California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
April 17, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1985 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The California Angels defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 3

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Beniquez lf 4 0 1 0
Carew 1b 4 1 2 0
Downing dh 3 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 3 1 1 1
Brown rf 4 1 1 0
Grich 2b 3 1 1 1
Boone c 3 0 1 0
Schofield ss 4 0 0 0
Pettis cf 3 0 1 2
Slaton p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 4 1 1 1
Hatcher lf 4 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 4 0 1 1
Smalley dh 4 1 1 1
Brunansky rf 4 0 1 0
Salas c 3 0 0 0
  Bush ph 1 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Teufel 2b 3 1 1 0
Gagne ss 3 0 3 0
Butcher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
California 030 010 000480
Minnesota 002 001 000380
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Slaton  W (1-0) 6.0 7 3 3 0 4
  Moore  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
0
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Butcher  L (0-1) 9.0 8 4 4 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
3

  E–None.  DP–California 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Puckett (1,off Slaton); Hrbek (2,off Slaton).  3B–California Carew (1,off Butcher).  HR–Minnesota Smalley (1,6th inning off Slaton 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Boone (1,off Butcher).  SF–DeCinces (1,off Butcher).  IBB–Grich (1,by Butcher).  SB–Pettis (2,2nd base off Butcher/Salas).  IBB–Butcher (1,Grich).  T–2:23.  A–14,741.
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