In the top of the seventh, however, the Twins restored their two-run lead when Kent Hrbek singled, moved to second when Gaetti was hit by a pitch, took third on a wild pitch by King, and plated on a sacrifice fly by Bush.įor the fourth consecutive game, the Padres' starting pitcher did not make it past the. Dan Gladden and Kirby Puckett added RBI base hits of their own to give the Twins a 4–0 lead, and Tigers manager Sparky Anderson replaced Alexander with Eric King.Īs they had several times during the series, Detroit cut the Twins' lead down to one run in the bottom of the fourth, when Kirk Gibson scored on an Alan Trammell single and Matt Nokes followed with a two-run homer that scored Trammell. In the top of the second, Minnesota drew first blood when Tom Brunansky doubled home Gary Gaetti and Randy Bush, but was thrown out trying to stretch his hit into a triple. 1987 ALCS, Game 5: Twins Tigers / In what would turn out to be the last postseason game played at Tiger Stadium, the Twins would send Blyleven to the mound to face the Tigers' Doyle Alexander. In what would turn out to be the last postseason game played at Tiger Stadium. It was renamed Tiger Stadium in 1961 and the Tigers played there until 1999. It was expanded in 1938 and renamed Briggs Stadium. In 1912, the team moved into Navin Field, which was built on the same location. The Tigers constructed Bennett Park at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Trumbull Avenue in Corktown (just west of Downtown Detroit) and began playing there in 1896. Since 2000, the Tigers have played their home games at Comerica Park in Downtown Detroit.

They also won division titles in 1972, 1984, and 1987 as a member of the AL East. They are also the oldest continuous one name, one city franchise in the AL.

The club was founded in Detroit as a member of the minor league Western League in 1894 and is the only Western League team still in its original city.

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