Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers
May 4, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1986 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 1, Detroit Tigers 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 4 0 0 0
Gagne ss 4 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Brunansky rf 4 0 2 0
Laudner c 3 0 1 0
Sanchez dh 4 0 1 0
Beane lf 3 0 0 0
Hatcher 1b 3 1 1 0
Lombardozzi 2b 3 0 1 1
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Collins cf 4 1 2 0
  Lemon cf 0 0 0 0
Coles 3b 4 1 1 1
Whitaker 2b 3 1 1 2
Parrish c 3 1 1 1
Evans 1b 4 0 0 0
Spilman dh 3 0 1 0
  Harper pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Herndon lf 3 0 0 0
Sheridan rf 3 0 0 0
Trammell ss 3 0 0 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 4
Minnesota 000 000 010161
Detroit 102 001 00x461
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (2-2) 7.1 6 4 4 1 6
  Agosto   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Davis   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
2
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana  W (4-1) 8.2 6 1 1 1 4
  Hernandez  SV (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
5

  E–Laudner (1), Coles (5).  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Minnesota Lombardozzi (4,off Tanana); Brunansky (3,off Tanana), Detroit Spilman (1,off Blyleven).  HR–Detroit Coles (4,1st inning off Blyleven 0 on, 1 out); Whitaker (1,3rd inning off Blyleven 1 on, 2 out); Parrish (3,6th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 2 out).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:12.  A–19,458.
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