New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
July 20, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1987 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. 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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New York Yankees 7, Minnesota Twins 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 0 0
Washington cf 4 0 1 1
Mattingly 1b 4 0 0 0
Winfield rf 4 0 0 0
Pasqua dh 4 2 2 0
Pagliarulo 3b 2 3 1 2
Salas c 4 1 3 3
Meacham 2b 3 0 0 0
Tolleson ss 4 0 0 1
John p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 7 7
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 4 0 2 0
Gagne ss 4 0 2 0
Puckett cf 4 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 3 0 0 0
Brunansky dh 4 0 0 0
Laudner c 4 1 1 0
Davidson rf 4 0 0 1
Lombardozzi 2b 3 0 2 0
Straker p 0 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
New York 000 020 311770
Minnesota 000 010 000170
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (9-3) 9.0 7 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
1
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Straker  L (5-6) 7.0 6 6 6 3 4
  Frazier   2.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
7
7
4
6

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–New York Pasqua (4,off Straker), Minnesota Lombardozzi (9,off John); Gagne (15,off John).  3B–New York Pasqua (1,off Straker), Minnesota Laudner (1,off John).  HR–New York Pagliarulo (18,5th inning off Straker 1 on, 1 out); Salas (6,7th inning off Straker 2 on, 1 out).  IBB–Pagliarulo (7,by Straker).  SB–Henderson (26,2nd base off Straker/Laudner); Washington 2 (7,2nd base off Frazier/Laudner,3rd base off Frazier/Laudner).  WP–John (5).  IBB–Straker (4,Pagliarulo).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Terry Craft, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:39.  A–34,966.
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