Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
August 12, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1983 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 5, Oakland Athletics 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Brown cf 5 2 3 0
Castino 2b 4 1 1 0
Ward lf 4 1 1 1
Hrbek 1b 2 0 1 1
Gaetti 3b 3 1 0 1
Bush dh 2 0 0 0
  Engle ph,dh 2 0 1 0
Brunansky rf 4 0 1 1
Washington ss 4 0 0 0
Smith c 4 0 0 0
Schrom p 0 0 0 0
  Whitehouse p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Almon 1b,lf 3 0 0 1
Davis rf 3 0 0 0
  Lopes ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Murphy cf 4 0 0 0
Hancock lf 3 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Gross 1b 0 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 2 1 0 0
  Kearney c 1 0 1 0
Burroughs dh 3 1 0 0
Heath c,rf 4 1 3 0
Hill ss 4 0 1 1
Phillips 2b,3b 3 0 2 1
Warren p 0 0 0 0
  Underwood p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Minnesota 100 003 010580
Oakland 020 100 000371
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Schrom  W (10-4) 6.1 6 3 3 3 4
  Whitehouse   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Davis  SV (20) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Warren   5.1 5 3 2 1 2
  Underwood  L (8-6) 2.0 3 2 1 2 0
  Smith   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
3
3
2

  E–Hill (3).  DP–Minnesota 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Minnesota Hrbek (32,off Warren).  HR–Minnesota Ward (19,8th inning off Underwood 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Almon (3,off Schrom).  HBP–Lansford (3,by Schrom).  WP–Davis (2), Warren (2).  HBP–Schrom (8,Lansford).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:39.  A–10,735.
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