Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees
April 30, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1986 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 2, New York Yankees 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 5 1 4 1
Beane lf 4 0 0 0
Bush rf 4 0 2 0
Hrbek 1b 4 1 2 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Salas c 2 0 0 0
Hatcher dh 4 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 2 0 1 0
  Smalley ph,ss 2 0 1 1
Gagne ss,2b 4 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 4 1 1 0
Griffey lf 4 0 2 0
Mattingly 1b 4 1 1 3
Easler dh 4 0 1 0
Winfield rf 3 0 1 0
Hassey c 3 0 0 0
Pagliarulo 3b 3 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 3 0 1 0
Meacham ss 3 1 1 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Minnesota 001 001 0002100
New York 000 030 00x380
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (2-1) 8.0 8 3 3 2 6
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
2
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (3-0) 6.0 7 2 2 2 4
  Fisher  SV (3) 3.0 3 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1, New York 2.  2B–Minnesota Puckett (6,off Niekro), New York Winfield (6,off Blyleven); Meacham (2,off Blyleven).  HR–Minnesota Puckett (8,3rd inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out), New York Mattingly (1,5th inning off Blyleven 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Hassey (1,by Blyleven).  SB–Puckett (3,2nd base off Fisher/Hassey); Winfield (3,2nd base off Blyleven/Salas); Randolph (3,2nd base off Blyleven/Salas).  BK–Niekro (1).  HBP–Blyleven (2,Hassey).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:45.  A–18,774.
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