Minnesota Twins vs California Angels - August 3,1987

Visiting Team

Minnesota Twins (57-50)

Home Team

California Angels (54-52)

Game Date

August 3,1987

Year

1987

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

Ballpark

Angel Stadium of Anaheim

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

33,983

Time of Game

2:59

Umpires

[HP]: Tim Tschida [1B]: Dave Phillips [2B]: Steve Palermo [3B]: Dan Morrison

4th inning: 63 **Joe Niekro ejected by 1B umpire Dave Phillips for scuffing baseballs;**
4th inning: 63 **after the 1-1 pitch**
4th inning: 63 **popped out of catcher Sal Butera's glove; Tschida had already saved a**
4th inning: 63 **few balls as proof of scuffing; after examing this one**
4th inning: 63 **to the mound and Niekro tried to walk away with his hands in his**
4th inning: 63 **pockets; he was ordered to empty his pockets and an emery board and**
4th inning: 63 **some sandpaper fell onto the ground; Niekro claimed they were to**
4th inning: 63 **manicure his finger nails; Niekro was suspended for 10 days**

Minnesota Twins - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Randy Bush	rf	28.302	L	5	1	0	0	0	0	.226	75	594
	Mark Davidson	rf	26.169	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	.245	66	102
2	Greg Gagne	ss	25.264	R	5	2	2	0	0	0	.267	88	370
3	Kirby Puckett	cf	27.142	R	5	1	2	0	0	0	.322	103	553
4	Kent Hrbek	1b	27.074	L	3	3	2	0	2	0	.282	95	856
5	Gary Gaetti	3b	28.349	R	5	2	3	5	0	0	.256	100	889
6	Tom Brunansky	lf	26.348	R	5	1	2	1	0	0	.264	102	860
7	Gene Larkin	dh	24.283	B	3	1	0	1	2	1	.285	45	45
8	Steve Lombardozzi	2b	27.099	R	5	0	1	2	0	1	.238	91	275
9	Sal Butera	c	34.312	R	3	0	1	1	1	0	.198	32	312
Totals

3B: Greg Gagne (4)

HR: Gary Gaetti (22)

RBI: Gary Gaetti 5 (72), Tom Brunansky (56), Gene Larkin (19), Steve Lombardozzi 2 (21), Sal Butera (13)

SF: Sal Butera (2)

California Angels - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Brian Downing	lf	36.298	R	3	1	1	1	2	1	.275	102	1687
2	Devon White	cf	24.217	B	2	0	2	1	0	0	.284	105	155
	Gary Pettis	pr-cf	29.122	B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.206	101	552
3	Wally Joyner	1b	25.048	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	.283	94	248
	Darrell Miller	ph	29.158	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	.188	38	139
4	Doug DeCinces	3b	36.339	R	2	0	0	0	2	0	.239	97	1608
5	Bill Buckner	dh	37.232	L	3	0	1	0	1	0	.275	81	2255
6	George Hendrick	rf	37.289	R	4	0	0	0	0	0	.259	32	1946
7	Mark McLemore	2b	22.303	B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.221	104	109
8	Bob Boone	c	39.257	R	4	1	2	0	0	0	.266	72	1915
9	Gus Polidor	ss	25.281	R	4	0	0	0	0	0	.203	39	47
Totals

Errors: Mark McLemore

HR: Brian Downing (20)

RBI: Brian Downing (57), Devon White (67)

SH: Devon White (13)

GDP: Wally Joyner (9)

SB: Bill Buckner (2)

Minnesota Twins - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Joe Niekro	R		3.1	4	2	2	5	1	0	4.54	1.39	19	688
2	Dan Schatzeder	L	W 6-1	5.2	4	1	1	0	0	1	5.12	1.66	41	369
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Joe Niekro (0-0-0), Dan Schatzeder (0-0-0)

California Angels - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Mike Witt	R	L 13-7	6.2	8	5	5	4	2	0	3.74	1.34	24	225
2	Jack Lazorko	R		1.1	4	4	4	1	0	1	4.65	1.25	16	49
3	Chuck Finley	L		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.85	1.62	25	50
Totals				0.0

BK: Jack Lazorko (1)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Mike Witt (0-0-0), Jack Lazorko (0-0-0), Chuck Finley (0-0-0)

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California Angels	CAL	54-52		0	2	0		0	0	1		0	0	0		3	8	1		3	6	12	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

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