Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins
May 15, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1985 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 5 1 2 0
Trammell ss 6 0 3 0
Gibson rf 5 1 1 2
Parrish c 6 0 1 0
Laga 1b 5 0 0 0
  Garbey ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Simmons lf 4 1 2 0
  Sanchez pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Evans dh 4 1 4 2
  Weaver pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Lemon cf 5 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 3 0 0 0
  Grubb ph 1 0 0 0
  Pittaro 3b 1 0 0 0
Terrell p 0 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 4 13 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 4 0 1 0
Hatcher lf 6 2 2 1
Hrbek 1b 5 0 2 2
Brunansky rf 6 1 1 0
Bush dh 5 0 2 2
Smalley ss 3 0 1 0
Gaetti 3b 5 0 2 0
Teufel 2b 4 1 1 0
Salas c 5 1 2 0
Butcher p 0 0 0 0
  Wardle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 5 14 5
Detroit 000 002 002 004131
Minnesota 100 110 100 015141
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Terrell   7.0 9 4 4 1 7
  Bair   2.0 3 0 0 1 1
  Lopez  L (0-2) 1.2 2 1 0 2 1
Totals
10.2
14
5
4
4
9
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Butcher   10.0 12 4 4 2 7
  Wardle  W (1-2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
11.0
13
4
4
3
8

  E–Garbey (1), Butcher (1).  DP–Detroit 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Detroit Evans (4,off Butcher); Whitaker 2 (5,off Butcher 2); Simmons (1,off Butcher), Minnesota Hatcher (10,off Terrell).  3B–Minnesota Brunansky (1,off Terrell).  HR–Detroit Evans (3,6th inning off Butcher 1 on, 1 out); Gibson (5,9th inning off Butcher 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Gibson (1,by Butcher).  SH–Puckett 2 (2,off Terrell 2).  SF–Bush (1,off Terrell).  IBB–Teufel (1,by Bair); Hrbek (5,by Lopez).  SB–Sanchez (1,2nd base off Butcher/Salas); Trammell (6,2nd base off Wardle/Salas).  WP–Terrell 2 (2), Butcher (2).  HBP–Butcher (1,Gibson).  IBB–Bair (1,Teufel); Lopez (3,Hrbek).  T–3:23.  A–21,030.
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