Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays
April 29, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1987 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 1, Toronto Blue Jays 8

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Lombardozzi 2b 4 0 0 0
Bush rf 3 0 0 0
Puckett cf 4 0 2 0
Hrbek 1b 4 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Smalley dh 2 0 0 0
Brunansky lf 2 1 1 0
Gagne ss 3 0 1 1
Nieto c 3 0 0 0
Smithson p 0 0 0 0
  Berenguer p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 5 0 1 0
Mulliniks 3b 4 1 2 0
  Iorg pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Moseby cf 4 1 2 2
Bell lf 4 0 0 0
Barfield rf 3 2 1 0
Upshaw 1b 4 1 1 1
Whitt c 2 2 1 2
McGriff dh 4 1 1 1
Sharperson 2b 3 0 1 2
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Eichhorn p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 10 8
Minnesota 000 000 010143
Toronto 100 001 33x8100
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson  L (3-1) 6.0 6 5 4 2 1
  Berenguer   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Atherton   1.0 2 3 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
10
8
4
4
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (1-2) 7.1 3 1 1 3 0
  Eichhorn   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Henke   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
2

  E–Bush (1), Hrbek (2), Gagne (2).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Gagne (3,off Johnson), Toronto Mulliniks (4,off Smithson); Upshaw (3,off Smithson); McGriff (4,off Atherton).  3B–Toronto Sharperson (1,off Atherton).  HR–Toronto Moseby (2,6th inning off Smithson 0 on, 2 out); Whitt (1,7th inning off Smithson 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Whitt (1,by Atherton).  CS–Brunansky (2,2nd base by Johnson/Whitt); Barfield (2,2nd base by Atherton/Nieto).  IBB–Atherton (1,Whitt).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–2:56.  A–19,020.
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