1987 Detroit Tigers season

Offseason

• March 23, 1987: Brian Harper was released by the Tigers.

Regular season

After their 1984 championship season, the Tigers finished in third place in the AL East in both 1985 and 1986. The 1987 Tigers faced lowered expectations – which seemed to be confirmed by an 11–19 start to the season. The team hit its stride thereafter and gradually gained ground on its AL East rivals. This charge was fueled in part by the acquisition of pitcher Doyle Alexander from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for minor league pitcher John Smoltz. Alexander started 11 games for the Tigers, posting 9 wins without a loss and a 1.53 ERA. The deal came at a price. Smoltz, a Lansing, Michigan native, went on to have a long, productive career with the Braves winning a Cy Young Award and eventually gaining entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015.

Despite their improvement, they entered September neck-and-neck with the Toronto Blue Jays. The two teams would square off in seven hard-fought games during the final two weeks of the season. All seven games were decided by one run, and in the first six of the seven games, the winning run was scored in the final inning of play. At Exhibition Stadium, the Tigers dropped three in a row to the Blue Jays before winning a dramatic extra-inning showdown.

The Tigers entered the final week of the 1987 season 3.5 games behind. After a series against the Baltimore Orioles, the Tigers returned home trailing by a game and swept the Blue Jays. Detroit clinched the division in a 1–0 victory over Toronto in front of 51,005 fans at Tiger Stadium on Sunday afternoon, October 4. Frank Tanana pitched a complete-game shutout, and outfielder Larry Herndon hit a second-inning solo home run for the game's only run. Detroit finished the season with a Major League-best 98–64, two games ahead of Toronto. The team hit 225 home runs, the most since the 1961 New York Yankees.

In what would be their last postseason appearance until 2006, the Tigers lost the 1987 American League Championship Series to the underdog Minnesota Twins (who would go on to win the World Series) in five games.

The 1987 Tigers' winning percentage ranks as the 10th best in team history, as follows:

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Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

• June 2, 1987: 1987 Major League Baseball draft
  • Travis Fryman was drafted by the Tigers in the 1st round (30th pick). Player signed June 6, 1987.
  • Torey Lovullo was drafted by the Tigers in the 5th round. Player signed June 7, 1987.
• June 4, 1987: Bill Madlock was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.
• August 7, 1987: Darnell Coles and a player to be named later were traded by the Tigers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jim Morrison. The Tigers completed the deal by sending Morris Madden to the Pirates on August 12.
• August 12, 1987: John Smoltz was traded by the Tigers to the Atlanta Braves for Doyle Alexander.
• September 22, 1987: Dickie Noles was loaned to the Tigers by the Chicago Cubs.

Roster

Game log

|-bgcolor=#fbb | 1 || April 6 || Yankees || 1–2 (10) || Righetti (1–0) || Morris (0–1) || || 51,315 || 0–1 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 2 || April 8 || Yankees || 5–6 || Hudson (1–0) || Hernández (0–1) || Righetti (1) || 12,271 || 0–2 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 3 || April 9 || Yankees || 9–3 || Terrell (1–0) || Tewksbury (1–0) || || 12,228 || 1–2 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 4 || April 10 || @ White Sox || 11–4 || Tanana (1–0) || Allen (0–1) || || 40,025 || 2–2 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 5 || April 11 || @ White Sox || 7–1 || Morris (1–1) || Dotson (1–1) || || 12,896 || 3–2 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 6 || April 12 || @ White Sox || 7–1 || Robinson (1–0) || Davis (0–1) || || 13,245 || 4–2 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 7 || April 14 || @ Royals || 1–10 || Gubicza (1–1) || Petry (0–1) || || 16,023 || 4–3 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 8 || April 15 || @ Royals || 1–2 || Saberhagen (2–0) || Terrell (1–1) || Black (1) || 18,721 || 4–4 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 9 || April 17 || White Sox || 3–1 || Tanana (2–0) || Dotson (1–2) || Thurmond (1) || 16,953 || 5–4 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 10 || April 18 || White Sox || 3–2 || King (1–0) || Thigpen (0–1) || || 20,607 || 6–4 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 11 || April 19 || White Sox || 2–7 || Bannister (1–1) || Petry (0–2) || || 14,269 || 6–5 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 12 || April 20 || @ Yankees || 2–8 || Rhoden (2–1) || Morris (1–2) || Righetti (4) || 20,111 || 6–6 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 13 || April 21 || @ Yankees || 1–3 || Niekro (1–1) || Terrell (1–2) || Guante (1) || 25,148 || 6–7 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 14 || April 22 || @ Yankees || 1–4 || Shirley (1–0) || Tanana (2–1) || Righetti (5) || 21,091 || 6–8 || L4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 15 || April 24 || Royals || 3–7 || Leibrandt (3–1) || Petry (0–3) || || 14,449 || 6–9 || L5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 16 || April 25 || Royals || 13–2 || Morris (2–2) || Gubicza (1–3) || || 18,052 || 7–9 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 17 || April 26 || Royals || 1–6 || Saberhagen (4–0) || Terrell (1–3) || || 16,686 || 7–10 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 18 || April 27 || @ Mariners || 2–5 || Langston (3–2) || King (1–1) || Núñez (4) || 8,492 || 7–11 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 19 || April 28 || @ Mariners || 4–6 || Morgan (1–3) || Robinson (1–1) || Núñez (5) || 7,393 || 7–12 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 20 || April 29 || @ Angels || 2–1 (10) || King (2–1) || Moore (1–1) || || 26,126 || 8–12 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 21 || April 30 || @ Angels || 12–4 || Morris (3–2) || Fraser (1–1) || || 27,656 || 9–12 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 22 || May 1 || @ Athletics || 1–2 (13) || Eckersley (2–1) || Kelly (0–1) || || 14,035 || 9–13 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 23 || May 2 || @ Athletics || 2–3 (13) || Leiper (1–0) || Snell (0–1) || || 17,753 || 9–14 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 24 || May 3 || @ Athletics || 0–2 || Plunk (1–1) || King (2–2) || Howell (4) || 21,810 || 9–15 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 25 || May 5 || Mariners || 5–7 || Clarke (1–0) || Robinson (1–2) || Núñez (6) || 10,918 || 9–16 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 26 || May 6 || Mariners || 7–5 || Terrell (2–3) || Bankhead (4–2) || Thurmond (2) || 13,718 || 10–16 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 27 || May 8 || Athletics || 2–7 || Young (4–1) || Tanana (2–2) || || 13,949 || 10–17 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 28 || May 9 || Athletics || 7–8 || G. Nelson (1–1) || Thurmond (0–1) || Howell (5) || 15,685 || 10–18 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 29 || May 10 || Athletics || 7–6 || Snell (1–1) || Ontiveros (0–1) || || 14,114 || 11–18 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 30 || May 11 || Angels || 1–5 || Witt (5–2) || Terrell (2–4) || Buice (2) || 11,079 || 11–19 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 31 || May 12 || Angels || 15–2 || Petry (1–3) || Lugo (0–2) || || 11,579 || 12–19 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 32 || May 13 || Angels || 10–7 || Tanana (3–2) || Candelaria (4–1) || || 11,659 || 13–19 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 33 || May 15 || Indians || 4–3 || Henneman (1–0) || Huismann (0–1) || || 17,525 || 14–19 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 34 || May 16 || Indians || 5–3 || Morris (4–2) || Niekro (2–3) || || 20,583 || 15–19 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 35 || May 17 || Indians || 8–4 || Terrell (3–4) || Carlton (2–4) || || 20,824 || 16–19 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 36 || May 18 || @ Rangers || 6–3 || Robinson (2–2) || Guzmán (2–3) || Thurmond (3) || 26,503 || 17–19 || W6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 37 || May 19 || @ Rangers || 8–10 || Mohorcic (3–1) || King (2–3) || || 17,484 || 17–20 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 38 || May 20 || @ Rangers || 6–4 || Petry (2–3) || Witt (1–3) || King (1) || 16,820 || 18–20 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 39 || May 22 || @ Twins || 3–2 || Morris (5–2) || Viola (2–5) || King (2) || 15,423 || 19–20 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 40 || May 23 || @ Twins || 5–7 || Anderson (1–0) || Terrell (3–5) || Reardon (9) || 18,601 || 19–21 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 41 || May 24 || @ Twins || 7–2 || Robinson (3–2) || Atherton (2–1) || || 16,351 || 20–21 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 42 || May 25 || Rangers || 8–5 || Tanana (4–2) || Correa (1–5) || Henneman (1) || 13,824 || 21–21 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 43 || May 26 || Rangers || 8–7 (11) || Henneman (2–0) || Mohorcic (3–2) || || 11,234 || 22–21 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 44 || May 27 || Rangers || 4–3 || Morris (6–2) || Loynd (1–2) || Thurmond (4) || 12,696 || 23–21 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 45 || May 29 || Twins || 15–7 || Terrell (4–5) || Straker (2–2) || || 19,031 || 24–21 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || May 30 || Twins || colspan=7| Postponed (Rain); Makeup: May 31 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 46 || May 31 || Twins || 5–9 || Reardon (2–3) || King (2–4) || || – || 24–22 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 47 || May 31 || Twins || 3–11 || Frazier (5–2) || Tanana (4–3) || || 20,993 || 24–23 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 48 || June 1 || @ Indians || 6–9 || Niekro (3–5) || Petry (2–4) || Bailes (3) || 6,509 || 24–24 || L3 |-bgcolor="#bbb | — || June 2 || @ Indians || colspan=7| Postponed (Rain); Makeup: August 21 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 49 || June 3 || @ Indians || 15–3 || Morris (7–2) || Schrom (4–5) || || 8,226 || 25–24 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 50 || June 4 || @ Red Sox || 5–8 || Hurst (6–4) || Terrell (4–6) || || 24,660 || 25–25 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 51 || June 5 || @ Red Sox || 4–2 || Robinson (4–2) || Nipper (4–5) || King (3) || 33,827 || 26–25 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 52 || June 6 || @ Red Sox || 5–3 (14) || King (3–4) || Gardner (0–3) || || 33,902 || 27–25 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 53 || June 7 || @ Red Sox || 18–8 || Henneman (3–0) || Leister (0–1) || || 33,254 || 28–25 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 54 || June 9 || Brewers || 8–5 || Morris (8–2) || Higuera (5–6) || || 16,645 || 29–25 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 55 || June 10 || Brewers || 5–8 (10) || Plesac (2–0) || King (3–5) || || 16,998 || 29–26 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 56 || June 11 || Brewers || 5–8 || Wegman (5–5) || King (3–6) || Bosio (2) || 20,780 || 29–27 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 57 || June 12 || Red Sox || 11–4 || Tanana (5–3) || Clemens (4–6) || || 32,341 || 30–27 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 58 || June 13 || Red Sox || 6–4 || Petry (3–4) || Crawford (2–2) || Hernández (1) || 40,427 || 31–27 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 59 || June 14 || Red Sox || 2–1 || Morris (6–2) || Hurst (7–5) || || 28,203 || 32–27 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 60 || June 15 || @ Blue Jays || 2–1 || Terrell (5–6) || Key (8–4) || King (4) || 36,225 || 33–27 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 61 || June 16 || @ Blue Jays || 4–10 || Lavelle (1–0) || Robinson (4–3) || || 36,398 || 33–28 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 62 || June 17 || @ Blue Jays || 3–2 || Tanana (6–3) || Clancy (7–4) || Hernández (2) || 46,227 || 34–28 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 63 || June 19 || @ Orioles || 5–3 || Morris (10–2) || Williamson (2–5) || Hernández (3) || 31,672 || 35–28 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 64 || June 20 || @ Orioles || 5–9 || Bell (6–5) || Terrell (5–7) || Niedenfuer (2) || 27,240 || 35–29 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 65 || June 21 || @ Orioles || 9–3 || Petry (4–4) || Dixon (3–7) || King (5) || 28,845 || 36–29 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 66 || June 22 || Blue Jays || 2–0 || Tanana (7–3) || Clancy (7–5) || || 28,978 || 37–29 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 67 || June 23 || Blue Jays || 7–8 || Stieb (6–4) || Robinson (4–4) || Henke (13) || 29,275 || 37–30 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 68 || June 24 || Blue Jays || 3–5 || Cerutti (5–2) || Morris (10–3) || Musselman (3) || 34,866 || 37–31 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 69 || June 26 || Orioles || 9–0 || Terrell (6–7) || Griffin (0–1) || || 29,396 || 38–31 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 70 || June 27 || Orioles || 2–4 || Niedenfuer (1–0) || Tanana (7–4) || || 32,395 || 38–32 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 71 || June 28 || Orioles || 8–7 (11) || Hernández (1–1) || Corbett (0–2) || || 31,606 || 39–32 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 72 || June 29 || @ Brewers || 11–1 || Morris (11–3) || Bosio (3–2) || || 21,487 || 40–32 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 73 || June 30 || @ Brewers || 8–5 || Petry (5–4) || Clear (5–3) || Hernández (4) || 21,609 || 41–32 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 74 || July 1 || @ Brewers || 2–13 || Wegman (7–7) || Terrell (6–8) || || 24,528 || 41–33 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 75 || July 2 || @ Mariners || 2–5 || Guetterman (6–1) || Tanana (7–5) || || 10,646 || 41–34 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 76 || July 3 || @ Mariners || 5–2 || Robinson (5–4) || Moore (3–10) || King (6) || 13,568 || 42–34 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 77 || July 4 || @ Mariners || 7–3 || Morris (12–3) || Campbell (0–1) || || 16,884 || 43–34 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 78 || July 5 || @ Mariners || 7–5 || Petry (6–4) || Langston (10–7) || Henneman (2) || 13,232 || 44–34 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 79 || July 6 || @ Athletics || 3–5 || G. Nelson (4–1) || King (3–7) || Howell (15) || 14,656 || 44–35 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 80 || July 7 || @ Athletics || 6–4 || Tanana (8–5) || Andújar (3–2) || Hernández (5) || 17,174 || 45–35 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 81 || July 8 || @ Athletics || 9–5 || Robinson (6–4) || Ontiveros (5–3) || Thurmond (5) || 20,031 || 46–35 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 82 || July 9 || @ Angels || 2–5 || Sutton (6–9) || Morris (12–4) || Minton (5) || 30,966 || 46–36 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 83 || July 10 || @ Angels || 9–4 || King (4–7) || Lazorko (2–5) || || 31,073 || 47–36 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 84 || July 11 || @ Angels || 12–5 || Henneman (4–0) || Reuss (3–1) || || 44,219 || 48–36 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 85 || July 12 || @ Angels || 4–5 || Witt (11–5) || Tanana (8–6) || Minton (6) || 42,682 || 48–37 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bbcaff | ASG || July 14 || NL @ AL || 2–0 || Smith (1–0) || Howell (0–1) || Fernandez (1) || 49,671 || — || N/A |-bgcolor=#bfb | 86 || July 16 || Mariners || 3–2 || Terrell (7–8) || Moore (3–11) || || 20,488 || 49–37 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 87 || July 17 || Mariners || 7–0 || Tanana (9–6) || Langston (10–9) || || 24,669 || 50–37 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 88 || July 18 || Mariners || 10–6 || Henneman (5–0) || Reed (0–1) || King (7) || 31,594 || 51–37 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 89 || July 19 || Mariners || 4–5 || Núñez (3–1) || Hernández (1–2) || || 23,577 || 51–38 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 90 || July 20 || Athletics || 5–4 || Henneman (6–0) || G. Nelson (4–2) || || 22,692 || 52–38 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 91 || July 21 || Athletics || 6–5 (10) || King (5–7) || Howell (3–4) || || 23,118 || 53–38 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 92 || July 22 || Athletics || 1–10 || Lamp (1–0) || Tanana (9–7) || || 24,855 || 53–39 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 93 || July 24 || Angels || 6–3 || Henneman (7–0) || Finley (2–4) || || 33,275 || 54–39 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 94 || July 25 || Angels || 5–4 (10) || Henneman (8–0) || Minton (3–1) || || 34,973 || 55–39 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 95 || July 26 || Angels || 6–2 || Terrell (8–8) || Fraser (6–7) || || 31,339 || 56–39 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 96 || July 27 || White Sox || 4–1 || Tanana (10–7) || Nielsen (3–4) || || 23,704 || 57–39 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 97 || July 28 || White Sox || 3–1 || Robinson (7–4) || Long (5–6) || || 26,156 || 58–39 || W5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 98 || July 29 || White Sox || 0–4 || Bannister (6–8) || Morris (12–5) || || 28,918 || 58–40 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 99 || July 31 || @ Yankees || 5–6 || Righetti (6–3) || Henneman (8–1) || || 50,214 || 58–41 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 100 || August 1 || @ Yankees || 10–5 || Tanana (11–7) || Rasmussen (8–5) || || 55,103 || 59–41 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 101 || August 2 || @ Yankees || 5–8 || Rhoden (14–6) || Robinson (7–5) || Righetti (20) || 46,212 || 59–42 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 102 || August 3 || Royals || 2–4 (10) || Gleaton (2–3) || Morris (12–6) || || 25,781 || 59–43 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 103 || August 4 || Royals || 4–8 || D. Jackson (5–13) || Petry (6–5) || || 23,330 || 59–44 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 104 || August 5 || Royals || 4–2 || Terrell (9–8) || Saberhagen (15–7) || || 21,584 || 60–44 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 105 || August 6 || Yankees || 12–5 || Tanana (12–7) || Guidry (3–5) || || 41,875 || 61–44 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 106 || August 7 || Yankees || 8–0 || Robinson (8–5) || Rhoden (14–7) || || 48,262 || 62–44 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 107 || August 8 || Yankees || 0–7 || John (11–4) || King (5–8) || || 45,812 || 62–45 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 108 || August 9 || Yankees || 15–4 || Petry (7–5) || Rasmussen (8–6) || || 44,673 || 63–45 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 109 || August 10 || @ White Sox || 4–8 || Dotson (9–8) || Terrell (9–9) || || 16,068 || 63–46 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 110 || August 11 || @ White Sox || 9–6 || Tanana (13–7) || Nielsen (3–5) || Hernández (6) || 14,567 || 64–46 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 111 || August 12 || @ White Sox || 8–7 || Hernández (2–2) || Thigpen (3–4) || || 16,438 || 65–46 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 112 || August 13 || @ Royals || 4–1 || Morris (13–6) || Gubicza (9–12) || || 38,221 || 66–46 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 113 || August 14 || @ Royals || 5–7 || Black (5–6) || Terrell (9–10) || Quisenberry (8) || 38,749 || 66–47 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 114 || August 15 || @ Royals || 8–4 || King (6–8) || D. Jackson (6–14) || Henneman (3) || 40,425 || 67–47 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 115 || August 16 || @ Royals || 10–6 || Robinson (9–5) || Gleaton (2–4) || || 33,006 || 68–47 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 116 || August 18 || Twins || 11–2 || Morris (14–6) || Carlton (6–12) || || 32,053 || 69–47 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 117 || August 19 || Twins || 7–1 || Terrell (10–10) || Blyleven (12–10) || || 38,163 || 70–47 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 118 || August 20 || Twins || 8–0 || Alexander (1–0) || Niekro (6–9) || || 45,804 || 71–47 || W5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 119 || August 21 || @ Indians || 4–12 || Easterly (1–0) || Petry (7–6) || Gordon (1) || – || 71–48 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 120 || August 21 || @ Indians || 3–8 || Farrell (2–0) || Tanana (13–8) || || 20,965 || 71–49 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 121 || August 22 || @ Indians || 8–6 || Henneman (9–1) || Bailes (6–6) || King (8) || 20,148 || 72–49 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 122 || August 23 || @ Indians || 4–3 || Morris (15–6) || Candiotti (6–13) || || 21,097 || 73–49 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 123 || August 24 || @ Twins || 4–5 || Reardon (6–6) || King (6–9) || || 27,338 || 73–50 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 124 || August 25 || @ Twins || 5–4 || Alexander (2–0) || Niekro (6–10) || Henneman (4) || 30,639 || 74–50 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 125 || August 26 || @ Twins || 10–8 || Petry (8–6) || Reardon (6–7) || Hernández (7) || 29,265 || 75–50 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 126 || August 28 || Rangers || 3–5 || Williams (7–3) || Morris (15–7) || Mohorcic (16) || 32,362 || 75–51 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 127 || August 29 || Rangers || 4–1 || Terrell (11–10) || Witt (7–7) || || 41,604 || 76–51 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 128 || August 30 || Rangers || 7–0 || Alexander (3–0) || Hough (14–10) || || 38,641 || 77–51 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 129 || August 31 || Indians || 2–7 || Farrell (3–0) || Tanana (13–9) || || 22,530 || 77–52 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 130 || September 1 || Indians || 6–5 (12) || Hernández (3–2) || Gordon (0–2) || || 19,810 || 78–52 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 131 || September 2 || Indians || 2–1 || Morris (16–7) || Candiotti (7–14) || || 20,516 || 79–52 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 132 || September 3 || Indians || 3–1 || Terrell (12–10) || Yett (3–6) || || 21,964 || 80–52 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 133 || September 4 || @ Rangers || 11–2 || Alexander (4–0) || Hough (14–11) || || 16,095 || 81–52 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 134 || September 5 || @ Rangers || 7–8 || Howe (2–2) || Hernández (3–3) || || 26,058 || 81–53 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 135 || September 6 || @ Rangers || 3–9 || Guzmán (12–11) || Robinson (9–6) || || 22,374 || 81–54 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 136 || September 7 || @ Orioles || 12–4 || Morris (17–7) || Ballard (2–5) || || 13,651 || 82–54 || W1 |-bgcolor="#bbb | — || September 8 || @ Orioles || colspan=7| Postponed (Rain); Makeup: September 9 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 137 || September 9 || @ Orioles || 7–4 || Terrell (13–10) || Dixon (7–9) || Hernández (8) || – || 83–54 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 138 || September 9 || @ Orioles || 6–0 || Alexander (5–0) || Boddicker (10–8) || || 21,579 || 84–54 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 139 || September 10 || @ Brewers || 3–4 || Nieves (12–6) || Tanana (13–10) || Mirabella (1) || 9,715 || 84–55 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 140 || September 11 || @ Brewers || 2–5 || Higuera (16–9) || Henneman (9–2) || || 21,161 || 84–56 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 141 || September 12 || @ Brewers || 2–11 || Wegman (10–10) || Morris (17–8) || || 50,288 || 84–57 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 142 || September 13 || @ Brewers || 5–1 || Terrell (14–10) || Bosio (10–6) || || 21,880 || 85–57 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 143 || September 14 || Red Sox || 3–0 || Alexander (6–0) || Clemens (16–9) || Henneman (5) || 23,287 || 86–57 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 144 || September 15 || Red Sox || 9–8 || Petry (9–6) || Crawford (5–4) || Henneman (6) || 20,398 || 87–57 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 145 || September 16 || Red Sox || 4–1 || Morris (18–8) || Sellers (7–8) || || 22,341 || 88–57 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 146 || September 18 || Brewers || 5–2 || Terrell (15–10) || Wegman (10–11) || King (9) || 30,104 || 89–57 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 147 || September 19 || Brewers || 7–6 || Alexander (7–0) || Bosio (10–7) || || 34,006 || 90–57 || W6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 148 || September 20 || Brewers || 4–11 || Nieves (13–7) || Morris (18–9) || Crim (10) || 32,143 || 90–58 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 149 || September 21 || @ Red Sox || 4–9 || Nipper (10–11) || Snell (1–2) || || 20,376 || 90–59 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 150 || September 22 || @ Red Sox || 8–5 || Terrell (16–10) || Woodward (1–1) || Noles (1) || 20,189 || 91–59 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 151 || September 23 || @ Red Sox || 4–0 || Alexander (8–0) || Hurst (15–12) || || 23,798 || 92–59 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 152 || September 24 || @ Blue Jays || 3–4 || Flanagan (6–7) || Morris (18–10) || Henke (34) || 42,436 || 92–60 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 153 || September 25 || @ Blue Jays || 2–3 || Musselman (12–4) || Hernández (3–4) || || 46,233 || 92–61 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 154 || September 26 || @ Blue Jays || 9–10 || Núñez (5–1) || Henneman (9–3) || || 46,429 || 92–62 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 155 || September 27 || @ Blue Jays || 3–2 (13) || Henneman (10–3) || Núñez (5–2) || Noles (4) || 46,346 || 93–62 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 156 || September 28 || Orioles || 0–3 || Habyan (6–6) || Morris (18–11) || Niedenfuer (12) || 20,015 || 93–63 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 157 || September 29 || Orioles || 10–1 || Tanana (14–10) || Bell (9–13) || || 16,882 || 94–63 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 158 || September 30 || Orioles || 3–7 || Mesa (1–3) || Petry (9–7) || || 19,434 || 94–64 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 159 || October 1 || Orioles || 9–5 || Terrell (17–10) || Boddicker (10–12) || || 19,749 || 95–64 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 160 || October 2 || Blue Jays || 4–3 || Alexander (9–0) || Clancy (15–11) || Henneman (7) || 45,167 || 96–64 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 161 || October 3 || Blue Jays || 3–2 (12) || Henneman (11–3) || Musselman (12–5) || || 45,026 || 97–64 || W3 |-bgcolor=#039 | 162 || October 4 || Blue Jays || 1–0 || Tanana (15–10) || Key (17–8) || || 51,005 || 98–64 || W4

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

References

References

1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/harpebr01.shtml Brian Harper page at Baseball Reference]
2. "Team Batting Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 1960 to 1989, Standard stats, requiring Home Runs >= 200, sorted by greatest Home Runs.".
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/frymatr01.shtml Travis Fryman page at Baseball Reference]
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lovulto01.shtml Torey Lovullo page at Baseball Reference]
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/madlobi01.shtml Bill Madlock page at Baseball Reference]
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/colesda01.shtml Darnell Coles page at Baseball Reference]
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alexado01.shtml Doyle Alexander page at Baseball Reference]
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nolesdi01.shtml Dickie Noles page at Baseball Reference]
9. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997