Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
April 12, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1988 at Cleveland Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 7, Cleveland Indians 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 4 0 0 1
Gagne ss 5 1 1 2
Puckett cf 5 1 1 0
Hrbek 1b 4 1 1 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 1 0
Bush dh 4 1 2 2
Brunansky rf 3 1 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 3 0 0 0
Laudner c 3 2 2 0
  Larkin ph 0 0 0 0
  Davidson pr 0 0 0 0
  Nieto c 0 0 0 0
Straker p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 8 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Franco 2b 4 1 0 0
Upshaw 1b 5 0 2 2
Tabler dh 4 0 1 0
Carter cf 5 1 2 1
Hall lf 5 1 2 0
Jacoby 3b 3 1 1 0
Snyder rf 4 0 1 0
Bell ss 4 1 1 0
Allanson c 3 1 2 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Bando c 0 0 0 0
Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Codiroli p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 3
Minnesota 200 010 220782
Cleveland 021 300 0006123
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Straker   3.2 8 6 4 1 2
  Atherton   2.1 3 0 0 2 1
  Niekro  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Reardon  SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
4
3
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell   6.1 6 5 4 3 2
  Codiroli  L (0-2) 1.0 2 2 2 2 0
  Jones   1.2 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
7
6
6
5

  E–Gagne (1), Atherton (1), Upshaw (1), Hall (2), Bell (1).  DP–Minnesota 1, Cleveland 1.  PB–Laudner (1).  2B–Minnesota Gaetti (1,off Farrell); Bush (2,off Codiroli), Cleveland Carter (2,off Reardon).  HR–Minnesota Gagne (1,7th inning off Farrell 1 on, 1 out), Cleveland Carter (1,3rd inning off Straker 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Lombardozzi (2,off Codiroli).  HBP–Gaetti (1,by Farrell); Gladden (1,by Jones).  IBB–Larkin (1,by Codiroli); Bush (1,by Jones).  CS–Bush (1,2nd base by Farrell/Allanson).  WP–Straker (2).  BK–Straker (2), Jones 2 (2).  HBP–Farrell (1,Gaetti); Jones (1,Gladden).  IBB–Codiroli (2,Larkin); Jones (1,Bush).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–3:26.  A–5,084.
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