Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
August 7, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1984 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 2, Oakland Athletics 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 3 0 0 0
Engle c 4 0 0 0
Hatcher lf 4 1 3 0
Hrbek 1b 4 0 0 0
Bush dh 3 0 2 1
Brunansky rf 4 1 2 1
Gaetti 3b 4 0 1 0
Teufel 2b 4 0 1 0
Washington ss 3 0 1 0
  David ph 1 0 0 0
  Jimenez ss 0 0 0 0
Viola p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 10 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 2b 4 0 1 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0
Murphy cf 4 0 1 0
Kingman dh 3 0 0 0
Lopes rf 3 1 1 1
Heath lf,c 3 0 0 0
Almon 1b 3 0 0 0
Essian c 3 0 0 0
  Davis pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Wagner ss 2 0 0 0
  Burroughs ph 1 0 0 0
  Hill ss 0 0 0 0
McCatty p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Minnesota 010 001 0002102
Oakland 010 000 000140
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (12-10) 9.0 4 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
0
2
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
McCatty  L (7-9) 9.0 10 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
0
2

  E–Gaetti (14), Washington (3).  DP–Minnesota 3.  2B–Minnesota Hatcher (21,off McCatty).  HR–Minnesota Brunansky (21,2nd inning off McCatty 0 on, 1 out), Oakland Lopes (8,2nd inning off Viola 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Puckett (3,off McCatty).  SF–Bush (8,off McCatty).  T–2:12.  A–8,793.
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