Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers
September 19, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1986 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 1, Texas Rangers 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 4 0 0 0
Salas dh 4 1 2 0
Hrbek 1b 3 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 1 0
Bush lf 4 0 0 0
Brunansky rf 3 0 0 0
Reed c 3 0 1 0
Gagne ss 3 0 1 0
Lombardozzi 2b 2 0 0 0
  Woods ph 1 0 1 0
  Washington pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 0
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 4 1 1 0
Sierra lf,rf 4 1 2 0
O'Brien 1b 2 1 2 0
Porter dh 3 1 3 4
Parrish 3b 3 0 0 0
  Wilkerson pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Incaviglia rf 4 0 0 0
  Brower lf 0 0 0 0
Slaught c 4 0 1 0
Buechele 2b,3b 3 0 0 0
Fletcher ss 4 0 0 0
Hough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
Minnesota 100 000 000160
Texas 101 020 00x491
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (15-13) 7.0 9 4 4 4 6
  Atherton   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
4
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough  W (14-10) 9.0 6 1 0 1 6
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
1
6

  E–Slaught (4).  DP–Minnesota 1, Texas 1.  PB–Slaught (8).  2B–Minnesota Gaetti (34,off Hough), Texas Porter (5,off Blyleven).  HR–Texas Porter (12,5th inning off Blyleven 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Buechele (9,off Blyleven).  SB–Salas (3,3rd base off Hough/Slaught); Hrbek (2,2nd base off Hough/Slaught).  CS–Gagne (10,2nd base by Hough/Slaught).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:34.  A–15,315.
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