Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins
May 11, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1986 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. 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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Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 1

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 5 0 1 0
Trammell ss 5 1 1 0
Evans 1b 3 0 0 0
Parrish c 5 1 2 2
Spilman dh 3 0 0 0
Coles 3b 2 1 1 0
Sheridan rf 3 1 2 1
Lemon cf 3 0 1 1
Collins lf 4 0 1 0
Petry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Smalley dh 4 0 0 0
Puckett cf 2 0 1 0
Hrbek 1b 4 0 1 0
Brunansky rf 4 0 0 0
Bush lf 4 0 1 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 4 1 1 1
Salas c 3 0 0 0
Gagne ss 1 0 0 0
Smithson p 0 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Detroit 020 100 010491
Minnesota 000 000 100140
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Petry  W (3-2) 9.0 4 1 1 5 7
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
5
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson  L (4-3) 6.0 6 3 3 0 3
  Agosto   1.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Davis   1.2 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
5

  E–Parrish (2).  DP–Detroit 2, Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Hrbek (9,off Petry).  HR–Detroit Parrish (6,2nd inning off Smithson 0 on, 0 out); Sheridan (2,2nd inning off Smithson 0 on, 2 out), Minnesota Lombardozzi (4,7th inning off Petry 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Spilman (1,off Agosto).  HBP–Coles 2 (2,by Smithson 2); Lemon (1,by Smithson); Puckett (3,by Petry).  IBB–Sheridan (1,by Davis); Evans (1,by Davis).  SB–Collins (3,2nd base off Davis/Salas).  CS–Coles (1,2nd base by Smithson/Salas).  HBP–Petry (1,Puckett); Smithson 3 (4,Coles 2,Lemon).  IBB–Davis 2 (3,Sheridan,Evans).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:58.  A–22,189.
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