Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers
May 15, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 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 10, Detroit Tigers 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 5 1 1 1
Herr 2b 5 1 2 1
Puckett cf 4 2 2 2
Hrbek 1b 5 2 2 3
Gaetti 3b 4 2 3 0
Bush rf 4 1 1 1
  Davidson rf 1 0 0 0
Larkin dh 1 0 0 0
  Moses pr,dh 2 0 1 0
  Newman ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Laudner c 5 0 2 1
Gagne ss 3 1 1 0
Viola p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 15 9
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 3 1 2 0
Salazar lf 4 0 1 0
Lemon rf 4 0 1 0
Trammell ss 4 1 2 2
Herndon dh 3 0 1 0
  Bergman ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Knight 1b 4 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 3 0 0 0
  Evans ph 1 0 0 0
Heath c 0 0 0 0
  Nokes c 3 0 0 0
Walewander 2b 3 0 0 0
Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Heinkel p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Gibson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Minnesota 012 122 02010151
Detroit 101 000 000272
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (6-1) 6.0 7 2 2 0 5
  Atherton   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Reardon   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  L (3-5) 6.0 11 8 7 0 5
  Heinkel   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Hernandez   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
  Gibson   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
15
10
9
0
10

  E–Bush (4), Trammell (3), Heath (3).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Minnesota Gaetti (9,off Gibson).  3B–Minnesota Gagne (3,off Morris).  HR–Minnesota Hrbek 2 (11,3rd inning off Morris 1 on, 2 out,5th inning off Morris 0 on, 1 out); Bush (4,4th inning off Morris 0 on, 0 out); Herr (1,8th inning off Hernandez 0 on, 2 out); Puckett (4,8th inning off Hernandez 0 on, 2 out), Detroit Trammell (6,3rd inning off Viola 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Gagne (5,off Morris).  SF–Puckett (1,off Morris).  HBP–Gaetti (2,by Morris); Larkin (5,by Morris).  SB–Gladden (5,2nd base off Morris/Nokes).  CS–Puckett (2,2nd base by Morris/Heath).  BK–Morris (8).  HBP–Morris 2 (2,Gaetti,Larkin).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–2:49.  A–29,568.
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