Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays
April 16, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1988 at Exhibition Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 3 0 0 0
Gagne ss 5 0 0 0
Puckett cf 4 0 1 0
Hrbek 1b 2 1 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 2 2 1
Bush dh 3 0 1 0
Brunansky rf 3 0 1 1
Lombardozzi 2b 4 0 0 0
Laudner c 3 0 1 1
Viola p 0 0 0 0
  Berenguer p 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 5 0 1 0
Moseby cf 5 0 1 0
Fielder 1b 3 0 0 0
  McGriff ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Bell lf 4 0 2 0
Borders c 3 0 1 0
  Whitt ph,c 1 0 0 0
Barfield rf 4 0 0 0
Beniquez dh 2 1 0 0
  Leach ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Gruber 3b 4 1 2 1
Lee 2b 3 0 1 1
  Liriano ph 1 0 1 0
Stottlemyre p 0 0 0 0
  Eichhorn p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 9 2
Minnesota 010 001 010361
Toronto 000 020 000291
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola   6.0 6 2 1 1 4
  Berenguer  W (1-2) 1.2 2 0 0 1 4
  Reardon  SV (4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
1
2
10
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre   1.2 1 1 1 3 1
  Eichhorn   4.1 4 1 1 1 2
  Wells  L (1-1) 3.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
5
5

  E–Brunansky (2), Borders (4).  DP–Toronto 1.  PB–Laudner (2).  2B–Toronto Gruber (3,off Viola); Lee (1,off Viola); Bell (6,off Berenguer).  3B–Toronto Gruber (1,off Viola).  HR–Minnesota Gaetti (2,8th inning off Wells 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gladden (1,off Eichhorn).  HBP–Gladden (2,by Eichhorn).  IBB–Leach (1,by Berenguer).  SB–Gladden (2,2nd base off Wells/Borders); Liriano (2,2nd base off Reardon/Laudner).  WP–Berenguer (2).  BK–Berenguer (3).  HBP–Eichhorn (1,Gladden).  IBB–Berenguer (1,Leach).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–3:22.  A–26,095.
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