California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
April 23, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1987 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The California Angels defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 7, Minnesota Twins 3

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing dh 5 1 1 2
Joyner 1b 4 2 2 1
White rf 3 1 1 2
DeCinces 3b 4 1 1 0
Schofield ss 4 0 1 0
Miller lf 3 0 1 1
  Ryal ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Wynegar c 4 0 1 0
Pettis cf 4 1 1 0
McLemore 2b 4 1 1 1
Candelaria p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Newman ss 4 0 0 1
  Bush ph 1 0 0 0
Gladden lf 5 0 0 0
Puckett cf 4 1 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 1 1 2
Brunansky rf 4 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 4 0 2 0
Laudner dh 2 1 0 0
  Davidson pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Smalley ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 3 0 1 0
Nieto c 2 0 1 0
  Salas ph 1 0 0 0
Viola p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 5 3
California 000 202 0037105
Minnesota 200 010 000350
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  W (3-0) 7.0 4 3 1 1 6
  Moore  SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
1
2
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  L (1-2) 7.1 7 4 4 1 6
  Atherton   1.2 3 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
1
6

  E–DeCinces 2 (2), Schofield (1), McLemore 2 (4).  2B–California Pettis (7,off Atherton), Minnesota Nieto (5,off Candelaria).  HR–California White (6,4th inning off Viola 1 on, 1 out); Joyner (3,6th inning off Viola 0 on, 1 out); Downing (7,9th inning off Atherton 1 on, 2 out), Minnesota Gaetti (4,1st inning off Candelaria 1 on, 2 out).  SH–White (1,off Viola); Nieto (4,off Candelaria).  SB–McLemore (2,2nd base off Atherton/Nieto).  CS–Hrbek (1,2nd base by Candelaria/Wynegar).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–2:42.  A–14,204.
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