Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins
September 14, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1986 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 7

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 5 2 3 0
Fletcher ss,3b 5 1 2 1
O'Brien 1b 3 1 0 2
Porter dh 2 0 0 0
  Paciorek ph,dh 1 0 0 0
  Parrish ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Sierra lf 3 0 0 1
Incaviglia rf 4 0 2 0
Slaught c 3 1 1 1
Buechele 3b 3 0 0 0
  Petralli ph 1 0 0 0
  Browne 2b 0 0 0 0
Wilkerson 2b,ss 3 1 0 0
Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Meridith p 0 0 0 0
  Mohorcic p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 5 0 1 1
Smalley dh 4 1 2 1
  Brunansky ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 4 1 3 2
Gaetti 3b 4 0 1 0
Bush rf 3 1 1 1
  Davidson rf 0 0 0 0
Beane lf 4 0 0 0
Reed c 4 1 2 0
Gagne ss 4 2 2 1
Lombardozzi 2b 3 0 0 0
  Woods ph 1 1 1 0
  Espinoza 2b 0 0 0 0
Portugal p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 13 6
Texas 000 130 011682
Minnesota 012 101 02x7130
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman   3.1 6 4 4 1 2
  Russell   2.2 4 1 1 0 2
  Meridith   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Mohorcic  L (2-3) 1.1 3 2 2 0 1
  Williams   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
1
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Anderson   4.2 4 4 4 4 6
  Jackson   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Frazier  W (1-1) 2.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
5
10

  E–Fletcher (14), Incaviglia (13).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Texas Fletcher 2 (32,off Anderson,off Frazier), Minnesota Hrbek 2 (22,off Guzman,off Russell); Woods (1,off Mohorcic).  HR–Texas Slaught (13,8th inning off Frazier 0 on, 2 out), Minnesota Bush (7,2nd inning off Guzman 0 on, 0 out); Hrbek (29,3rd inning off Guzman 1 on, 2 out); Gagne (8,4th inning off Guzman 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Sierra (4,off Anderson).  WP–Russell (5), Jackson (3).  BK–Anderson (2).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–2:54.  A–9,571.
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