Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox
June 23, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1986 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White 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 2, Chicago White Sox 11

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 4 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 3 1 1 0
  Bush ph 1 1 1 1
Hrbek 1b 2 0 0 1
Brunansky rf 3 0 1 0
Salas dh 4 0 1 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
Davidson lf 3 0 0 0
Reed c 3 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Heaton p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi cf 4 1 1 0
Fisk c 5 1 1 0
Baines rf 4 1 1 2
Walker 1b 5 2 2 5
Kittle dh 4 2 3 3
Bonilla lf 4 0 1 0
Hulett 3b 4 0 0 0
Guillen ss 4 2 1 0
Cruz 2b 4 2 3 1
Cowley p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 13 11
Minnesota 000 100 001242
Chicago 351 000 02x11130
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (5-7) 1.2 7 8 8 2 0
  Heaton   5.1 3 1 0 0 3
  Davis   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
11
10
2
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Cowley  W (4-3) 8.0 2 1 1 2 5
  James   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
7

  E–Puckett (3), Reed (2).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Minnesota Brunansky (16,off James), Chicago Cangelosi (10,off Heaton); Kittle (10,off Heaton).  3B–Minnesota Lombardozzi (5,off Cowley), Chicago Bonilla (2,off Blyleven).  HR–Minnesota Bush (6,9th inning off James 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Kittle 2 (12,1st inning off Blyleven 1 on, 2 out,2nd inning off Blyleven 0 on, 2 out); Walker (9,2nd inning off Blyleven 3 on, 2 out).  SF–Hrbek (2,off Cowley).  IBB–Baines (6,by Blyleven).  SB–Cangelosi (33,2nd base off Blyleven/Reed).  WP–Blyleven (1), James (4).  IBB–Blyleven (3,Baines).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:44.  A–18,687.
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