Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins
October 2, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 1985 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 1, Minnesota Twins 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Nichols cf 4 0 0 0
Fletcher ss 3 0 1 0
Baines rf 3 0 0 0
Fisk c 3 0 0 0
Kittle dh 3 0 0 0
Walker 1b 3 1 1 1
Salazar lf 3 0 0 0
Hulett 3b 3 0 1 0
  Boston pr 0 0 0 0
Cruz 2b 3 0 0 0
Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 3 0 1 0
Salas c 4 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 4 2 3 0
Brunansky rf 4 0 1 1
Bush dh 3 0 1 1
  Washington pr,dh 1 1 0 0
Stenhouse lf 3 0 1 1
  Meier pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Smalley 3b 3 0 0 0
  Gaetti 3b 0 0 0 0
Gagne ss 2 0 0 0
  Funderburk ph 0 0 0 0
  Espinoza pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 3 0 0 0
Viola p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
Chicago 000 010 000132
Minnesota 000 000 21x371
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  L (3-3) 8.0 7 3 2 2 2
Totals
8.0
7
3
2
2
2
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (18-14) 9.0 3 1 1 0 5
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
0
5

  E–Hulett (23), Davis (1), Smalley (3).  DP–Minnesota 2.  2B–Minnesota Puckett (26,off Davis); Hrbek (30,off Davis).  HR–Chicago Walker (24,5th inning off Viola 0 on, 2 out).  CS–Nichols (5,2nd base by Viola/Salas).  SB–Puckett (21,2nd base off Davis/Fisk).  WP–Davis (1).  T–2:06.  A–8,290.
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