California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
August 9, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1985 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 1, Minnesota Twins 6

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing lf 5 0 2 0
Miller dh 4 0 1 0
  Jackson ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Beniquez 1b 5 0 4 0
DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0
Grich 2b 4 0 1 0
Pettis cf 4 1 2 0
Boone c 2 0 1 1
  Narron c 1 0 1 0
Schofield ss 3 0 1 0
  Carew ph 1 0 0 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
  Cliburn p 0 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 1 13 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 5 1 3 0
Washington ss 4 3 2 1
Hrbek 1b 3 1 2 2
Brunansky rf 3 0 0 1
Hatcher dh 4 0 2 1
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Laudner c 4 1 2 0
Teufel 2b 3 0 1 0
Meier lf 2 0 1 1
  Bush ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Viola p 0 0 0 0
  Eufemia p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 14 6
California 000 100 0001130
Minnesota 103 110 00x6140
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn  L (2-1) 4.0 9 6 6 2 1
  Cliburn   2.0 3 0 0 0 2
  Holland   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
14
6
6
3
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (11-9) 6.2 12 1 1 1 6
  Eufemia   2.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
1
1
2
6

  E–None.  DP–California 1, Minnesota 2.  2B–California Downing (16,off Viola); Pettis (6,off Viola); Narron (3,off Eufemia), Minnesota Hrbek (17,off Zahn); Hatcher (21,off Zahn).  3B–Minnesota Washington (2,off Zahn).  HR–Minnesota Washington (1,1st inning off Zahn 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Teufel (2,off Zahn).  SF–Brunansky (9,off Cliburn).  CS–Miller (1,3rd base by Viola/Laudner); Puckett 2 (6,2nd base by Zahn/Boone 2).  T–2:51.  A–21,738.
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