Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles
May 11, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1987 at Memorial Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 10, Baltimore Orioles 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Newman ss,3b 4 2 1 0
Gladden lf 3 0 0 1
Puckett cf 5 0 1 1
Gaetti 3b 4 3 3 0
  Gagne ss 0 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 4 1 1 2
  Bush 1b 0 0 0 0
Brunansky dh 4 1 3 3
Davidson rf 5 1 2 0
Lombardozzi 2b 4 1 1 0
Nieto c 5 1 2 3
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 14 10
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins 2b 5 0 0 0
Lacy rf 4 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 1 1 1
Murray 1b 4 1 1 1
Lynn cf 4 1 2 1
Knight 3b 4 1 1 0
Kennedy c 4 0 1 0
Dwyer lf 3 0 0 0
Sheets dh 4 0 2 0
McGregor p 0 0 0 0
  Arnold p 0 0 0 0
  Kinnunen p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 8 3
Minnesota 142 000 20110142
Baltimore 010 001 011481
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (3-2) 9.0 8 4 3 1 5
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
1
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McGregor  L (1-5) 2.1 6 7 6 3 0
  Arnold   4.2 5 2 2 1 1
  Kinnunen   1.2 3 1 1 2 3
  Williamson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
10
9
6
4

  E–Gaetti (2), Bush (2), C Ripken (4).  DP–Minnesota 1, Baltimore 1.  2B–Minnesota Nieto (7,off Kinnunen).  3B–Minnesota Newman (3,off McGregor).  HR–Minnesota Nieto (1,2nd inning off McGregor 2 on, 1 out); Brunansky (5,3rd inning off McGregor 1 on, 1 out); Hrbek (4,7th inning off Arnold 1 on, 2 out), Baltimore Lynn (4,2nd inning off Blyleven 0 on, 1 out); Murray (8,6th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 1 out); C Ripken (10,8th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Gladden (2,off McGregor).  CS–Newman (3,2nd base by McGregor/Kennedy); Puckett (2,2nd base by McGregor/Kennedy).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–2:58.  A–25,353.
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