Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins
September 16, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1982 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Texas Rangers defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 8, Minnesota Twins 2

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Wright cf 5 0 1 0
Sample lf 5 1 1 0
Bell 3b 2 3 1 0
Parrish rf 3 1 1 3
Johnson dh 3 1 1 2
Hostetler 1b 4 0 0 0
Sundberg c 4 0 2 1
Richardt 2b 5 1 2 1
Dent ss 2 1 1 1
Hough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 10 8
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell cf 5 0 2 0
Castino 2b 4 0 1 0
Brunansky rf 4 0 1 0
Hrbek 1b 4 0 1 0
Ward lf 4 1 1 0
Bush dh 4 0 0 0
Hatcher 3b 3 1 2 1
Faedo ss 4 0 2 1
Smith c 4 0 1 0
Viola p 0 0 0 0
  Cooper p 0 0 0 0
  Boris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 11 2
Texas 003 120 2008100
Minnesota 000 000 1012111
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough  W (15-11) 9.0 11 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
1
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  L (4-7) 4.0 7 6 6 5 3
  Cooper   2.1 2 2 2 4 1
  Boris   2.2 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
11
6

  E–Viola (2).  DP–Texas 2, Minnesota 1.  2B–Texas L Johnson (9,off Cooper), Minnesota Mitchell (9,off Hough); Hatcher 2 (13,off Hough 2); Brunansky (26,off Hough).  3B–Minnesota Smith (1,off Hough).  HR–Texas Parrish (14,3rd inning off Viola 2 on, 2 out).  SB–Richardt (7,2nd base off Viola/Smith).  CS–L Johnson (4,2nd base by Viola/Smith).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:54.  A–6,718.
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