Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
May 17, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1983 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 7, Minnesota Twins 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 2 1 1 0
Davis rf 5 1 2 1
  Hancock rf 0 0 0 0
Gross 3b 5 1 1 1
Murphy cf 3 1 1 1
Burroughs dh 4 1 1 3
Almon ss 3 0 0 0
  Lopes 2b 0 0 0 0
Moore 1b 4 0 1 0
Kearney c 4 1 1 1
Phillips 2b,ss 4 1 1 0
Codiroli p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  McCatty p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 9 7
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell cf 3 1 1 0
  Hatcher rf 2 0 2 0
Castino 2b 4 1 0 0
Ward lf 3 1 1 0
Hrbek 1b 5 0 1 1
Gaetti 3b 5 1 1 0
Bush dh 4 1 3 3
  Brown pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Brunansky rf,cf 5 0 0 0
Faedo ss 4 1 1 0
Laudner c 3 0 1 0
  Engle ph,c 1 0 0 0
Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Filson p 0 0 0 0
  Lysander p 0 0 0 0
  Whitehouse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 11 4
Oakland 300 031 000793
Minnesota 200 012 0016110
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Codiroli  W (4-2) 5.1 7 5 4 3 5
  Burgmeier   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  McCatty  SV (4) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
3
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  L (2-5) 5.1 6 7 7 4 5
  Filson   2.0 3 0 0 0 2
  Lysander   0.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Whitehouse   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
5
10

  E–Davis (3), Phillips 2 (12).  2B–Oakland Davis (8,off Williams), Minnesota Hrbek (12,off Codiroli); Bush 2 (12,off Codiroli,off McCatty); Gaetti (7,off McCatty).  HR–Oakland Burroughs (3,1st inning off Williams 2 on, 2 out); Kearney (5,6th inning off Williams 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Ward (1,by Codiroli).  SB–Almon (6,2nd base off Williams/Laudner); Henderson 2 (12,2nd base off Williams/Laudner,2nd base off Whitehouse/Engle); Phillips (4,2nd base off Williams/Laudner); Davis 2 (13,2nd base off Whitehouse/Engle,3rd base off Whitehouse/Engle).  CS–Davis (6,Home by Whitehouse/Engle); Ward (1,2nd base by Codiroli/Kearney).  HBP–Codiroli (3,Ward).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:58.  A–4,686.
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