Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
June 7, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 7, 1986 at Royals Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 4, Kansas City Royals 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 5 0 1 0
Hatcher dh 3 1 1 0
  Smalley ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 5 2 5 2
Brunansky rf 5 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 1 2 2
Beane lf 3 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 4 0 1 0
Laudner c 4 0 1 0
Gagne ss 4 0 2 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 13 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
Smith lf 4 0 1 0
Law rf 4 0 2 0
Brett 3b,ss 4 0 1 0
Orta dh 4 1 1 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 1 1
Sundberg c 4 0 0 0
Pryor 2b 2 0 0 0
  White ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Salazar ss 2 0 0 0
  Quirk ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Minnesota 300 000 1004130
Kansas City 000 100 000172
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (5-5) 9.0 7 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (2-3) 4.1 9 3 3 1 1
  Farr   2.2 2 1 1 0 2
  Quisenberry   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
1
3

  E–Brett (7), Quisenberry (1).  DP–Minnesota 1, Kansas City 1.  PB–Laudner (2); Sundberg (6).  2B–Minnesota Hrbek (12,off D Jackson); Laudner (5,off D Jackson), Kansas City Balboni (10,off Blyleven).  3B–Kansas City Wilson (2,off Blyleven).  HR–Minnesota Gaetti (14,1st inning off D Jackson 1 on, 2 out); Hrbek (11,7th inning off Farr 0 on, 0 out).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:29.  A–37,204.
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