Minnesota Twins vs California Angels
April 19, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1987 at Anaheim Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 6, California Angels 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Newman ss 4 0 1 1
Bush rf 3 0 0 0
  Davidson rf 0 0 0 0
Puckett cf 4 2 2 1
Hrbek 1b 5 1 2 0
Gaetti 3b 4 1 1 3
Smalley dh 2 0 0 1
Brunansky lf 4 0 1 0
Salas c 2 1 1 0
Lombardozzi 2b 3 1 0 0
Portugal p 0 0 0 0
  Berenguer p 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 6
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing dh 4 0 1 0
White rf 4 1 1 1
Jones lf 4 0 1 2
Joyner 1b 4 1 1 0
Howell 3b 2 1 1 2
Wynegar c 4 0 0 0
Schofield ss 3 0 0 0
Pettis cf 3 1 1 0
McLemore 2b 4 1 1 0
Sutton p 0 0 0 0
  Fraser p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 5
Minnesota 000 103 002680
California 020 001 002571
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal  W (1-0) 5.2 4 3 3 3 4
  Berenguer   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Reardon  SV (4) 2.0 2 2 2 3 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
7
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  L (0-3) 5.0 7 4 4 1 4
  Fraser   4.0 1 2 2 4 4
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
5
8

  E–Joyner (2).  DP–Minnesota 1, California 1.  2B–California Downing (4,off Berenguer).  HR–Minnesota Gaetti (2,6th inning off Sutton 2 on, 0 out), California Howell (2,2nd inning off Portugal 1 on, 0 out); White (4,6th inning off Portugal 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Lombardozzi (1,off Fraser); Bush (1,off Fraser).  SF–Smalley (1,off Sutton).  HBP–Puckett (2,by Sutton); White (1,by Reardon).  SB–Puckett (3,2nd base off Sutton/Wynegar); Bush (1,2nd base off Fraser/Wynegar); Howell (1,2nd base off Portugal/Salas); Schofield (2,2nd base off Berenguer/Salas).  CS–Brunansky (1,2nd base by Sutton/Wynegar).  HBP–Reardon (1,White); Sutton (2,Puckett).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–2:57.  A–49,627.
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