Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
October 2, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 1987 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 3, Kansas City Royals 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 4 0 0 0
Gagne ss 3 2 1 0
Puckett cf 4 1 4 0
Hrbek 1b 3 0 1 2
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Bush dh 4 0 0 0
Brunansky rf 4 0 1 0
Lombardozzi 2b 3 0 1 0
  Newman 2b 0 0 0 0
  Smalley ph 1 0 0 0
Laudner c 3 0 1 0
  Nieto c 0 0 0 0
  Larkin ph 1 0 0 0
Viola p 0 0 0 0
  Berenguer p 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 2 2
Seitzer 3b 3 1 1 0
Brett 1b 4 0 0 0
Tartabull rf 4 1 1 4
White dh 4 0 1 0
Jackson lf 4 0 0 0
Madison c 4 1 3 0
Pecota ss 2 1 0 0
Jones 2b 4 1 0 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 8 6
Minnesota 000 110 010391
Kansas City 000 051 00x683
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  L (17-10) 6.0 7 6 2 3 5
  Berenguer   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Reardon   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
6
2
3
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  W (18-10) 9.0 9 3 2 0 4
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
0
4

  E–Gagne (18), Brett (9), Tartabull (6), Madison (2).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Minnesota Puckett 2 (32,off Saberhagen 2), Kansas City Madison 3 (3,off Viola 3); Wilson (18,off Viola).  HR–Kansas City Tartabull (33,5th inning off Viola 3 on, 2 out).  SF–Hrbek (5,off Saberhagen).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–2:23.  A–22,578.
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