Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
August 6, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 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 6, Minnesota Twins 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 2 0 0 0
  Page lf 1 0 0 0
  Almon ph,1b 3 0 0 0
Davis rf 6 1 3 1
Murphy dh,cf 6 0 0 0
Lopes 2b 4 1 0 0
Lansford 3b 5 1 4 1
Hancock 1b,lf 5 1 2 2
Peters cf 3 0 0 0
  Burroughs ph 0 0 0 0
  McCatty pr 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 1 0 0 0
Heath c 5 1 2 0
Phillips ss 5 1 2 2
Norris p 0 0 0 0
  Underwood p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 6 13 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Brown cf 6 2 3 0
Castino 2b 6 0 1 0
Ward lf 6 0 1 0
Hrbek 1b 5 1 2 2
Gaetti 3b 5 1 1 2
Bush dh 1 0 0 0
  Engle ph,dh 4 0 0 0
Brunansky rf 3 0 0 0
Smith c 3 0 1 0
  Mitchell pr 0 0 0 0
  Laudner c 1 0 0 0
Jimenez ss 3 0 0 0
  Washington ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Whitehouse p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 4 9 4
Oakland 000 103 000 000 26131
Minnesota 003 010 000 000 0490
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Norris   3.0 3 3 3 4 2
  Underwood   3.0 3 1 1 2 2
  Burgmeier   5.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Atherton  W (2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
13.0
9
4
4
6
10
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo   6.1 8 4 4 3 4
  Whitehouse   4.0 2 0 0 2 5
  Davis  L (3-6) 2.2 3 2 2 2 4
Totals
13.0
13
6
6
7
13

  E–Hancock (4).  DP–Oakland 3, Minnesota 4.  2B–Oakland Lansford (13,off Castillo); Phillips (7,off Castillo), Minnesota Hrbek (31,off Underwood).  3B–Oakland Lansford (1,off Castillo), Minnesota Ward (5,off Burgmeier).  HR–Oakland Davis (4,6th inning off Castillo 0 on, 0 out); Hancock (7,6th inning off Castillo 1 on, 2 out); Phillips (3,13th inning off Davis 1 on, 2 out), Minnesota Gaetti (15,3rd inning off Norris 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Hancock (1,off Whitehouse).  HBP–Lansford (2,by Whitehouse).  IBB–Burroughs (4,by Whitehouse); Gaetti (1,by Underwood).  SB–Lopes (16,2nd base off Castillo/Smith); Almon (22,2nd base off Whitehouse/Smith); Davis (23,2nd base off Davis/Laudner).  CS–Davis (13,2nd base by Castillo/Smith); Lansford (7,Home by Davis/Laudner).  WP–Whitehouse (4).  HBP–Whitehouse (1,Lansford).  IBB–Underwood (2,Gaetti); Whitehouse (8,Burroughs).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–3:39.  A–11,759.
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