Minnesota Twins vs California Angels
August 4, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1985 at Anaheim Stadium. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 5, California Angels 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 3 0 1 3
Washington ss 2 0 0 1
  Smalley ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 4 0 0 0
Brunansky rf 4 0 0 0
Hatcher dh 4 1 1 0
Engle c 1 1 0 0
  Salas ph,c 2 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 1 1
Teufel 2b 2 2 2 0
  Bush ph 1 0 0 0
Meier lf 1 1 1 0
  Stenhouse ph 1 0 1 0
  Gagne pr 0 0 0 0
Viola p 0 0 0 0
  Eufemia p 0 0 0 0
  Filson p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing dh 4 0 2 1
Carew 1b 5 0 1 0
Grich 2b 4 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 3 1 1 0
Hendrick rf 3 1 0 0
Beniquez lf 4 1 2 1
Pettis cf 4 2 1 1
Boone c 3 0 1 1
Schofield ss 2 1 1 2
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
  Gerber pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Candelaria p 0 0 0 0
  Cliburn p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
Minnesota 001 031 000572
California 001 301 01x690
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola   6.1 8 5 3 2 2
  Eufemia  L (3-2) 1.0 0 1 0 2 0
  Filson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Davis   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
3
4
2
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria   5.0 3 4 4 3 4
  Cliburn  W (6-2) 3.0 3 1 1 0 3
  Moore  SV (21) 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
5
7

  E–Washington (4), Teufel (9).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Hatcher (20,off Cliburn), California Downing (15,off Viola).  3B–California Beniquez (4,off Viola).  HR–California Schofield (8,3rd inning off Viola 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Meier (3,off Cliburn).  SF–Puckett (2,off Candelaria); Washington (3,off Candelaria); Schofield (3,off Viola).  IBB–DeCinces (8,by Eufemia); Boone (1,by Eufemia).  CS–Gaetti (5,2nd base by Cliburn/Boone).  SB–Pettis (32,2nd base off Eufemia/Salas).  WP–Viola (6).  BK–Viola (2).  IBB–Eufemia 2 (6,DeCinces,Boone).  T–3:05.  A–41,630.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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