Final
BOS 4 — MIN 5
9/2/1987 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · MIN198709020
Complete available game record for BOS at MIN, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 13 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Burks | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Newman | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Bush | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Barrett | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Davidson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Boggs | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby Puckett | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kent Hrbek | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gary Gaetti | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Greenwell | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Dodson | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Smalley | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Benzinger | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Brunansky | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spike Owen | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Lombardozzi | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Horn | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sal Butera | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Larkin | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Laudner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Marzano | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Nipper | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Reardon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Crawford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Schiraldi | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Berenguer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Straker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Nipper | 1.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Les Straker | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Juan Berenguer | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Steve Crawford | 5.1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Reardon | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Calvin Schiraldi | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Crawford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Burks | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Marzano | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Al Nipper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Spike Owen | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Todd Benzinger | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Greenwell | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Schiraldi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Barrett | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Al Newman | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby Puckett | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Reardon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Straker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Berenguer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Brunansky | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Brunansky | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Bush | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sal Butera | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Davidson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Gaetti | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Hrbek | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Laudner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Lombardozzi | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | D7/L78.1-3 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | HP | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L8S | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L7L.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8/G4M.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH) | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9/SF/OBS.3-H(RBI);2-H(E1)(NR) | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S8/G4M | 0–4 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S6/G6.1-2 | 0–4 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–4 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 4 | 0–4 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–4 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S9/F9S | 0–4 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–4 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L8S | 0–4 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S8/G4M.1-2 | 0–4 |
| 3 bottom | 0→2 | 5(2)4(1)/FO/GDP.B-1 | 0–4 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L | 0–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S7/G56 | 0–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8/L8S | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 3/G.1-2 | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 6/L | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7/F7L.1-3 | 0–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L7S.3-H;1-2 | 0–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 5(2)3/GDP | 0–5 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9/G4 | 0–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO | 0–5 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 0–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–5 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | HR/9.2-H | 0–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 9 | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9/G4 | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7 | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | PB.1-2 | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 53 | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K/C | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S9/G3 | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP/RINT | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7 | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D9/L9L.2-H;1-3 | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | WP.2-3 | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 5 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 7 | 4–5 |