Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers
July 12, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1985 at Tiger Stadium. 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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Minnesota Twins 3, Detroit Tigers 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 5 0 0 0
Washington 3b 3 1 1 0
  Smalley ph 0 0 0 0
  Hrbek 1b 0 0 0 0
  Lombardozzi ph 1 0 0 0
  Stenhouse 1b 0 0 0 0
Engle dh 3 1 1 1
Brunansky rf 4 0 0 1
Gaetti 1b,3b 4 0 1 0
Teufel 2b 1 1 0 0
Laudner c 3 0 0 0
Gagne ss 3 0 2 1
Meier lf 2 0 0 0
Butcher p 0 0 0 0
  Wardle p 0 0 0 0
  Eufemia p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 0 2 0
Trammell ss 4 0 0 0
Gibson dh 4 1 2 1
Evans 1b 4 0 0 0
Herndon lf 3 0 0 0
Garbey rf 4 1 2 0
Lemon cf 4 0 2 0
Melvin c 3 0 1 0
  Bergman ph 1 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 4 0 1 1
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Scherrer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Minnesota 101 000 100350
Detroit 000 110 0002100
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Butcher  W (6-8) 6.2 9 2 2 2 0
  Wardle   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Eufemia   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Davis  SV (12) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
3
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana  L (4-8) 6.1 5 3 3 4 4
  Bair   2.1 0 0 0 3 1
  Scherrer   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
7
6

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1.  3B–Minnesota Washington (1,off Tanana).  HR–Minnesota Engle (3,1st inning off Tanana 0 on, 2 out), Detroit Gibson (18,5th inning off Butcher 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Laudner (2,off Tanana); Meier (1,off Bair).  IBB–Smalley (3,by Bair); Whitaker (5,by Davis).  CS–Gaetti (4,3rd base by Tanana/Melvin).  IBB–Davis (4,Whitaker); Bair (5,Smalley).  T–2:53.  A–38,524.
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