Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles
May 4, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1988 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles 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, Baltimore Orioles 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Moses lf,rf 5 0 2 0
Herr 2b 5 0 2 0
Puckett cf 5 0 1 0
Hrbek 1b 3 1 1 1
  Davidson pr,rf 0 1 0 0
  Gladden ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 5 1 3 0
Larkin dh 4 0 0 1
Bush rf,1b 4 0 0 0
Gagne ss 4 0 2 1
Laudner c 4 0 0 0
Straker p 0 0 0 0
  Berenguer p 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 3 11 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Stanicek lf 4 0 0 0
  Landrum lf 1 0 0 0
  Gonzales 3b 0 0 0 0
Ripken 2b 5 1 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 2 3 1
Murray 1b 5 0 0 0
Sheets dh 4 0 1 2
Lynn cf 4 0 2 0
Hughes rf 3 0 0 0
Nichols c 4 0 0 0
Worthington 3b 2 1 0 0
  Orsulak ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Williamson p 0 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 6 3
Minnesota 000 100 002 003111
Baltimore 000 101 001 01460
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Straker   5.0 1 1 0 1 1
  Berenguer   3.0 2 1 1 1 3
  Reardon   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Atherton  L (0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.2
6
4
3
3
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Williamson   7.0 6 1 1 0 3
  Sisk   1.1 4 2 2 2 0
  Schmidt  W (1-1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
11
3
3
2
3

  E–Gagne (4).  DP–Minnesota 1, Baltimore 2.  2B–Minnesota Gaetti 3 (8,off Williamson 2,off Sisk), Baltimore Lynn (3,off Berenguer); C Ripken (7,off Reardon); Sheets (3,off Atherton).  HR–Minnesota Hrbek (5,4th inning off Williamson 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Larkin (1,off Sisk); Sheets (1,off Reardon).  IBB–Bush (4,by Sisk).  SB–Moses (2,2nd base off Williamson/Nichols); Worthington (1,2nd base off Berenguer/Laudner).  CS–Gaetti (2,3rd base by Williamson/Nichols).  WP–Straker (3).  IBB–Sisk (2,Bush).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–3:28.  A–12,325.
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