Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers
May 14, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1988 at Tiger Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 0

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 4 1 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 5 1 2 0
Puckett cf 5 2 2 1
Gaetti 3b 5 0 1 1
Larkin 1b 4 2 3 1
Hrbek dh 5 0 2 3
Gagne ss 4 0 0 0
Davidson rf 3 1 2 1
Nieto c 4 0 0 0
Straker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 12 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 4 0 2 0
Whitaker 2b 4 0 0 0
Salazar 3b 4 0 0 0
Trammell ss 2 0 0 0
Nokes c 3 0 0 0
Evans 1b 3 0 0 0
Lemon rf 3 0 2 0
Sheridan lf 3 0 0 0
Knight dh 3 0 0 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  Heinkel p 0 0 0 0
  Gibson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Minnesota 003 120 1007120
Detroit 000 000 000041
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Straker  W (1-1) 9.0 4 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
1
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana  L (6-2) 4.1 9 6 6 2 2
  Heinkel   2.2 3 1 1 1 3
  Gibson   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
3
7

  E–Lemon (3).  DP–Minnesota 2.  2B–Minnesota Puckett (11,off Tanana); Davidson (4,off Heinkel).  HR–Minnesota Davidson (1,4th inning off Tanana 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Lombardozzi (1,2nd base off Tanana/Nokes); Pettis (20,2nd base off Straker/Nieto).  WP–Tanana (4), Heinkel (1).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:30.  A–35,429.
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