Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
September 8, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1986 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 0, Kansas City Royals 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 3 0 0 0
Brunansky rf 4 0 1 0
Hrbek 1b 4 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0
Salas dh 3 0 1 0
Bush lf 2 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 2 0 0 0
  Woods ph 1 0 0 0
  Espinoza 2b 0 0 0 0
Reed c 3 0 0 0
Gagne ss 2 0 0 0
  Smalley ph 1 0 1 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 2 1
Seitzer lf 4 0 2 0
Law dh 4 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 2 1 0 1
Kingery rf 4 0 0 0
Quirk 3b 4 1 3 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0
Sundberg c 4 1 1 1
Biancalana ss 2 2 1 0
  Orta ph 1 0 1 2
  Pryor ss 0 0 0 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
Minnesota 000 000 000031
Kansas City 002 000 12x5102
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (15-11) 8.0 10 5 3 2 7
Totals
8.0
10
5
3
2
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W (7-11) 9.0 3 0 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
2
6

  E–Espinoza (3), Balboni (17), Quirk (4).  DP–Kansas City 3.  2B–Kansas City Quirk 2 (8,off Blyleven 2); Biancalana (1,off Blyleven).  HR–Kansas City Sundberg (9,3rd inning off Blyleven 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Balboni (6,off Blyleven).  CS–Bush (3,2nd base by Leonard/Sundberg).  SB–Wilson (29,2nd base off Blyleven/Reed).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:31.  A–21,425.
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