Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
September 9, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 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 3, Kansas City Royals 11

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 5 0 0 0
Hatcher dh 4 0 2 0
Hrbek 1b 4 0 1 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0
Smalley ss 3 1 0 0
Brunansky rf 3 2 1 2
Salas c 4 0 0 0
Beane lf 3 0 2 1
  Bush ph 1 0 1 0
Lombardozzi 2b 2 0 0 0
  Woods ph 1 0 0 0
  Espinoza 2b 0 0 0 0
  Reed ph 1 0 1 0
Smithson p 0 0 0 0
  Portugal p 0 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 3 4 1
Smith dh 5 1 2 0
Seitzer lf 4 0 2 3
Balboni 1b 4 0 0 1
White 2b 3 1 0 1
Quirk 3b 5 2 3 2
Jackson rf 4 2 2 0
Sundberg c 3 1 0 0
Biancalana ss 3 0 0 0
  Law ph 1 1 1 2
  Pryor ss 0 0 0 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 11 14 10
Minnesota 010 000 200381
Kansas City 001 221 05x11141
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson  L (10-13) 4.0 9 5 5 0 6
  Portugal   3.0 4 4 4 0 2
  Frazier   1.0 1 2 2 3 0
Totals
8.0
14
11
11
3
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  W (9-6) 7.2 6 3 3 3 2
  Farr  SV (8) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
2

  E–Portugal (1), Balboni (18).  2B–Minnesota Beane (4,off Gubicza), Kansas City Smith (18,off Smithson); Seitzer (1,off Smithson); Law (22,off Frazier).  HR–Minnesota Brunansky (22,7th inning off Gubicza 1 on, 1 out), Kansas City Quirk (5,4th inning off Smithson 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Sundberg (2,off Portugal).  SF–White (7,off Frazier).  HBP–White (2,by Smithson).  IBB–Wilson (1,by Frazier).  CS–Beane (2,2nd base by Gubicza/Sundberg).  SB–Wilson (30,2nd base off Smithson/Salas); B Jackson (1,2nd base off Portugal/Salas).  HBP–Smithson (13,White).  IBB–Frazier (1,Wilson).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–John Shulock.  T–2:49.  A–17,300.
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