1987 American League Championship Series 
GAME 5
Minnesota Twins 9, Detroit Tigers 5
Monday, October 12, 1987 (D) at Tiger Stadium
Minn Twins 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 - 9 15 1 Det Tigers 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 - 5 9 1
BATTING
Minnesota Twins AB R H RBI BB K PO A Gladden lf 6 3 3 2 0 0 4 0 Gagne ss 4 0 2 1 1 0 3 3 Puckett cf 6 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 Hrbek 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 10 0 Gaetti 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Bush dh 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 Brunansky rf 5 1 3 3 0 2 3 0 Lombardozzi 2b 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 4 Laudner c 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Blyleven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Berenguer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reardon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 41 9 15 8 4 6 27 9
FIELDING - DP: 1. E: Gagne (2).
BATTING - 2B: Gagne 2 (3,off Alexander,off Robinson); Brunansky (4,off Alexander); Gladden 2 (2,off Henneman 2). HR: Brunansky (2,9th inning off Henneman 0 on, 1 out). SF: Bush (1,off King). HBP: Gagne (1,by Alexander); Gaetti (1,by King).
BASERUNNING - SB: Bush (3,2nd base off King/Nokes); Puckett (1,2nd base off King/Nokes).
Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI BB K PO A Whitaker 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 Evans 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 9 2 Gibson lf 4 1 3 1 1 0 3 0 Trammell ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 Nokes c 5 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 Lemon cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 Grubb dh 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 Sheridan rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Brookens 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morrison 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Henneman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Robinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 36 5 9 5 3 3 27 13
FIELDING - E: Evans (3).
BATTING - 2B: Gibson (1,off Blyleven). HR: Nokes (1,4th inning off Blyleven 1 on, 0 out); Lemon (2,8th inning off Berenguer 0 on, 2 out). HBP: Sheridan 2 (2,by Blyleven 2).
BASERUNNING - SB: Gibson (3,2nd base off Blyleven/Laudner).
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins IP H HR R ER BB K Blyleven W(2-0) 6 5 1 3 3 2 3 Schatzeder 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Berenguer 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 Reardon SV(2) 1.1 3 0 1 1 1 0 Totals 9.0 9 2 5 5 3 3
Detroit Tigers IP H HR R ER BB K Alexander L(0-2) 1.2 6 0 4 4 1 0 King 5 3 0 1 1 2 4 Henneman 2 5 1 4 4 1 2 Robinson 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 9.0 15 1 9 9 4 6
WP: Reardon (1), King 2 (2). HBP: Blyleven 2 (2,Sheridan 2); Alexander (1,Gagne); King (1,Gaetti).
Umpires: Mike Reilly, Jim McKean, Joe Brinkman, Durwood Merrill, Al Clark, Drew Coble Time of Game: 3:14 Attendance: 47448 TWINS 1ST: Gladden grounded out (first to pitcher); Gagne doubled to left; Puckett grounded out (second to first) [Gagne to third]; Hrbek flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker was called out on strikes; Evans walked; Gibson singled to left [Evans to second]; Trammell popped to third in foul territory; Nokes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TWINS 2ND: Gaetti singled to left; Bush walked [Gaetti to second]; Brunansky doubled to right [Gaetti scored, Bush scored, Brunansky out at third (right to second to third)]; Lombardozzi singled to left; Laudner grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lombardozzi to second]; Gladden singled to center [Lombardozzi scored]; Gagne was hit by a pitch [Gladden to second]; Puckett singled to left [Gladden scored, Gagne to second]; KING REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Hrbek grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Lemon grounded out (second to first); Grubb flied to center; Sheridan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 0. TWINS 3RD: Gaetti grounded out (pitcher to first); Bush walked; Bush stole second; Brunansky struck out; Lombardozzi walked; Laudner struck out but Bush advanced to third and Lombardozzi advanced to second and Laudner advanced to first on a wild pitch; Gladden popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Brookens popped to first in foul territory; Whitaker reached on an error by Gagne [Whitaker to first]; Evans grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Whitaker out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 0. TWINS 4TH: Gagne popped to second; Puckett singled to right; Hrbek flied to left; Puckett stole second; Gaetti flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Gibson doubled to right; Trammell singled to center [Gibson scored]; Nokes homered [Trammell scored]; Lemon flied to center; Grubb struck out; Sheridan was hit by a pitch; Brookens popped to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3. TWINS 5TH: Bush grounded out (first to pitcher); Brunansky struck out; Lombardozzi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker popped to third in foul territory; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibson walked; Gibson stole second; Trammell flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3. TWINS 6TH: Laudner popped to second; Gladden flied to left; Gagne popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Nokes popped to shortstop; Lemon struck out; Grubb singled to center; Sheridan was hit by a pitch [Grubb to second]; BERGMAN BATTED FOR BROOKENS; Bergman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3. TWINS 7TH: MORRISON REPLACED BERGMAN (PLAYING 3B); Puckett was called out on strikes; Hrbek singled to left; Gaetti was hit by a pitch [Hrbek to second]; King threw a wild pitch [Hrbek to third]; Bush out on a sacrifice fly to center [Hrbek scored]; Brunansky singled to left [Gaetti to second]; HENNEMAN REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Lombardozzi struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: SCHATZEDER REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Whitaker flied to left; Evans popped to first in foul territory; Gibson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 3. TWINS 8TH: Laudner struck out; Gladden doubled to center; Gagne walked; Puckett forced Gagne (pitcher to second) [Gladden scored (error by Evans), Puckett to first]; Hrbek singled to center [Puckett to third]; Gaetti grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: BERENGUER REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Trammell flied to right; Nokes popped to left; Lemon homered; REARDON REPLACED BERENGUER (PITCHING); Grubb singled to shortstop; Reardon threw a wild pitch [Grubb to second]; Sheridan flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 4. TWINS 9TH: Bush popped to third in foul territory; Brunansky homered; Lombardozzi singled to shortstop; Laudner grounded out (third to first) [Lombardozzi to second]; Gladden doubled to center [Lombardozzi scored]; ROBINSON REPLACED HENNEMAN (PITCHING); Gagne doubled to right [Gladden scored]; Puckett grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Tigers 4. TIGERS 9TH: Morrison singled to left; Whitaker walked [Morrison to second]; Evans popped to right; Gibson singled to left [Morrison scored, Whitaker to second]; Trammell lined to shortstop; Nokes grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 9, Tigers 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Twins 9 15 1 12 Tigers 5 9 1 9