Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins
September 16, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1985 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 7

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Tolleson ss 5 0 0 0
Wilkerson 2b 6 2 2 1
O'Brien 1b 6 1 2 2
Parrish dh 6 1 2 2
Ward lf 4 0 3 0
Walker rf 2 1 1 1
  Valentine ph,rf 3 0 0 0
Wright cf 4 0 0 0
Buechele 3b 5 0 0 0
Petralli c 1 1 1 0
  Slaught ph,c 3 0 0 0
Mason p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 6 11 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 5 1 3 2
Meier lf 3 2 2 0
  Stenhouse ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 4 1 1 0
Brunansky rf 4 0 2 1
Funderburk dh 4 0 2 2
Laudner c 3 0 0 0
  Salas ph,c 2 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 5 2 3 1
Teufel 2b 3 0 0 0
  Lombardozzi 2b 0 0 0 0
  Smalley ph 1 0 1 0
  Washington pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Gagne ss 2 0 0 0
Smithson p 0 0 0 0
  Filson p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Eufemia p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 14 6
Texas 210 100 002 006111
Minnesota 300 010 002 017142
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Mason   7.1 9 4 4 3 4
  Harris  L (4-4) 3.0 5 3 3 1 2
Totals
10.1
14
7
7
4
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson   3.2 6 4 3 1 1
  Filson   4.2 3 1 1 2 0
  Davis   1.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Eufemia  W (4-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
11
6
5
3
3

  E–Wilkerson (18), Gagne (13), Smithson (2).  DP–Texas 3.  2B–Texas Ward 2 (25,off Filson,off Davis); Wilkerson (8,off Filson), Minnesota Meier (6,off Mason); Funderburk 2 (6,off Mason 2).  3B–Texas Wilkerson (6,off Smithson).  HR–Minnesota Gaetti (18,11th inning off Harris 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Petralli (1,by Smithson).  SH–Gagne (1,off Harris).  SF–Funderburk (2,off Mason).  SB–Hrbek (1,Home off Mason/Petralli); Brunansky 2 (5,2nd base off Mason/Petralli,2nd base off Harris/Slaught).  HBP–Smithson (14,Petralli).  T–3:11.  A–8,479.
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