO HR
T.Higuera          35 35 25  4  .862 103  89  2.94 272.0 236  95   6 245 22
as starter         35 35 25  4  .862 103  89  2.94 272.0 236  95   6 245 22
as reliever         0  0  0  0  ----   0   0  ----   0.0   0   0   0   0  0
 
       HB SH SF Bk WP CI PkOf SB CS RBI  GB  FB  G/F GDP-Opp  BFP Pitch P/BF
Misc.  12  5  4  0  9  0    3 10  3  91 423 373 1.13  23 241 1148     0  .00
 
           K/BB GDP/9  H/9 BB/9  K/9 HR/9   OBP  Slug OB+Sl
Averages    2.6    .8  7.8  3.1  8.1   .7  .300  .346  .646
 
            GS CG ShO QS RnSup   SIP IP/S Pitch Pit/S
Starter     35  9   5 22  5.77 272.0  7.2     0    .0
 
Breakdowns        Avg  AB   H  2B  3B  HR  BB IBB   K
Overall          .2291032 236  47   4  22  95   6 245
vs. Left         .235 170  40   4   0   6   9   0  48
vs. Right        .227 862 196  43   4  16  86   6 197

Starter .2291032 236 47 4 22 95 6 245

1987 American League Leaders

----BATTING AVERAGE----   --------AT BATS--------   ------RUNS SCORED------  
 W.Boggs       BOA  .369   R.Sierra      TEA   681   B.Butler      CLA   124   
 A.Trammell    DEA  .362   R.Yount       MLA   660   R.Yount       MLA   118   
 D.Mattingly   NYA  .361   K.Seitzer     KCA   660   A.Trammell    DEA   117   
 L.Sheets      BAA  .336   K.Puckett     MNA   656   P.Bradley     SEA   117   
 K.Seitzer     KCA  .332   W.Wilson      KCA   651   W.Boggs       BOA   113   
 J.Franco      CLA  .327   J.Canseco     OAA   643   K.Puckett     MNA   111   
 G.Bell        TOA  .324   J.Carter      CLA   642   P.Molitor     MLA   110   
 K.Puckett     MNA  .323   G.Bell        TOA   639   G.Bell        TOA   110   
 K.Hrbek       MNA  .322   L.Whitaker    DEA   637   E.Burks       BOA   106   
 G.Brett       KCA  .322   C.Ripken      BAA   630   K.Seitzer     KCA   106   
 B.Butler      CLA  .320   P.Bradley     SEA   629   J.Canseco     OAA   106   
 T.Fernandez   TOA  .320   D.White       CAA   628   L.Whitaker    DEA   105   
 
 ----------HITS---------   --------DOUBLES--------   --------TRIPLES--------  
 W.Boggs       BOA   220   I.Calderon    CHA    49   R.Yount       MLA    11   
 K.Seitzer     KCA   219   A.Davis       SEA    46   W.Wilson      KCA    11   
 A.Trammell    DEA   217   D.Evans       BOA    42   D.Hill        CHA    10   
 D.Mattingly   NYA   214   G.Gaetti      MNA    42   G.Gagne       MNA    10   
 K.Puckett     MNA   212   J.Carter      CLA    41   L.Polonia     OAA    10   
 R.Yount       MLA   211   A.Trammell    DEA    40   L.Whitaker    DEA     9   
 G.Bell        TOA   207   W.Boggs       BOA    39   O.Guillen     CHA     9   
 T.Fernandez   TOA   200   B.Downing     CAA    39   K.Seitzer     KCA     9   
 P.Bradley     SEA   197   P.Bradley     SEA    39   P.Bradley     SEA     9   
 J.Carter      CLA   188   T.Fernandez   TOA    38   M.Greenwell   BOA     8   
 O.Guillen     CHA   185   OTHERS TIED WITH     37   G.Braggs      MLA     8   
 C.Ripken      BAA   182                             L.Moseby      TOA     8   
 
 --------HOMERUNS-------   -----RUNS BATTED IN----   ---------WALKS---------  
 M.McGwire     OAA    51   G.Bell        TOA   149   D.Evans       DEA   112   
 G.Bell        TOA    50   J.Carter      CLA   140   P.Bradley     SEA   103   
 T.Brunansky   MNA    48   D.Evans       BOA   123   B.Butler      CLA   100   
 M.Pagliarulo  NYA    40   R.Sierra      TEA   123   R.Deer        MLA   100   
 W.Joyner      CAA    40   C.Ripken      BAA   116   D.Evans       BOA    96   
 E.Murray      BAA    39   K.Puckett     MNA   116   C.Lemon       DEA    96   
 K.Hrbek       MNA    39   R.Yount       MLA   115   G.Walker      CHA    96   
 P.Incaviglia  TEA    39   T.Brunansky   MNA   112   D.Tartabull   KCA    96   
 D.Evans       BOA    38   C.Snyder      CLA   110   W.Boggs       BOA    94   
 J.Carter      CLA    38   D.Mattingly   NYA   110   C.Ripken      BAA    90   
 C.Snyder      CLA    38   E.Murray      BAA   109   OTHERS TIED WITH     88   
 G.Gaetti      MNA    37   M.McGwire     OAA   109                             
 
 ---INTENTIONAL WALKS---   ------STRIKE OUTS------   ------HIT BY PITCH-----  
 G.Bell        TOA    24   R.Deer        MLA   183   D.Baylor      ***    35   
 M.McGwire     OAA    19   C.Snyder      CLA   178   B.Downing     CAA    22   
 C.Lemon       DEA    18   J.Presley     SEA   176   P.Bradley     SEA    16   
 G.Gaetti      MNA    17   J.Canseco     OAA   165   B.Madlock     DEA    15   
 S.Owen        BOA    16   P.Incaviglia  TEA   159   B.Jackson     KCA    15   
 M.Brantley    SEA    16   B.Jackson     KCA   157   K.Phelps      SEA    15   
 R.Quinones    SEA    16   L.Parrish     TEA   154   M.Nokes       DEA    12   
 D.Evans       BOA    15   D.Sveum       MLA   150   T.Steinbach   OAA    11   
 H.Baines      CHA    15   M.McGwire     OAA   141   M.Greenwell   BOA     9   
 OTHERS TIED WITH     14   J.Barfield    TOA   139   B.Meacham     NYA     9   
                           D.Tartabull   KCA   131   C.Lansford    OAA     9   
                           I.Calderon    CHA   130   OTHERS TIED WITH      8   
 
LEAGUE LEADERS FOR 1987 American League                               PAGE 2
 
 -----SACRIFICE HITS----   ------STOLEN BASES-----   ----STOLEN BASE PCT----  
 G.Gagne       MNA    23   W.Wilson      KCA    61   A.Griffin     OAA  .938   
 S.Fletcher    TEA    22   G.Redus       CHA    48   A.Trammell    DEA  .913   
 M.Barrett     BOA    20   H.Reynolds    SEA    46   J.Franco      CLA  .909   
 T.Brookens    DEA    19   B.Butler      CLA    42   J.Carter      CLA  .875   
 D.White       CAA    18   P.Bradley     SEA    37   K.Williams    CHA  .857   
 M.McLemore    CAA    17   R.Henderson   NYA    35   R.Henderson   NYA  .854   
 R.Yount       MLA    16   P.Molitor     MLA    31   D.White       CAA  .852   
 T.Fernandez   TOA    14   J.Franco      CLA    30   G.Redus       CHA  .842   
 S.Owen        BOA    11   A.Griffin     OAA    30   M.Felder      MLA  .828   
 D.Coles       DEA    11   K.Gibson      DEA    29   O.Guillen     CHA  .828   
 H.Reynolds    SEA    11   E.Burks       BOA    26   R.Yount       MLA  .826   
 A.Newman      MNA    10   OTHERS TIED WITH     25   W.Wilson      KCA  .813   
 
 ----------GIDP---------   -----HITTING STREAK----   ---PINCH HIT BAT AVG---  
 R.Sierra      TEA    27   B.Butler      CLA    25   J.Hairston    CHA  .519   
 G.Braggs      MLA    26   H.Baines      CHA    25   R.Jones       CAA  .400   
 G.Gaetti      MNA    25   M.Barrett     BOA    24   T.Bosley      KCA  .280   
 W.Boggs       BOA    24   J.Carter      CLA    19   R.Kittle      NYA  .238   
 R.Knight      BAA    22   T.Fernandez   TOA    18   D.Porter      TEA  .231   
 B.Jacoby      CLA    22   E.Burks       BOA    17                             
 G.Bell        TOA    21   L.Parrish     TEA    17                             
 G.Ward        NYA    20   M.Nokes       DEA  * 16                             
 D.Baylor      ***    20   B.Madlock     DEA    15                             
 OTHERS TIED WITH     19   W.Randolph    NYA    15                             
                           K.Puckett     MNA    15                             
                           OTHERS TIED WITH     14                             
 
 ------SLUGGING PCT-----   ------ON BASE PCT------   ---RUNSCREATED/27OUT---  
 G.Bell        TOA  .626   W.Boggs       BOA  .454   W.Boggs       BOA  10.2   
 M.McGwire     OAA  .620   B.Butler      CLA  .427   A.Trammell    DEA   9.7   
 T.Brunansky   MNA  .610   A.Trammell    DEA  .424   K.Hrbek       MNA   9.6   
 D.Mattingly   NYA  .604   W.Randolph    NYA  .423   D.Mattingly   NYA   9.2   
 L.Sheets      BAA  .603   P.Bradley     SEA  .421   M.McGwire     OAA   8.9   
 K.Hrbek       MNA  .597   G.Brett       KCA  .414   G.Bell        TOA   8.8   
 P.Incaviglia  TEA  .586   K.Hrbek       MNA  .413   T.Brunansky   MNA   8.7   
 W.Joyner      CAA  .581   C.Lemon       DEA  .409   L.Sheets      BAA   8.6   
 D.Evans       BOA  .578   K.Seitzer     KCA  .407   P.Incaviglia  TEA   8.4   
 W.Boggs       BOA  .571   P.Molitor     MLA  .407   G.Brett       KCA   8.4   
 M.Pagliarulo  NYA  .569   D.Mattingly   NYA  .402   D.Evans       BOA   8.4   
 G.Brett       KCA  .548   T.Brunansky   MNA  .399   W.Joyner      CAA   8.3   
 
 -----TOTAL AVERAGE-----   ------TOTAL BASES------   ----BAT AVG VS. LEFT---  
 W.Boggs       BOA 1.097   G.Bell        TOA   400   A.Trammell    DEA  .387   
 K.Hrbek       MNA 1.091   M.McGwire     OAA   361   D.Winfield    NYA  .381   
 T.Brunansky   MNA 1.062   D.Mattingly   NYA   358   P.Bradley     SEA  .372   
 M.McGwire     OAA 1.055   J.Carter      CLA   349   B.Schroeder   MLA  .371   
 A.Trammell    DEA 1.041   T.Brunansky   MNA   347   S.Owen        BOA  .368   
 G.Bell        TOA 1.038   K.Puckett     MNA   343   K.Puckett     MNA  .362   
 B.Butler      CLA 1.029   W.Boggs       BOA   341   D.Evans       BOA  .359   
 D.Evans       BOA 1.026   D.Evans       BOA   333   D.Mattingly   NYA  .357   
 W.Joyner      CAA 1.022   W.Joyner      CAA   328   L.Herndon     DEA  .356   
 G.Brett       KCA 1.018   E.Murray      BAA   327   K.Williams    CHA  .349   
 D.Mattingly   NYA 1.013   A.Trammell    DEA   323   C.Castillo    CLA  .348   
 P.Incaviglia  TEA 1.005   R.Sierra      TEA   323   M.Barrett     BOA  .347   
 
LEAGUE LEADERS FOR 1987 American League                               PAGE 3
 
 ------HR VS. LEFT------   ---BAT AVG VS. RIGHT---   ------HR VS. RIGHT-----  
 C.Fielder     TOA    21   W.Boggs       BOA  .391   G.Bell        TOA    42   
 D.Evans       BOA    18   K.Seitzer     KCA  .366   M.Pagliarulo  NYA    39   
 T.Brunansky   MNA    18   D.Mattingly   NYA  .363   M.McGwire     OAA    36   
 E.Murray      BAA    16   M.Kingery     SEA  .356   K.Hrbek       MNA    34   
 M.McGwire     OAA    15   G.Brett       KCA  .353   C.Snyder      CLA    32   
 K.Puckett     MNA    13   A.Trammell    DEA  .351   L.Sheets      BAA    31   
 J.Canseco     OAA    13   J.Franco      CLA  .345   W.Joyner      CAA    31   
 OTHERS TIED WITH     12   O.Guillen     CHA  .343   G.Gaetti      MNA    31   
                           K.Hrbek       MNA  .342   T.Brunansky   MNA    30   
                           L.Sheets      BAA  .340   D.Evans       DEA    28   
                           W.Randolph    NYA  .340   B.Jacoby      CLA    27   
                           R.Yount       MLA  .339   P.Incaviglia  TEA    27   
 
 ----FIRST BASE X-PCT---   ---SECOND BASE X-PCT---   ----THIRD BASE X-PCT---  
 W.Joyner      CAA  .885   W.Randolph    NYA  .826   G.Gaetti      MNA  .813   
 D.Mattingly   NYA  .815   S.Lombardozzi MNA  .818   W.Boggs       BOA  .809   
 W.Upshaw      TOA  .776   M.Barrett     BOA  .800   M.Pagliarulo  NYA  .765   
 G.Brock       MLA  .739   F.White       KCA  .800   S.Buechele    TEA  .714   
 K.Hrbek       MNA  .737   J.Browne      TEA  .787   C.Lansford    OAA  .679   
 P.O'Brien     TEA  .731   L.Whitaker    DEA  .782   T.Brookens    DEA  .649   
 E.Murray      BAA  .660   M.McLemore    CAA  .758   J.Presley     SEA  .603   
 A.Davis       SEA  .640   H.Reynolds    SEA  .741   B.Jacoby      CLA  .560   
 J.Carter      CLA  .636   T.Bernazard   ***  .674   K.Seitzer     KCA  .536   
 G.Walker      CHA  .600                             R.Knight      BAA  .519   
 M.McGwire     OAA  .543                                                       
                                                                               
 
 ----SHORT STOP X-PCT---   -----OUTFIELD X-PCT----   -----CATCHER X-PCT-----  
 T.Fernandez   TOA  .901   W.Wilson      KCA  .988   C.Fisk        CHA  .852   
 A.Trammell    DEA  .887   J.Barfield    TOA  .976   D.Valle       SEA  .846   
 D.Schofield   CAA  .836   D.Winfield    NYA  .960   M.Nokes       DEA  .814   
 O.Guillen     CHA  .826   K.Puckett     MNA  .892   E.Whitt       TOA  .800   
 C.Ripken      BAA  .805   L.Moseby      TOA  .881   T.Steinbach   OAA  .797   
 R.Quinones    SEA  .747   P.Sheridan    DEA  .857   T.Kennedy     BAA  .744   
 S.Fletcher    TEA  .746   G.Pettis      CAA  .852   C.Bando       CLA  .735   
 J.Franco      CLA  .737   D.Murphy      OAA  .842   M.Stanley     TEA  .735   
 G.Gagne       MNA  .721   J.Moses       SEA  .840   T.Laudner     MNA  .725   
 A.Griffin     OAA  .718   P.Bradley     SEA  .839   B.Boone       CAA  .703   
 S.Owen        BOA  .707   C.Lemon       DEA  .825   J.Quirk       KCA  .678   
 W.Tolleson    NYA  .697   D.Gladden     MNA  .806   B.Schroeder   MLA  .643   
 
 ---------ERRORS--------   ----OPPONENT STEALS----   ----OPPONENT SB PCT----  
 K.Seitzer     KCA    28   T.Kennedy     BAA    83   M.Salas       ***  .614   
 A.Griffin     OAA    25   J.Quirk       KCA    74   M.Salas       ***  .614   
 R.Quinones    SEA    25   C.Fisk        CHA    67   J.Skinner     NYA  .619   
 J.Presley     SEA    24   S.Bradley     SEA    66   A.Allanson    CLA  .619   
 R.Knight      BAA    22   M.Nokes       DEA    59   B.Kearney     SEA  .647   
 S.Fletcher    TEA    22   T.Laudner     MNA    58   B.Wynegar     CAA  .680   
 B.Jacoby      CLA    21   R.Cerone      NYA    56   M.Heath       DEA  .682   
 M.McLemore    CAA    21   T.Steinbach   OAA    53   D.Valle       SEA  .688   
 G.Gagne       MNA    21   T.Nieto       MNA    52   B.Boone       CAA  .688   
 OTHERS TIED WITH     19   D.Slaught     TEA    51   M.Nokes       DEA  .694   
                           E.Whitt       TOA    50   C.Bando       CLA  .707   
                           M.Stanley     TEA    49   R.Dempsey     CLA  .708   
 
LEAGUE LEADERS FOR 1987 American League                               PAGE 4
 
 ----------WINS---------   ---------LOSSES--------   ------WINNING PCT------  
 T.Higuera     MLA    25   M.Langston    SEA    18   T.Higuera     MLA  .862   
 J.Morris      DEA    22   M.Boddicker   BAA    15   J.Morris      DEA  .786   
 J.Clancy      TOA    21   K.Schrom      CLA    15   J.Clancy      TOA  .778   
 J.Key         TOA    21   R.Dotson      CHA    15   J.Key         TOA  .700   
 M.Witt        CAA    19   OTHERS TIED WITH     14   J.Berenguer   MNA  .700   
 M.Gubicza     KCA    19                             G.Harris      TEA  .688   
 C.Hough       TEA    19                             D.Sutton      CAA  .682   
 W.Terrell     DEA    18                             M.Witt        CAA  .679   
 D.Stewart     OAA    18                             D.Petry       DEA  .667   
 R.Clemens     BOA    17                             W.Terrell     DEA  .667   
 F.Tanana      DEA    17                             J.Deleon      CHA  .667   
 OTHERS TIED WITH     15                             J.Reed        SEA  .667   
 
 ----------ERA----------   ----INNINGS PITCHED----   ----------TBF----------  
 J.Deleon      CHA  2.64   C.Hough       TEA 317.0   C.Hough       TEA  1309   
 J.Key         TOA  2.74   R.Clemens     BOA 307.1   R.Clemens     BOA  1292   
 T.Higuera     MLA  2.94   J.Key         TOA 279.0   J.Clancy      TOA  1199   
 J.Morris      DEA  3.20   J.Clancy      TOA 277.1   M.Langston    SEA  1180   
 C.Hough       TEA  3.21   J.Morris      DEA 275.2   D.Stewart     OAA  1154   
 M.Witt        CAA  3.26   M.Langston    SEA 272.1   T.Higuera     MLA  1148   
 D.Stewart     OAA  3.43   T.Higuera     MLA 272.0   J.Morris      DEA  1133   
 B.Saberhagen  KCA  3.55   M.Witt        CAA 265.1   J.Key         TOA  1119   
 M.Moore       SEA  3.57   D.Stewart     OAA 264.2   C.Leibrandt   KCA  1111   
 F.Bannister   CHA  3.64   F.Viola       MNA 264.0   B.Blyleven    MNA  1108   
 R.Clemens     BOA  3.66   B.Blyleven    MNA 263.1   F.Viola       MNA  1108   
 F.Viola       MNA  3.68   C.Leibrandt   KCA 252.1   M.Witt        CAA  1105   
 
 -----GAMES PITCHED-----   -----GAMES STARTED-----   -----COMPLETE GAMES----  
 G.Frazier     MNA    60   C.Hough       TEA    40   R.Clemens     BOA    22   
 D.Eckersley   OAA    59   J.Clancy      TOA    37   M.Langston    SEA    18   
 M.Williams    TEA    58   B.Blyleven    MNA    37   J.Morris      DEA    17   
 E.Vande Berg  CLA    53   R.Clemens     BOA    36   C.Hough       TEA    17   
 T.Henke       TOA    53   J.Key         TOA    36   B.Saberhagen  KCA    15   
 W.Gardner     BOA    51   M.Witt        CAA    36   B.Hurst       BOA    12   
 M.Henneman    DEA    51   F.Viola       MNA    36   C.Leibrandt   KCA    11   
 E.King        DEA    51   D.Stewart     OAA    36   OTHERS TIED WITH     10   
 C.Crim        MLA    50   OTHERS TIED WITH     35                             
 T.Stoddard    NYA    50                                                       
 D.Plesac      MLA    48                                                       
 OTHERS TIED WITH     47                                                       
 
 -----GAMES FINISHED----   ---------SAVES---------   --------SAVE PCT-------  
 T.Henke       TOA    48   D.Plesac      MLA    36   D.Plesac      MLA  .878   
 M.Henneman    DEA    47   T.Henke       TOA    33   T.Henke       TOA  .805   
 D.Plesac      MLA    45   M.Henneman    DEA    22   D.Jones       CLA  .800   
 W.Gardner     BOA    42   D.Buice       CAA    22   D.Leiper      OAA  .800   
 D.Buice       CAA    39   J.Reardon     MNA    21   D.Buice       CAA  .786   
 D.Eckersley   OAA    39   T.Niedenfuer  BAA    16   J.Reardon     MNA  .778   
 M.Williams    TEA    36   D.Jones       CLA    16   T.Niedenfuer  BAA  .762   
 D.Mohorcic    TEA    35   B.Thigpen     CHA    15   M.Henneman    DEA  .759   
 D.Righetti    NYA    34   D.Righetti    NYA    14   D.Mohorcic    TEA  .750   
 J.Reardon     MNA    34   D.Quisenberry KCA    13   D.Quisenberry KCA  .684   
 C.Crim        MLA    32   M.Williams    TEA    13   G.Lucas       CAA  .647   
 OTHERS TIED WITH     31   OTHERS TIED WITH     12   D.Righetti    NYA  .636   
 
LEAGUE LEADERS FOR 1987 American League                               PAGE 5
 
 --------SHUTOUTS-------   ------HITS ALLOWED-----   ----------RUNS---------  
 T.Higuera     MLA     5   J.Clancy      TOA   291   C.Bosio       MLA   153   
 J.Morris      DEA     4   T.John        NYA   287   M.Langston    SEA   146   
 J.Key         TOA     4   R.Clemens     BOA   286   B.Hurst       BOA   145   
 F.Viola       MNA     4   M.Morgan      SEA   273   B.Blyleven    MNA   141   
 C.Hough       TEA     4   W.Terrell     DEA   266   M.Boddicker   BAA   138   
 F.Tanana      DEA     3   C.Leibrandt   KCA   251   C.Hough       TEA   136   
 C.Leibrandt   KCA     3   F.Tanana      DEA   250   M.Morgan      SEA   135   
 B.Saberhagen  KCA     3   M.Moore       SEA   249   R.Clemens     BOA   133   
 C.Young       OAA     3   C.Hough       TEA   247   C.Leibrandt   KCA   129   
 OTHERS TIED WITH      2   B.Saberhagen  KCA   246   A.Nipper      BOA   128   
                           C.Bosio       MLA   243   J.Clancy      TOA   128   
                           M.Boddicker   BAA   242   R.Dotson      CHA   128   
 
 ------EARNED RUNS------   ---HOME RUNS ALLOWED---   ---------WALKS---------  
 M.Langston    SEA   138   B.Blyleven    MNA    51   B.Witt        TEA   156   
 M.Boddicker   BAA   135   M.Boddicker   BAA    48   M.Langston    SEA   147   
 C.Bosio       MLA   131   W.Terrell     DEA    43   T.Candiotti   CLA   130   
 B.Blyleven    MNA   131   B.Hurst       BOA    39   M.Gubicza     KCA   130   
 B.Hurst       BOA   130   S.Bankhead    SEA    39   D.Stewart     OAA   130   
 R.Clemens     BOA   125   K.Dixon       BAA    38   C.Hough       TEA   127   
 R.Dotson      CHA   122   C.Bosio       MLA    37   D.Jackson     KCA   122   
 A.Nipper      BOA   121   D.Sutton      CAA    36   J.Nieves      MLA   116   
 W.Terrell     DEA   121   T.Candiotti   CLA    34   J.Deleon      CHA   108   
 J.Clancy      TOA   118   C.Hough       TEA    33   R.Clemens     BOA   104   
 M.Morgan      SEA   116   OTHERS TIED WITH     32   J.Morris      DEA   103   
 OTHERS TIED WITH    114                             D.Stieb       TOA   100   
 
 -------STRIKEOUTS------   ------WILD PITCHES-----   ---------BALKS---------  
 R.Clemens     BOA   287   C.Bosio       MLA    22   J.Guzman      TEA    12   
 M.Langston    SEA   257   M.Gubicza     KCA    19   S.McGregor    BAA     8   
 C.Hough       TEA   248   T.John        NYA    16   L.Straker     MNA     8   
 T.Higuera     MLA   245   E.Bell        BAA    15   C.Hough       TEA     8   
 J.Morris      DEA   224   J.Morris      DEA    14   T.Candiotti   CLA     6   
 M.Witt        CAA   217   W.Fraser      CAA    14   K.Schrom      CLA     6   
 J.Clancy      TOA   205   R.Yett        CLA    13   J.Key         TOA     6   
 B.Hurst       BOA   199   J.Berenguer   MNA    13   S.Carlton     ***     6   
 B.Blyleven    MNA   196   J.Niekro      ***    13   C.Bosio       MLA     5   
 F.Viola       MNA   186   J.Clancy      TOA    12   J.Nunez       TOA     5   
 D.Stewart     OAA   184   D.Sutton      CAA    12   M.Langston    SEA     5   
 C.Leibrandt   KCA   181   OTHERS TIED WITH     11   OTHERS TIED WITH      4   
 
 -----PITCHER X-PCT-----   ----OPPONENT STEALS----   ----OPPONENT SB PCT----  
 R.Rhoden      NYA 1.000   B.Witt        TEA    36   R.Guidry      NYA  .615   
 B.Witt        TEA 1.000   M.Smithson    MNA    35   F.Tanana      DEA  .636   
 R.Clemens     BOA  .947   A.Nipper      BOA    34   T.Candiotti   CLA  .656   
 F.Tanana      DEA  .933   J.Guzman      TEA    34   D.Stewart     OAA  .667   
 M.Langston    SEA  .923   J.Niekro      ***    29   L.Straker     MNA  .667   
 W.Terrell     DEA  .909   B.Blyleven    MNA    28   J.Deleon      CHA  .667   
 M.Boddicker   BAA  .875   J.Clancy      TOA    27   M.Boddicker   BAA  .706   
 F.Viola       MNA  .875   M.Gubicza     KCA    25   M.Eichhorn    TOA  .739   
 S.Bankhead    SEA  .857   M.Boddicker   BAA    24   C.Hough       TEA  .750   
 B.Saberhagen  KCA  .846   S.Nielsen     CHA    24   J.Clancy      TOA  .750   
 OTHERS TIED WITH   .833   M.Langston    SEA    24   J.Guzman      TEA  .756   
                           OTHERS TIED WITH     22   R.Clemens     BOA  .759   
 
LEAGUE LEADERS FOR 1987 American League                               PAGE 6
 
 ----HITS / 9 INNINGS---   -----BB / 9 INNINGS----   -----Ks / 9 INNINGS----  
 B.Witt        TEA  6.49   B.Saberhagen  KCA  1.76   M.Langston    SEA  8.49   
 J.Morris      DEA  6.76   J.Key         TOA  2.19   R.Clemens     BOA  8.40   
 J.Key         TOA  6.97   B.Long        CHA  2.26   T.Higuera     MLA  8.11   
 J.Deleon      CHA  6.98   D.Sutton      CAA  2.30   C.Bosio       MLA  8.06   
 C.Hough       TEA  7.01   M.Morgan      SEA  2.34   B.Witt        TEA  7.64   
 M.Witt        CAA  7.80   S.Bankhead    SEA  2.36   M.Witt        CAA  7.36   
 M.Gubicza     KCA  7.80   M.Boddicker   BAA  2.41   J.Morris      DEA  7.31   
 T.Higuera     MLA  7.81   T.John        NYA  2.49   B.Hurst       BOA  7.28   
 M.Langston    SEA  7.83   C.Young       OAA  2.49   C.Hough       TEA  7.04   
 D.Stieb       TOA  7.90   F.Tanana      DEA  2.56   J.Deleon      CHA  6.74   
 F.Viola       MNA  7.91   W.Terrell     DEA  2.74   B.Blyleven    MNA  6.70   
 B.Blyleven    MNA  8.03   F.Bannister   CHA  2.76   J.Clancy      TOA  6.65   
 
 ----HRs / 9 INNINGS----   ----OPPONENT BAT AVG---   ----LEFT OPP BAT AVG---  
 D.Jackson     KCA  0.31   J.Morris      DEA  .205   J.Nieves      MLA  .143   
 T.John        NYA  0.58   B.Witt        TEA  .205   T.John        NYA  .173   
 B.Witt        TEA  0.65   J.Key         TOA  .210   B.Hurst       BOA  .209   
 T.Higuera     MLA  0.73   C.Hough       TEA  .213   B.Blyleven    MNA  .212   
 R.Clemens     BOA  0.73   J.Deleon      CHA  .216   F.Viola       MNA  .217   
 M.Moore       SEA  0.76   T.Higuera     MLA  .229   B.Witt        TEA  .218   
 J.Deleon      CHA  0.79   M.Gubicza     KCA  .230   M.Gubicza     KCA  .220   
 J.Key         TOA  0.84   M.Witt        CAA  .230   J.Morris      DEA  .221   
 R.Rhoden      NYA  0.90   F.Viola       MNA  .231   J.Deleon      CHA  .222   
 C.Leibrandt   KCA  0.93   D.Stieb       TOA  .232   M.Langston    SEA  .226   
 B.Saberhagen  KCA  0.93   M.Langston    SEA  .234   F.Bannister   CHA  .226   
 C.Hough       TEA  0.94   B.Blyleven    MNA  .235   D.Sutton      CAA  .228   
 
 ---RIGHT OPP BAT AVG---   ------RUN SUPPORT------   ---INHERITED SCORE %---  
 J.Morris      DEA  .186   J.Clancy      TOA  6.57   G.Minton      CAA  .182   
 B.Witt        TEA  .189   J.Morris      DEA  6.35   D.Jones       CLA  .188   
 C.Hough       TEA  .189   C.Bosio       MLA  5.89   M.Clear       MLA  .191   
 J.Key         TOA  .200   J.Nieves      MLA  5.85   M.Thurmond    DEA  .239   
 J.Deleon      CHA  .210   E.Bell        BAA  5.83   D.Eckersley   OAA  .247   
 M.Witt        CAA  .211   T.Higuera     MLA  5.77   D.Schatzeder  MNA  .258   
 D.Stieb       TOA  .215   D.Sutton      CAA  5.74   S.Nielsen     CHA  .258   
 D.Stewart     OAA  .225   B.Hurst       BOA  5.67   M.Huismann    ***  .258   
 T.Higuera     MLA  .227   C.Hough       TEA  5.65   D.Plesac      MLA  .262   
 J.Guzman      TEA  .230   B.Blyleven    MNA  5.57   G.Nelson      OAA  .265   
 F.Viola       MNA  .234   A.Nipper      BOA  5.50   D.Buice       CAA  .265   
 M.Langston    SEA  .235   M.Morgan      SEA  5.45   D.Righetti    NYA  .266   
 
 ----STRIKEOUTS/WALKS---  
 B.Saberhagen  KCA  3.18   
 R.Clemens     BOA  2.76   
 T.Higuera     MLA  2.58   
 J.Key         TOA  2.54   
 M.Witt        CAA  2.49   
 J.Clancy      TOA  2.38   
 C.Bosio       MLA  2.34   
 M.Boddicker   BAA  2.24   
 C.Young       OAA  2.19   
 W.Terrell     DEA  2.19   
 B.Hurst       BOA  2.19   
 J.Morris      DEA  2.17   

1987 American League Playoffs

Two Shutouts to end the season

ALCS Game 6-Oakland Wins The Pennant
A's Return to WS for the 1st Time Since 1974
Tigers Get Shut out for the Second Game in a Row
Tony Bernazrd Homered in the 5th Inning
Mike Davis Hit a 2 Run Homerun in the 8th
Tigers Leave Bases Loaded to End the Season



Rick Honeycutt Went 8 2/3 IP of Shutout Ball Allowing 2 Hits

*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0     B.Madlock            0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   K.Gibson             0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
0 12  A.Trammell           0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1 12  D.Evans              0 Force Play                     2-3 1-o b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Dennis Eckersley
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Matt Nokes
2 1 3 M.Nokes              0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Dave Bergman
2 123 D.Bergman            0 Pop Out                        b-0


BOXSCORE: 1987 Detroit Tigers At 1987 Oakland A's                  10/14/1987
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Whitaker 2B       3  0  0  0 .143     L.Polonia CF,LF     4  1  1  0 .250  
  B.Madlock DH        4  0  1  0 .250     M.Davis RF          4  1  2  2 .364  
  K.Gibson LF         3  0  0  0 .100     J.Canseco LF        3  0  0  0 .087  
  A.Trammell SS       3  0  0  0 .087   A-S.Javier CF         1  0  0  0 .500  
  D.Evans 1B          3  0  0  0 .286     M.McGwire 1B        4  0  1  0 .292  
  L.Herndon RF        3  0  0  0 .167     R.Jackson DH        3  0  0  0 .176  
B-M.Nokes PH          0  0  0  0 .083     C.Lansford 3B       2  0  0  0 .091  
  M.Heath C           3  0  0  0 .222     T.Steinbach C       3  0  1  0 .333  
C-D.Bergman PH        1  0  0  0 .000     T.Bernazard 2B      3  1  1  1 .333  
  C.Lemon CF          3  0  0  0 .350     A.Griffin SS        3  0  0  0 .286  
  T.Brookens 3B       3  0  1  0 .111                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  0  2  0                 Totals      30  3  6  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Canseco In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Herndon In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Heath In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  0
A's............. 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 2    -  3  6  1
 
Tigers (2-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Morris LOSS(1-1)        7 1/3   6   3   3   1   5   2   2.93  A1 D2
E.King                    0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  D3
Totals                    8       6   3   3   1   6   2
 
A's (4-2)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Honeycutt WIN(1-0)      8 2/3   2   0   0   3   4   0   0.00  A1 D5
D.Eckersley SAVE(2nd)     0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   6.75  D6
Totals                    9       2   0   0   4   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,956 DATE- Wednesday, October 14th 1987 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Rick Reed, John Hirschbeck, Rich Garcia, Durwood Merrill
T- 2:36
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 7  A's: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  A's: 0
ERRORS- A.Griffin
TRIPLES- L.Polonia(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Davis(2nd), T.Bernazard(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Whitaker
WALKS- K.Gibson, A.Trammell, D.Evans, M.Nokes, C.Lansford
STRIKE OUTS- L.Whitaker, K.Gibson, A.Trammell, M.Heath, J.Canseco, M.McGwire-2,
             R.Jackson-2, T.Steinbach
BALKS- R.Honeycutt
WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Chet Lemon robbed Mike Davis of a Homerun!
 
Rick Honeycutt came through with a solid 8 and two third innings as the
Oakland A's defeated the Detroit Tigers by a score of 3 to 0 at Oakland Co
Stadium.
 
Detroit was unable to claim the lead after Oakland went ahead in the 5th
inning plating an isolated run.  After two outs Tony Bernazard smashed a
bases-empty 'big-fly' (his 2nd of the season).  Oakland out-hit Detroit for
the game, 6 hits to 2.  
 
Honeycutt(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 8 and 2/3 innings.
Dennis Eckersley earned the save, his 2nd.  Jack Morris(1-1) took the loss.

1987 American League Playoffs

ALCS Game 5-Oakland Takes 3-2 Series Lead
Tony Bernazard Hit a 2 Out 3 Run Homerun in the 2nd Inning
The rest of the Story is Curt Young
Doyle Alexander Drops to 0-2



Curt Young Shuts Out The Tigers!
Young Threw 3 Complete Game Shutouts During the Regular Season


BOXSCORE: 1987 Oakland A's At 1987 Detroit Tigers                  10/12/1987
 
  A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Polonia CF,LF     4  0  1  0 .250     L.Whitaker 2B       4  0  0  0 .167  
  M.Davis RF          3  0  0  0 .333     B.Madlock DH        4  0  1  0 .250  
  J.Canseco LF        4  0  0  0 .100     K.Gibson LF         4  0  0  0 .118  
A-S.Javier CF         0  0  0  01.000     A.Trammell SS       4  0  0  0 .100  
  M.McGwire 1B        4  1  1  0 .300     D.Evans 1B          4  0  2  0 .333  
  R.Jackson DH        4  0  1  0 .214     L.Herndon RF        4  0  1  0 .222  
  C.Lansford 3B       4  0  0  0 .100     M.Heath C           3  0  1  0 .333  
  T.Steinbach C       4  1  2  0 .333     C.Lemon CF          2  0  0  0 .412  
  T.Bernazard 2B      3  1  2  3 .333     T.Brookens 3B       3  0  0  0 .067  
  A.Griffin SS        4  0  1  0 .333                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  3  8  3                 Totals      32  0  5  0
 
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Canseco In 8th Inning
 
A's............. 0 3 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  8  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  0
 
A's (3-2)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Young WIN(1-0)          9       5   0   0   1   6   0   0.56  A1
Totals                    9       5   0   0   1   6   0
 
Tigers (2-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Alexander LOSS(0-2)     8       8   3   3   2   7   1   4.50  A1 D7
E.King                    1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  D8
Totals                    9       8   3   3   2   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 52,769 DATE- Monday, October 12th 1987 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Vic Voltaggio, Rocky Roe, Larry Barnett, Greg Kosc
T- 2:11
LEFT ON BASE- A's: 6  Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- A's: 0  Tigers: 1
DOUBLES- M.Heath(1st)
HOME RUNS- T.Bernazard(1st)
WALKS- M.Davis, T.Bernazard, C.Lemon
STRIKE OUTS- M.Davis-2, J.Canseco, M.McGwire-2, R.Jackson-2, T.Bernazard,
             L.Whitaker, B.Madlock, A.Trammell, D.Evans, L.Herndon, C.Lemon
GIDP- A.Griffin
WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Luis Polonia robbed Bill Madlock of a Homerun!
 
Curt Young pitched 9 strong innings and Tony Bernazard homered and had 3 RBI
at Tiger Stadium where the Oakland A's beat the Detroit Tigers by the score
of 3 to 0.
 
Oakland did all the necessary damage in the 2nd inning when they tallied 3
runs on 5 hits.  That was all the offense they were to need.  Neither team
managed to score after the 2nd inning.  
 
Young(1-0) was credited with the shutout. Doyle Alexander(0-2) was charged
with the loss.  He pitched 8 innings and surrendered 8 hits and 2
walks.
 
Sparky Anderson lamented, 'Young was really aggressive today.  He kept coming
after our hitters.  Heck, why not. he kept sitting our guys down one after
another - like so many bowling pins!'

1987 American League Playoffs

ALCS Game 4-Oakland Wins in Detroit
Tigers Jumped on Stewart for 3 Runs in the 1st Inning Led by an Evans HR
Frank Tanana was Bad-2 in 2nd, 4 in the 3rd
-Bash Brothers Hit Consecutive Homeruns and send Tanana to the Shower
Gibby Put Some life into the Crowd with a 3rd Inning Solo Shot
Dwayne Murphy Led off the 4th with a Homerun
Tigers Scored in the 7th on a Lemon Single
Both Teams had Other chances to Score



Dave Stewart Won His Second Game of the Series

BOXSCORE: 1987 Oakland A's At 1987 Detroit Tigers                  10/11/1987
 
  A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Griffin SS        5  1  1  1 .357     L.Whitaker 2B       4  1  1  0 .214  
  S.Henderson DH      5  0  1  0 .200     B.Madlock DH        4  1  0  0 .250  
  J.Canseco LF        5  1  1  2 .125     K.Gibson LF         2  2  1  1 .154  
  M.McGwire 1B        4  1  1  1 .313     A.Trammell SS       4  0  0  1 .125  
  C.Lansford 3B       5  0  0  0 .125     D.Evans 1B          4  1  1  2 .286  
  M.Davis RF          4  1  2  0 .400     M.Nokes C           4  0  0  0 .083  
  T.Steinbach C       4  1  1  2 .286     C.Lemon CF          4  0  1  1 .467  
  D.Murphy CF         3  1  1  1 .200     P.Sheridan RF       2  0  1  0 .286  
A-S.Javier CF         1  0  1  01.000   B-L.Herndon PH,RF     1  0  0  0 .200  
  T.Phillips 2B       3  1  2  0 .667     T.Brookens 3B       3  0  0  0 .083  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  7 11  7                 Totals      32  5  5  5
 
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Murphy In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Sheridan In 7th Inning
 
A's............. 0 2 4  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  7 11  0
Tigers.......... 3 0 1  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  5  5  3
 
A's (2-2)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Stewart WIN(2-0)        6 2/3   5   5   5   8   6   2   4.73  A1 D7
G.Cadaret HOLD(1st)       1 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   2.84  D8 E3
D.Eckersley SAVE(1st)     1       0   0   0   0   2   0   7.71  E4
Totals                    9       5   5   5   9   9   2
 
Tigers (2-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
F.Tanana LOSS(0-1)        2 1/3   6   6   6   0   0   3  23.14  A1 B4
J.Robinson                4 2/3   4   1   1   2   4   1   1.50  B5 D7
E.King                    2       1   0   0   0   2   0   0.00  D8
Totals                    9      11   7   7   2   6   4
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,017 DATE- Sunday, October 11th 1987 TIME- Night 
T- 3:13
LEFT ON BASE- A's: 8  Tigers:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- A's: 0  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- L.Whitaker, P.Sheridan, T.Brookens
DOUBLES- A.Griffin(1st), S.Henderson(1st), T.Phillips(1st), L.Whitaker(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Canseco(1st), M.McGwire(1st), T.Steinbach(1st), D.Murphy(1st),
           K.Gibson(1st), D.Evans(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- P.Sheridan-2(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- T.Phillips
WALKS- M.McGwire, M.Davis, L.Whitaker, K.Gibson-3, A.Trammell, D.Evans, M.Nokes,
       P.Sheridan, T.Brookens
HIT BY PITCH- B.Madlock
STRIKE OUTS- S.Henderson-2, J.Canseco-2, M.McGwire, T.Phillips, L.Whitaker,
             A.Trammell, D.Evans, M.Nokes-2, C.Lemon-2, L.Herndon, T.Brookens
GIDP- T.Steinbach
PASSED BALLS- T.Steinbach
 
In a close game the Oakland A's put 4 runs on the scoreboard in the 3rd inning
and got by the Detroit Tigers by the score of 7 to 5.
 
Dave Stewart(2-0) had a steady outing.  He went 6 and 2/3 innings allowing 5
hits and 8 walks and gave up 2 homeruns.  Oakland ended up with 11 hits for
the game while Detroit had 5.  
 
Dennis Eckersley earned the save, his 1st. Frank Tanana(0-1) absorbed the
loss.  He served up 3 homeruns in his 2 and 1/3 innings.  
 
'I was a little good, a little bad and a little ugly.' said Stewart, 'I was
just giving us a chance to win.'

1987 American League Playoffs

ALCS Game 3-Tigers Take Series Lead
Walt Terrell Surrendered 3 Runs in the 2nd Inning
Sweet Lou Drew a Bases Loaded Walk in the 2nd
Darrell Evans Hit a Solo Homerun in the 3rd
Reggie Jackson Hit a Solo Shot in the 6th
Gene Nelson Struggled in the 6th Allowing 2 Runs to Score-Game Tied at 4 a piece
Oakland Hit 3 Singles in the 8th Scoring a Run
Detroit Scored 5 in the Bottom of the 8th-Caderet and Plank Fail Miserably
-Lemon Led off 8th With a Homerun



Mike Henneman Gave up a Run, but Now Has a Win and A Save

BOXSCORE: 1987 Oakland A's At 1987 Detroit Tigers                  10/10/1987
 
  A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Polonia CF        5  0  0  0 .250     L.Whitaker 2B       2  1  1  1 .200  
  M.Davis RF          3  0  0  0 .364     B.Madlock DH        4  1  2  2 .333  
  J.Canseco LF        4  1  1  0 .091     K.Gibson LF         5  1  1  0 .091  
  M.McGwire 1B        4  1  2  0 .333     A.Trammell SS       5  0  1  1 .167  
  R.Jackson DH        3  2  1  1 .200     D.Evans 1B          3  2  1  2 .300  
  C.Lansford 3B       4  0  1  1 .182   A-D.Bergman 1B        0  0  0  0 ----  
  T.Steinbach C       4  1  1  1 .300     M.Nokes C           4  0  1  0 .125  
  T.Bernazard 2B      3  0  1  0 .222     C.Lemon CF          5  2  3  1 .545  
  A.Griffin SS        3  0  2  2 .444     P.Sheridan RF       2  2  1  0 .200  
B-D.Murphy PH         1  0  0  0 .000     T.Brookens 3B       2  0  0  1 .111  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  5  9  5                 Totals      32  9 11  8
 
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Evans In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Griffin In 9th Inning
 
A's............. 0 3 0  0 0 1  0 1 0  -  5  9  1
Tigers.......... 0 1 1  0 0 2  0 5    -  9 11  0
 
A's (1-2)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
S.Ontiveros               5 1/3   6   3   2   2   3   1   3.37  A1 C7
G.Nelson BS(1st)          0 1/3   1   1   1   2   0   0  27.00  C8 D2
G.Cadaret LOSS(0-1)       1 1/3   1   2   2   1   1   1   3.60  D3 D8
E.Plunk                   0 1/3   2   3   3   1   0   0  81.00  D9 E3
D.Eckersley               0 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  13.50  E4
Totals                    8      11   9   8   7   4   2
 
Tigers (2-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
W.Terrell                 6 1/3   6   4   4   3   4   1   5.68  A1 C8
W.Hernandez               1       0   0   0   0   0   0  13.50  C9 D2
M.Henneman WIN(1-0)       1 2/3   3   1   1   0   1   0   3.86  D3
Totals                    9       9   5   5   3   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 52,842 DATE- Saturday, October 10th 1987 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Mike Reilly, Tim Welke, Joe Brinkman, Terry Cooney
T- 3:04
LEFT ON BASE- A's: 5  Tigers:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- A's: 0  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- T.Steinbach
DOUBLES- M.McGwire(1st), L.Whitaker(1st), B.Madlock(2nd), A.Trammell(1st),
         P.Sheridan(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Jackson(1st), D.Evans(1st), C.Lemon(1st)
STOLEN BASES- M.Davis(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- A.Griffin
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Sheridan, T.Brookens
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Evans, T.Brookens
WALKS- M.Davis, R.Jackson, T.Bernazard, L.Whitaker-3, B.Madlock, D.Evans,
       M.Nokes, P.Sheridan
STRIKE OUTS- L.Polonia, M.Davis, C.Lansford, T.Steinbach, T.Bernazard,
             L.Whitaker, K.Gibson-2, C.Lemon
GIDP- L.Polonia
WILD PITCHES- G.Nelson
 
The Detroit Tigers registered 5 runs in the 8th inning and defeated the
Oakland A's by a score of 9 to 5 at Tiger Stadium.
 
Detroit came up with the deciding runs in the bottom of the 8th inning as they
scored 5 runs on 4 base hits.  The crucial at-bat was provided by Bill
Madlock who made the crowd happy when he doubled which was good for two runs.
Detroit banged out 11 on the night.  
 
Mike Henneman(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing 1 run in 1 and 2/3 innings.
Greg Cadaret(0-1) was the loser in relief.  He allowed 1 hit and 1 walk in 1
and 1/3 innings.