Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox
May 20, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1986 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 7, Boston Red Sox 17

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 4 0 1 2
  Beane cf 1 0 0 0
Bush lf 5 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 2 0 1 0
  Hatcher 1b 3 0 0 0
Brunansky rf 4 0 0 0
Smalley dh 3 0 0 0
  Woods ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 3 3 2
Lombardozzi 2b 4 1 1 0
Salas c 3 1 2 2
  Laudner c 0 0 0 0
Gagne ss 4 2 3 1
Viola p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 7
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Barrett 2b 5 1 2 1
Boggs 3b 6 3 5 3
  Romero pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Stapleton 1b 5 1 1 0
Rice lf 5 2 2 1
  Stenhouse lf 1 0 0 0
Baylor dh 5 3 2 3
Armas rf 6 2 4 2
Quinones ss 4 1 0 1
Lyons cf 5 1 1 1
Sullivan c 4 3 3 2
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
  Stanley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 17 20 14
Minnesota 002 101 1207115
Boston 612 004 40x17201
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  L (4-4) 0.0 5 6 6 1 0
  Jackson   2.2 6 3 2 0 2
  Atherton   3.0 2 2 2 2 3
  Agosto   1.0 6 6 5 1 0
  Davis   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
20
17
15
4
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (7-0) 7.0 9 5 5 0 4
  Stanley   2.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
0
4

  E–Puckett (1), Bush (1), Hatcher (2), Gaetti (7), Salas (4), Quinones (1).  PB–Salas (3).  2B–Minnesota Hrbek (11,off Clemens); Gaetti (8,off Clemens), Boston Barrett (11,off Viola); Baylor (4,off Viola); Armas (4,off Viola); Stapleton (1,off Jackson); Boggs (15,off Jackson).  3B–Minnesota Lombardozzi (1,off Stanley).  HR–Minnesota Gaetti 2 (11,6th inning off Clemens 0 on, 1 out,8th inning off Stanley 0 on, 1 out); Gagne (3,7th inning off Clemens 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Salas (2,off Stanley).  HBP–Sullivan (2,by Agosto).  WP–Clemens (5).  HBP–Agosto (2,Sullivan).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–3:16.  A–20,880.
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