Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins
August 18, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1986 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 1

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Romero ss 5 1 1 0
Barrett 2b 3 0 1 1
Rice lf 4 0 2 0
Baylor dh 3 0 0 0
Evans rf 4 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0
Armas cf 4 1 3 0
Gedman c 4 1 1 2
Stapleton 3b 4 0 0 0
Seaver p 0 0 0 0
  Stanley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 3 0 1 0
Smalley dh 4 1 1 1
Hrbek 1b 3 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0
Bush rf 4 0 1 0
Beane lf 3 0 0 0
  Brunansky ph 1 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 3 0 0 0
Reed c 3 0 0 0
Gagne ss 2 0 0 0
Viola p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
Boston 100 000 002380
Minnesota 001 000 000130
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (7-10) 8.2 3 1 1 4 7
  Stanley  SV (15) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
4
8
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  L (13-9) 9.0 8 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
2

  E–None.  DP–Boston 1.  PB–Gedman (11).  2B–Boston Barrett (32,off Viola), Minnesota Bush (15,off Seaver).  3B–Boston Armas (4,off Viola).  HR–Boston Gedman (12,9th inning off Viola 1 on, 1 out), Minnesota Smalley (19,3rd inning off Seaver 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Baylor (26,by Viola).  CS–Gagne (8,2nd base by Seaver/Gedman).  HBP–Viola (2,Baylor).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–John Shulock.  T–2:28.  A–20,492.
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