Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
September 14, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1985 at Cleveland Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 5, Cleveland Indians 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 4 1 2 0
Meier rf 5 1 2 1
Hrbek 1b 4 1 1 0
Funderburk dh 3 0 2 2
Engle lf 4 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 5 1 2 0
Laudner c 3 0 1 0
Teufel 2b 4 0 1 1
  Lombardozzi 2b 0 0 0 0
Gagne ss 3 1 1 0
  Washington ph,ss 1 0 0 0
  Espinoza ss 0 0 0 0
Burtt p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 1 1 0
Bernazard 2b 4 0 0 0
Franco ss 4 1 1 1
Thornton dh 4 1 3 0
  Nixon pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Wilson 1b 2 0 1 1
  Hargrove 1b 2 0 1 0
Carter lf 4 0 1 0
Jacoby 3b 4 0 0 0
Vukovich rf 4 0 1 0
Bando c 3 0 0 0
  Willard ph 0 0 0 0
  Fischlin pr 0 0 0 0
Heaton p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 2
Minnesota 002 001 0025121
Cleveland 003 000 000391
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Burtt  W (1-1) 8.0 8 3 3 1 2
  Davis  SV (21) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Heaton   8.0 12 3 3 1 3
  Thompson  L (3-8) 1.0 0 2 2 3 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
4
3

  E–Laudner (6), Franco (35).  DP–Minnesota 1, Cleveland 2.  2B–Minnesota Gaetti (29,off Heaton); Laudner (5,off Heaton), Cleveland Vukovich (20,off Burtt); Thornton (7,off Burtt).  SH–Laudner (4,off Heaton).  SF–Funderburk (1,off Thompson).  IBB–Hrbek (12,by Thompson).  SB–Gagne (7,2nd base off Heaton/Bando); Butler 2 (40,2nd base off Burtt/Laudner 2).  WP–Burtt (1), Thompson (5).  BK–Burtt (1), Thompson (1).  IBB–Thompson (6,Hrbek).  T–3:02.  A–5,218.
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