Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox
September 15, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1987 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 2, Chicago White Sox 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Newman 2b 4 0 0 0
Bush rf 4 1 2 2
Puckett cf 3 0 1 0
Hrbek 1b 4 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0
Brunansky lf 3 0 0 0
Larkin dh 1 0 0 0
  Smalley ph,dh 2 0 1 0
Gagne ss 3 0 0 0
Butera c 1 0 1 0
  Laudner c 2 1 1 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Berenguer p 0 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Guillen ss 4 0 0 0
Hill 2b 4 3 3 2
Baines dh 4 1 2 2
Calderon rf 4 0 1 0
Walker 1b 4 0 2 1
Fisk c 4 0 1 0
Boston lf 4 1 2 0
Williams cf 3 1 1 0
Lyons 3b 4 0 2 0
McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Thigpen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 14 5
Minnesota 000 000 002260
Chicago 000 102 30x6140
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (6-12) 6.0 9 4 4 0 3
  Berenguer   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Frazier   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
6
6
1
4
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell  W (1-0) 7.0 4 0 0 0 3
  Thigpen   2.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
4

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 2, Chicago 1.  2B–Minnesota Butera (5,off McDowell), Chicago Walker (29,off Niekro); Baines 2 (21,off Niekro,off Berenguer); Boston (18,off Niekro).  3B–Chicago Hill (5,off Berenguer).  HR–Minnesota Bush (9,9th inning off Thigpen 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Puckett (5,by McDowell).  CS–Boston (6,2nd base by Frazier/Laudner).  WP–Niekro (10), Frazier (6).  HBP–McDowell (1,Puckett).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:26.  A–7,947.
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