Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees
August 24, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1981 at Yankee Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Minnesota Twins 3, New York Yankees 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Ward lf 6 0 1 0
Engle rf 4 0 1 1
  Powell ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Hatcher cf 5 0 0 0
Mackanin 2b 5 0 2 0
Goodwin dh 4 1 1 0
Castino 3b 5 0 2 0
Butera c 5 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 5 1 2 2
Faedo ss 5 1 2 0
Havens p 0 0 0 0
  Corbett p 0 0 0 0
  O'Connor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 3 11 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Mumphrey cf 6 1 3 1
Milbourne 2b 6 0 2 1
Winfield lf 5 0 1 0
Watson 1b 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 0 1 0
Foote dh 3 0 0 0
  Gamble ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 1 0 0
Cerone c 5 0 1 0
Dent ss 5 0 1 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 2 9 2
Minnesota 000 010 010 0013110
New York 100 000 100 000292
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Havens   6.1 6 2 2 2 4
  Corbett   3.2 2 0 0 2 3
  O'Connor  W (3-2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
12.0
9
2
2
5
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John   9.1 8 2 2 0 3
  Frazier  L (0-1) 2.2 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
12.0
11
3
3
0
5

  E–Watson (1), Nettles (7).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Mumphrey (7,off Havens); Winfield (16,off Havens); Milbourne (3,off Havens).  HR–Minnesota Hrbek (1,12th inning off Frazier 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Goodwin (1,off John).  IBB–Jackson (2,by Corbett).  SB–Goodwin (3,2nd base off John/Cerone); Winfield (9,2nd base off Corbett/Butera).  IBB–Corbett (9,Jackson).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–3:06.  A–21,513.
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