Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
July 31, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1988 at Cleveland Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 12, Cleveland Indians 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 5 1 3 1
  Davidson rf 0 0 0 0
Bush rf,1b 4 0 1 0
Puckett cf 4 1 0 1
  Moses cf 1 0 1 0
Hrbek 1b 2 2 1 0
  Bullock lf 1 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 2 2 1
  Newman 3b 1 0 0 0
Larkin dh 4 2 3 2
Laudner c 5 2 2 3
Lombardozzi 2b 5 0 0 1
Gagne ss 4 2 1 1
Toliver p 0 0 0 0
  Portugal p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 12 14 10
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Washington ss 2 1 0 0
  Zuvella ss 2 0 0 0
Francona dh 4 1 3 0
Franco 2b 1 1 1 0
Carter cf 3 0 0 0
  Castillo lf 1 1 1 0
Hall lf,cf 4 0 1 3
Snyder rf 4 0 0 1
Upshaw 1b 4 0 1 0
Jacoby 3b 3 0 0 0
  Ramos 3b 1 0 0 0
Bando c 3 0 0 0
Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Laskey p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Havens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Minnesota 000 039 00012140
Cleveland 000 002 020474
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Toliver  W (2-1) 5.1 6 2 2 3 2
  Portugal  SV (3) 3.2 1 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
5
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell  L (11-7) 5.0 8 6 6 2 2
  Laskey   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Gordon   0.2 4 5 4 1 0
  Rodriguez   2.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Havens   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
12
11
3
2

  E–Washington (13), Franco 2 (11), Hall (8).  DP–Minnesota 2, Cleveland 2.  2B–Minnesota Larkin 2 (23,off Farrell,off Gordon); Gladden (30,off Farrell), Cleveland Castillo (3,off Portugal).  HR–Minnesota Laudner (10,5th inning off Farrell 1 on, 0 out); Gagne (11,5th inning off Farrell 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Bush (6,by Farrell).  BK–Gordon (2).  HBP–Farrell (8,Bush).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–2:46.  A–24,045.
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