Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox
June 1, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 1, 1987 at Fenway Park. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 9, Boston Red Sox 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 5 2 2 1
Gagne ss 4 1 0 0
Puckett cf 5 1 1 0
  Davidson cf 0 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 3 1 1 1
Gaetti 3b 5 1 1 2
Smalley dh 4 1 2 2
Brunansky rf 4 2 2 3
Salas c 4 0 1 0
Lombardozzi 2b 4 0 0 0
Viola p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 10 9
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burks cf 4 0 0 0
Barrett 2b 4 0 0 0
Boggs 3b 4 0 2 0
Rice lf 4 0 0 0
Baylor dh 4 1 1 0
Evans rf 4 2 2 1
Buckner 1b 4 1 2 2
Owen ss 3 0 1 0
  Greenwell ph 1 1 1 2
Gedman c 4 0 0 0
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
  Gardner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Minnesota 200 100 6009100
Boston 010 020 002592
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (4-5) 7.0 6 3 3 0 3
  Atherton   2.0 3 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
0
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  L (4-5) 6.2 8 7 7 3 7
  Gardner   2.1 2 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
9
9
3
9

  E–Evans (1), Buckner (3).  2B–Minnesota Smalley (10,off Clemens), Boston Evans (12,off Viola).  3B–Minnesota Puckett (2,off Clemens).  HR–Minnesota Brunansky 2 (12,4th inning off Clemens 0 on, 2 out,7th inning off Gardner 1 on, 2 out); Gladden (2,7th inning off Clemens 0 on, 1 out); Gaetti (13,7th inning off Clemens 1 on, 2 out), Boston Evans (9,2nd inning off Viola 0 on, 2 out); Greenwell (5,9th inning off Atherton 1 on, 2 out).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:56.  A–20,221.
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