Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
June 25, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 25, 1987 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 3, Minnesota Twins 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 0 1 0
  Castillo ph 1 0 0 0
Bernazard 2b 4 0 1 0
Franco ss 3 0 2 0
Tabler 1b 2 0 0 0
Hall lf 4 0 0 0
Snyder rf 4 0 1 0
Parsons dh 4 0 0 0
Jacoby 3b 2 2 1 0
Bando c 4 1 2 3
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 4 1 2 1
Newman ss 4 0 0 0
Puckett cf 4 1 1 0
Hrbek 1b 4 1 1 2
Gaetti 3b 4 0 1 0
Smalley dh 4 1 3 1
Brunansky rf 2 0 0 0
Laudner c 3 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 3 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Cleveland 010 002 000381
Minnesota 300 100 00x480
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (5-7) 8.0 8 4 4 1 6
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
1
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (6-6) 6.0 8 3 3 5 4
  Frazier   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Reardon  SV (15) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
6
10

  E–Franco (12).  DP–Minnesota 2.  2B–Cleveland Jacoby (10,off Blyleven).  HR–Cleveland Bando (3,6th inning off Blyleven 1 on, 2 out), Minnesota Gladden (4,1st inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out); Hrbek (18,1st inning off Niekro 1 on, 1 out); Smalley (5,4th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Brunansky (2,by Niekro).  SB–Franco 2 (16,2nd base off Blyleven/Laudner,2nd base off Frazier/Laudner); Brunansky (4,2nd base off Niekro/Bando).  CS–Bernazard (3,2nd base by Blyleven/Laudner).  WP–Niekro (9).  IBB–Niekro (1,Brunansky).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–(none), 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:38.  A–27,489.
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