Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 8, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1985 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 9, Toronto Blue Jays 10

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 4 1 1 0
Smalley 3b 4 2 2 0
Hrbek 1b 5 1 0 2
  Meier pr 0 0 0 0
Brunansky rf 4 2 2 4
Stenhouse dh 5 0 2 1
Salas c 3 0 1 0
  Reed c 1 1 1 0
  Laudner ph 1 0 0 0
Gaetti lf 4 0 1 0
Teufel 2b 4 1 1 2
Gagne ss 2 0 0 0
  Bush ph 1 0 0 0
  Espinoza ss 0 0 0 0
  Funderburk ph 0 1 0 0
Portugal p 0 0 0 0
  Howe p 0 0 0 0
  Eufemia p 0 0 0 0
  Filson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 11 9
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 3 2 2 2
  Lee 2b 1 0 0 0
Moseby cf 4 2 2 4
Mulliniks 3b 1 0 0 0
  Iorg ph,3b 1 0 1 0
Bell lf 4 0 0 0
Oliver dh 3 0 1 0
  Shepherd pr,dh 1 1 0 0
Upshaw 1b 4 1 1 0
Whitt c 2 1 1 0
Barfield rf 4 1 1 4
Fernandez ss 4 2 3 0
Clancy p 0 0 0 0
  Lamp p 0 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 10 12 10
Minnesota 000 002 0259111
Toronto 000 202 51x10122
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal  L (1-2) 5.1 3 3 3 3 2
  Howe   0.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Eufemia   1.0 4 5 5 1 0
  Filson   1.2 4 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
10
10
5
2
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy   5.0 2 0 0 1 5
  Lamp  W (8-0) 2.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Acker   1.1 4 5 5 1 1
  Henke   0.1 2 2 0 1 0
  Lavelle  SV (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
9
7
3
7

  E–Portugal (1), Bell (8), Upshaw (9).  DP–Minnesota 3.  PB–Salas (9).  2B–Minnesota Stenhouse (5,off Clancy), Toronto Fernandez (26,off Eufemia); Iorg (17,off Filson); Upshaw (28,off Filson).  HR–Minnesota Brunansky 2 (25,6th inning off Lamp 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Acker 1 on, 2 out); Teufel (9,9th inning off Acker 1 on, 1 out), Toronto Moseby 2 (15,4th inning off Portugal 1 on, 0 out,6th inning off Howe 1 on, 1 out); Barfield (22,7th inning off Eufemia 2 on, 1 out); Garcia (6,7th inning off Eufemia 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Brunansky (10,off Henke).  IBB–Whitt (9,by Eufemia).  SB–Gagne (6,2nd base off Clancy/Whitt); Gaetti (12,2nd base off Lamp/Whitt); Shepherd (2,2nd base off Eufemia/Salas).  CS–Garcia (14,2nd base by Portugal/Salas); Whitt (5,2nd base by Portugal/Salas).  WP–Clancy (2).  IBB–Eufemia (7,Whitt).  T–2:46.  A–28,221.
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