Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
June 20, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1986 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 8, Minnesota Twins 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 3 1 0 0
Bernazard 2b 5 2 1 0
Carter 1b 5 1 1 4
Thornton dh 2 1 0 0
Jacoby 3b 4 1 1 1
Franco ss 4 1 1 1
Castillo rf 3 0 1 0
Snyder lf 3 0 1 0
  Hall ph,lf 1 0 1 2
Allanson c 3 1 1 0
  Bando ph,c 1 0 0 0
Oelkers p 0 0 0 0
  Noles p 0 0 0 0
  Bailes p 0 0 0 0
  Yett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 8 8
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 5 1 1 0
Lombardozzi 2b 4 1 0 0
Hrbek 1b 5 2 3 3
Brunansky rf 4 1 2 1
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 1
Laudner c 4 1 1 1
Hatcher lf 3 0 1 0
  Davidson lf 0 0 0 0
Gagne ss 4 1 3 0
Washington dh 1 1 1 1
  Bush ph,dh 2 1 1 2
Viola p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 13 9
Cleveland 000 004 040881
Minnesota 000 036 00x9131
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Oelkers   4.2 6 3 3 1 4
  Noles  L (0-1) 0.2 4 5 5 1 1
  Bailes   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Yett   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
2
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (7-5) 7.2 7 8 4 5 6
  Davis   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Atherton  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
8
4
5
6

  E–Jacoby (8), Gaetti (13).  DP–Cleveland 1, Minnesota 2.  2B–Cleveland Allanson (4,off Viola); Snyder (1,off Viola), Minnesota Hrbek (15,off Bailes).  HR–Cleveland Carter (11,6th inning off Viola 3 on, 1 out), Minnesota Washington (2,5th inning off Oelkers 0 on, 0 out); Hrbek (17,5th inning off Oelkers 0 on, 2 out); Brunansky (17,5th inning off Oelkers 0 on, 2 out); Laudner (5,6th inning off Noles 0 on, 0 out); Bush (5,6th inning off Noles 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Washington (2,off Oelkers).  SF–Gaetti (3,off Bailes).  SB–Butler (14,2nd base off Viola/Laudner); Bernazard (6,2nd base off Viola/Laudner); Puckett (8,2nd base off Noles/Allanson); Brunansky (6,2nd base off Bailes/Allanson).  CS–Castillo (1,2nd base by Viola/Laudner).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Tim Tschida.  T–3:05.  A–13,403.
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