New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
April 19, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1988 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 7, Minnesota Twins 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 2 2 2
Meacham 2b 5 1 1 2
Mattingly 1b 3 0 1 1
Pagliarulo 3b 3 1 2 2
Washington cf 4 0 0 0
Winfield rf 4 1 1 0
Cruz dh 4 0 0 0
Slaught c 4 1 1 0
Santana ss 2 1 1 0
Leiter p 0 0 0 0
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 9 7
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 4 0 0 0
Gagne ss 4 1 0 0
Puckett cf 5 3 2 1
Gaetti 3b 5 0 2 0
Larkin dh 4 0 3 2
  Davidson pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Brunansky rf 5 1 1 2
Hrbek 1b 4 0 0 0
Laudner c 4 0 2 1
Newman 2b 1 0 0 0
  Lowry ph 1 0 0 0
  Lombardozzi 2b 0 0 0 0
  Bush ph 1 1 1 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Berenguer p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 6
New York 160 000 000791
Minnesota 011 010 0036111
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  W (3-0) 5.0 8 3 2 2 5
  Guante   3.1 1 2 2 2 3
  Righetti  SV (4) 0.2 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
5
9
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (1-1) 1.2 7 7 7 2 1
  Berenguer   4.1 1 0 0 2 5
  Atherton   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Reardon   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
4
10

  E–Meacham (1), Gladden (2).  DP–Minnesota 2.  2B–New York Mattingly (6,off Niekro); Pagliarulo (4,off Atherton), Minnesota Gaetti (4,off Leiter); Laudner 2 (4,off Leiter 2); Puckett 2 (4,off Leiter,off Righetti); Larkin (1,off Leiter); Bush (3,off Guante).  HR–New York Pagliarulo (4,2nd inning off Niekro 1 on, 2 out).  BK–Niekro 3 (3).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–3:16.  A–23,724.
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