Minnesota Twins vs California Angels
August 12, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1986 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 4, California Angels 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 6 1 3 0
Smalley dh,ss 6 0 2 2
Gaetti 3b 6 0 1 0
Hrbek 1b 5 0 1 0
Brunansky rf 5 0 0 0
Laudner c 2 0 0 0
  Salas ph,c 4 0 1 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Beane lf 3 1 0 0
  Lombardozzi 2b 1 0 0 0
Gagne ss 4 0 1 1
  Hatcher ph 1 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
  Reed c 0 0 0 0
Espinoza 2b 2 0 0 0
  Bush ph,lf 3 2 2 0
Smithson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 4 11 3
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Jones rf 6 2 3 1
Joyner 1b 5 2 2 1
Downing lf 6 0 2 0
Jackson dh 4 0 1 0
DeCinces 3b 6 0 3 2
Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 0 0
  Howell ph 0 0 0 0
  Narron c 0 0 0 0
Schofield ss 3 0 0 0
Pettis cf 5 1 3 0
McCaskill p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Lucas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 14 4
Minnesota 010 000 201 0004111
California 103 000 000 0015143
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson   8.0 9 4 3 4 3
  Atherton   3.0 2 0 0 2 1
  Davis  L (2-6) 0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Jackson   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
14
5
4
7
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
McCaskill   7.0 9 3 2 2 7
  Moore   3.0 2 1 0 0 2
  Lucas  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
12.0
11
4
2
2
10

  E–Espinoza (1), Joyner 3 (10).  DP–Minnesota 5, California 1.  2B–Minnesota Puckett (30,off McCaskill).  3B–Minnesota Smalley (4,off McCaskill).  HR–California Jones (13,1st inning off Smithson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lombardozzi (5,off Moore); Boone (9,off Smithson).  IBB–Jackson (6,by Davis).  WP–Smithson (11), McCaskill (5).  IBB–Davis (8,Jackson).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–4:03.  A–29,094.
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