Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox
September 16, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 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 10, Chicago White Sox 13

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden cf 5 2 2 2
Gagne ss 5 2 3 2
  Hrbek ph 1 0 0 0
Bush 1b 5 1 1 0
Brunansky lf 2 1 0 2
Smalley 3b 2 0 0 0
  Gaetti ph,3b 1 0 1 2
Baylor dh 5 0 2 2
Beane rf 5 1 1 0
Nieto c 3 1 0 0
Pittaro 2b 4 2 2 0
  Puckett ph 1 0 0 0
Smithson p 0 0 0 0
  Berenguer p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
  Carlton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 12 10
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Guillen ss 5 2 3 3
Hill 2b 4 1 0 0
Baines dh 5 2 3 4
Calderon rf 4 0 1 1
Walker 1b 5 2 2 1
Fisk c 3 1 1 0
Boston lf 4 1 3 1
Williams cf 4 2 1 1
Lyons 3b 4 2 2 1
DeLeon p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  Searage p 0 0 0 0
  Thigpen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 13 16 12
Minnesota 101 010 33110121
Chicago 010 057 00x13162
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson  L (4-7) 4.2 6 6 6 2 2
  Berenguer   0.1 4 3 3 0 0
  Atherton   1.0 4 4 4 0 0
  Carlton   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
16
13
13
3
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
DeLeon  W (10-12) 6.2 7 6 4 4 6
  James   1.0 2 3 3 1 2
  Searage   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Thigpen  SV (11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
10
8
5
8

  E–Atherton (1), Fisk 2 (8).  DP–Minnesota 2, Chicago 1.  PB–Fisk (6).  2B–Minnesota Gagne 2 (27,off DeLeon 2); Gaetti (33,off Searage); Beane (1,off Searage); Gladden (19,off Searage), Chicago Guillen 3 (21,off Smithson 2,off Atherton); Walker (30,off Smithson); Lyons (7,off Smithson); Baines (22,off Smithson); Fisk (18,off Berenguer).  HR–Minnesota Gladden (7,1st inning off DeLeon 0 on, 0 out); Gagne (7,7th inning off DeLeon 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Baines (19,6th inning off Atherton 1 on, 1 out); Walker (25,6th inning off Atherton 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Brunansky (4,off DeLeon).  HBP–Gladden (3,by James); Brunansky (4,by James).  IBB–Calderon (5,by Carlton).  WP–Carlton (7).  HBP–James 2 (4,Gladden,Brunansky).  IBB–Carlton (4,Calderon).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Drew Coble, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Nick Bremigan.  T–3:26.  A–8,921.
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