Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox
September 28, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1986 at Comiskey Park I. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Davidson rf 3 0 0 1
Hatcher dh 5 1 2 2
Puckett cf 4 1 1 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 2 1
Laudner c 3 0 0 0
  Bush ph 0 0 0 0
  Brunansky ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed c 0 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 4 0 1 1
Beane lf 4 1 1 0
Gagne ss 4 1 2 1
Espinoza 2b 1 1 1 0
  Smalley ph 0 1 0 0
  Lombardozzi 2b 0 0 0 0
Smithson p 0 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 10 6
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi lf 4 0 0 0
Boston cf 4 1 1 0
Hairston 1b 4 0 0 0
Hassey dh 2 0 1 1
  Williams pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Lyons rf 3 0 0 0
Guillen ss 4 0 0 0
Hulett 3b 4 0 2 0
Perconte 2b 3 0 1 0
Karkovice c 3 0 1 0
  Fisk ph 1 0 0 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Searage p 0 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Minnesota 000 100 0146102
Chicago 100 000 000161
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson  W (12-14) 7.2 6 1 1 3 1
  Frazier  SV (6) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
2
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  L (10-13) 7.1 6 2 2 1 5
  Nelson   0.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Searage   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Dawley   1.0 3 4 4 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
4
8

  E–Davidson (1), Laudner (6), Perconte (1).  DP–Minnesota 2.  2B–Minnesota Hrbek (27,off Bannister); Gagne (21,off Dawley), Chicago Boston (11,off Smithson).  HR–Minnesota Hatcher (3,9th inning off Dawley 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Espinoza (2,off Bannister); Davidson 2 (3,off Bannister,off Dawley).  IBB–Puckett (4,by Nelson).  SB–Gagne (12,3rd base off Dawley/Karkovice); Smalley (1,2nd base off Dawley/Karkovice).  CS–Gaetti (15,2nd base by Bannister/Karkovice).  WP–Nelson (3).  IBB–Nelson (5,Puckett).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–3:01.  A–11,606.
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