California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
August 11, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1987 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 2, Minnesota Twins 7

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing lf 4 0 1 0
Joyner 1b 4 1 1 0
White cf 4 1 1 0
DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 3 0 2 2
Buckner dh 4 0 1 0
Boone c 3 0 1 0
  Howell ph 1 0 0 0
Polidor ss 3 0 1 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
McLemore 2b 4 0 1 0
Candelaria p 0 0 0 0
  Fraser p 0 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 4 0 0 0
Newman 2b 4 0 1 1
Puckett cf 4 1 1 0
Gaetti 3b 4 2 2 1
Larkin 1b 4 1 1 0
Brunansky dh 4 1 2 2
Laudner c 4 1 1 0
Gagne ss 3 0 1 1
Davidson rf 3 1 2 2
Viola p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 11 7
California 000 002 000290
Minnesota 030 101 11x7110
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  L (6-4) 5.0 6 4 4 0 1
  Fraser   2.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Minton   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
0
1
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (13-7) 8.0 9 2 2 1 6
  Atherton   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
8

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–California Hendrick (8,off Viola), Minnesota Brunansky (16,off Candelaria); Davidson (3,off Candelaria).  3B–Minnesota Gagne (6,off Candelaria).  HR–Minnesota Gaetti (24,6th inning off Fraser 0 on, 0 out).  WP–Viola (1).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Terry Craft, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:25.  A–39,163.
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