Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees
May 8, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1987 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 7, New York Yankees 11

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Newman ss 5 0 0 0
Gladden lf 5 1 2 1
Puckett cf 5 1 3 0
Gaetti 3b 5 1 1 1
Hrbek 1b 3 1 1 1
Brunansky dh 3 1 2 3
Laudner c 4 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 4 1 2 0
Davidson rf 2 1 2 1
  Smalley ph 1 0 0 0
  Bush rf 0 0 0 0
Portugal p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 13 7
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 4 1 2 2
Randolph 2b 4 1 0 0
Mattingly 1b 5 0 0 0
Pasqua lf 3 2 2 0
Winfield rf 4 2 1 0
Ward dh 5 2 3 4
Pagliarulo 3b 4 2 2 5
Skinner c 2 0 0 0
  Washington ph 1 0 0 0
  Cerone c 1 0 0 0
Tolleson ss 3 1 1 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  Stoddard p 0 0 0 0
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 11 11 11
Minnesota 312 000 1007132
New York 030 000 20611112
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal   6.0 7 5 5 2 2
  Atherton   1.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Reardon  L (1-2) 1.0 2 6 6 4 2
Totals
8.2
11
11
11
7
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John   1.2 6 4 4 0 1
  Stoddard   5.1 7 3 3 0 4
  Guante  W (2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
2
10

  E–Laudner (1), Lombardozzi (6), Henderson (2), Guante (1).  DP–Minnesota 2, New York 1.  2B–Minnesota Gladden (5,off John), New York Winfield (4,off Portugal); Henderson (5,off Atherton).  HR–Minnesota Brunansky (4,3rd inning off Stoddard 1 on, 1 out); Davidson (1,7th inning off Stoddard 0 on, 0 out), New York Ward 2 (3,2nd inning off Portugal 2 on, 0 out,7th inning off Portugal 0 on, 0 out); Pagliarulo 2 (3,7th inning off Portugal 0 on, 0 out,9th inning off Reardon 3 on, 2 out); Henderson (7,9th inning off Reardon 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Davidson (1,off John).  IBB–Winfield (1,by Reardon).  SB–Puckett (5,3rd base off John/Skinner); Gaetti (2,2nd base off John/Skinner); Tolleson (2,2nd base off Portugal/Laudner); Randolph (2,2nd base off Reardon/Laudner).  CS–Lombardozzi (1,2nd base by Stoddard/Skinner); Puckett (1,2nd base by Stoddard/Skinner).  IBB–Reardon (1,Winfield).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–3:07.  A–25,921.
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