Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers
May 22, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1988 at Arlington Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 15, Texas Rangers 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Moses lf 5 1 1 0
Herr 2b,ss 6 1 1 1
Puckett cf 5 1 3 3
  Lombardozzi 2b 1 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 5 1 0 0
Gaetti 3b 5 1 2 1
  Gagne cf 0 0 0 0
Bush rf 2 4 2 0
  Davidson ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Larkin dh 5 2 1 1
Laudner c 4 2 3 4
Newman ss,3b 5 2 2 2
Straker p 0 0 0 0
  Portugal p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 15 16 13
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 3 3 1 1
Fletcher ss 3 0 2 0
  Brower pr 0 0 0 0
  Stanley 3b 1 0 0 0
Sierra rf 3 0 1 0
  Steels ph,rf 2 0 1 2
Incaviglia lf 3 0 1 0
  Espy ph,1b 1 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 2 0 0 0
  Browne ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Parrish dh 4 0 2 0
Petralli c 4 0 0 0
Buechele 3b 2 1 1 0
  Kemp ph,lf 1 1 0 0
Wilkerson 2b,ss 4 0 1 1
Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Cecena p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Mohorcic p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 4
Minnesota 030 113 70015160
Texas 110 000 2015102
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Straker  W (2-2) 6.1 9 4 4 5 3
  Portugal   2.2 1 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough  L (4-6) 5.1 9 8 7 3 2
  Cecena   1.0 3 4 2 0 0
  Fossas   0.1 4 3 3 1 0
  Mohorcic   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Williams   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
15
12
4
2

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 3.  2B–Minnesota Larkin (12,off Hough); Herr (3,off Hough); Laudner (7,off Hough); Puckett (13,off Fossas); Davidson (5,off Fossas), Texas Wilkerson (1,off Straker); Parrish (4,off Straker).  HR–Minnesota Laudner (4,2nd inning off Hough 1 on, 2 out), Texas McDowell (3,9th inning off Portugal 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Laudner (1,off Cecena).  SB–Bush (4,2nd base off Hough/Petralli).  WP–Portugal (1).  BK–Straker (3), Hough (6).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Al Clark.  T–3:04.
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