Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles
July 17, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1986 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles 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, Baltimore Orioles 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 4 1 2 1
Smalley dh 3 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 3 0 0 1
Brunansky rf 4 0 0 0
Bush lf 3 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 1 0
Salas c 3 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 2 0 0 0
Gagne ss 3 1 1 0
Viola p 0 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Young dh 2 1 0 0
Lacy rf 4 2 2 3
Lynn cf 4 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 3 1 1 1
Dempsey c 3 0 1 0
Bonilla 2b 3 0 0 1
Rayford 3b 2 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Malley 3b 0 0 0 0
Sheets 1b 3 0 0 0
Shelby lf 3 2 2 1
Dixon p 0 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 6 6 6
Minnesota 001 000 010240
Baltimore 000 101 13x661
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  L (9-8) 7.1 6 6 6 3 3
  Agosto   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jackson   0.1 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
6
6
6
5
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dixon  W (9-7) 7.0 4 2 2 4 3
  Aase  SV (24) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
4
4

  E–Rayford (10).  DP–Minnesota 2, Baltimore 1.  2B–Minnesota Puckett (23,off Dixon); Gaetti (21,off Dixon), Baltimore Dempsey (10,off Viola).  HR–Minnesota Puckett (17,8th inning off Dixon 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore Lacy (7,4th inning off Viola 0 on, 0 out); Shelby (6,6th inning off Viola 0 on, 0 out); Ripken (14,7th inning off Viola 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Hrbek (5,off Dixon).  HBP–Bonilla (2,by Jackson).  SB–Bush (4,2nd base off Dixon/Dempsey); Shelby (11,3rd base off Viola/Salas); Young (2,2nd base off Viola/Salas).  CS–Gaetti (10,2nd base by Dixon/Dempsey).  HBP–Jackson (1,Bonilla).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–Rich Humphrey, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:45.  A–20,317.
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