California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
April 25, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 1986 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 7

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 4 1 2 0
Joyner 1b 4 2 3 0
DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 2
Downing lf 4 0 1 1
Jackson dh 4 1 1 1
Jones rf 4 0 0 0
Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0
Pettis cf 3 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 0 0
Slaton p 0 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 4 1 1 0
Bush lf 4 1 1 1
  Beane lf 0 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 3 2 2 2
Brunansky rf 4 0 2 1
Smalley dh 4 1 2 3
Gaetti 3b 4 0 1 0
Salas c 4 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 4 0 1 0
Gagne ss 4 2 2 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 7
California 101 001 001481
Minnesota 002 002 30x7120
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Slaton  L (2-1) 5.1 7 4 4 1 3
  Forsch   2.2 5 3 3 0 4
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
1
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (2-0) 9.0 8 4 4 0 4
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
0
4

  E–Jones (2).  DP–Minnesota 1.  PB–Salas (2).  2B–California Burleson (3,off Blyleven); Joyner 2 (4,off Blyleven 2); Downing (4,off Blyleven), Minnesota Gagne (1,off Forsch); Smalley (5,off Forsch); Lombardozzi (2,off Forsch).  HR–California Jackson (5,9th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 1 out), Minnesota Smalley (3,6th inning off Slaton 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Puckett (2,by Slaton); Bush (1,by Forsch).  CS–Puckett (3,2nd base by Slaton/Boone).  HBP–Slaton (1,Puckett); Forsch (1,Bush).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:25.  A–16,156.
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