New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
May 7, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1985 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 6, Minnesota Twins 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 4 3 2 0
Mattingly 1b 5 0 1 1
Winfield rf 5 1 0 1
Baylor dh 4 1 1 2
Wynegar c 4 0 2 2
Griffey lf 5 0 3 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 2 0
Berra 3b 4 0 0 0
Meacham ss 2 1 0 0
Whitson p 0 0 0 0
  Montefusco p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 4 1 3 0
Hatcher lf 5 2 2 1
Hrbek 1b 5 1 2 1
Brunansky rf 4 0 1 1
Stenhouse dh 4 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 1 2 2
Gaetti 3b 4 1 2 0
Teufel 2b 3 1 2 3
Salas c 4 1 1 0
Viola p 0 0 0 0
  Wardle p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 15 8
New York 200 010 0036111
Minnesota 320 020 10x8152
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson  L (1-4) 1.2 9 5 5 0 1
  Montefusco   3.1 3 2 2 1 2
  Fisher   3.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
15
8
8
2
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (5-2) 7.0 8 3 3 1 3
  Wardle   1.0 2 2 1 2 1
  Davis   1.0 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
4
3
5

  E–Griffey (4), Teufel (5), Viola (1).  2B–New York Henderson (3,off Viola); Baylor (7,off Viola); Wynegar (5,off Viola); Griffey 2 (6,off Viola 2); Mattingly (9,off Viola), Minnesota Smalley (4,off Whitson); Hatcher (9,off Whitson); Puckett (4,off Montefusco); Gaetti (10,off Montefusco); Teufel (4,off Fisher).  HR–Minnesota Teufel (2,5th inning off Montefusco 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Baylor (2,off Davis); Brunansky (4,off Whitson).  HBP–Meacham (1,by Viola).  CS–Randolph (2,2nd base by Wardle/Salas).  SB–Teufel (1,2nd base off Montefusco/Wynegar); Puckett (1,2nd base off Fisher/Wynegar).  HBP–Viola (1,Meacham).  T–2:49.  A–21,704.
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