New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
May 8, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 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 5 1 2 1
Griffey lf 3 1 2 5
Mattingly 1b 5 0 0 0
Winfield rf 3 0 0 0
Baylor dh 3 0 0 0
Wynegar c 4 0 1 0
Randolph 2b 4 1 2 0
Pagliarulo 3b 3 1 0 0
Meacham ss 1 2 0 0
  Hassey ph 1 0 0 0
Cowley p 0 0 0 0
  Cooper p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 7 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 5 0 0 0
Hatcher lf 2 1 1 0
  Meier lf 2 1 1 0
Hrbek 1b 5 3 3 3
Brunansky rf 4 0 2 0
Stenhouse dh 2 1 0 0
Smalley ss 2 1 1 0
Gaetti 3b 3 1 1 5
Teufel 2b 4 0 0 0
Salas c 4 0 1 0
Smithson p 0 0 0 0
  Filson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 10 8
New York 030 000 102670
Minnesota 500 200 10x8101
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Cowley  L (0-2) 3.2 6 7 7 4 4
  Cooper   3.1 3 1 1 1 1
  Fisher   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
5
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson  W (4-2) 8.2 7 6 6 5 3
  Filson  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
5
3

  E–Hrbek (1).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–New York Griffey (7,off Smithson), Minnesota Hrbek 2 (7,off Cowley,off Cooper); Salas (2,off Cowley).  HR–New York Griffey (2,9th inning off Smithson 1 on, 2 out), Minnesota Gaetti (5,1st inning off Cowley 3 on, 2 out); Hrbek (5,4th inning off Cowley 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Griffey (2,off Smithson); Gaetti (1,off Cooper).  HBP–Baylor (6,by Smithson).  SB–Henderson (6,2nd base off Smithson/Salas).  BK–Smithson (1).  HBP–Smithson (4,Baylor).  T–2:53.  A–22,832.
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