Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox
August 23, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1985 at Fenway Park. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 5 1 2 3
Hatcher lf 5 0 1 1
Hrbek 1b 5 0 2 0
Brunansky rf 4 0 0 0
Engle dh 3 0 0 0
  Smalley ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Laudner c 3 1 3 0
Gaetti 3b 3 1 0 0
Teufel 2b 4 1 1 0
Espinoza ss 4 1 2 1
Viola p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Evans rf 4 1 1 1
Boggs 3b 3 1 2 0
Buckner 1b 3 0 0 0
Rice lf 3 0 0 0
Easler dh 3 0 1 1
Barrett 2b 3 0 1 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 0 0
Lyons cf 3 0 0 0
Sullivan c 3 0 0 0
Lollar p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 5 2
Minnesota 001 000 4005110
Boston 100 100 000250
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (13-10) 9.0 5 2 2 2 7
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lollar  L (5-8) 6.1 7 5 5 2 3
  Crawford   2.2 4 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 2, Boston 1.  2B–Minnesota Teufel (19,off Lollar); Laudner (4,off Lollar), Boston Easler (24,off Viola); Barrett (18,off Viola).  3B–Minnesota Puckett (11,off Lollar).  HR–Boston Evans (15,1st inning off Viola 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Buckner (2,off Viola).  SB–Puckett (13,2nd base off Lollar/Sullivan).  WP–Lollar (8).  T–2:40.  A–22,041.
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