Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 1, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1988 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 1, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 4 0 0 0
Bush rf 4 0 0 0
Puckett cf 4 0 1 0
Hrbek 1b 4 1 2 0
  Davidson pr 0 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0
Larkin dh 3 0 0 0
Laudner c 3 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 3 0 1 1
Gagne ss 3 0 0 0
Viola p 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 4 1 1 0
Lee 2b 4 1 2 0
Bell lf 4 1 1 3
Gruber 3b 4 0 0 0
Fielder dh 3 0 0 0
Barfield rf 2 0 2 0
McGriff 1b 3 0 0 0
Campusano cf 3 0 1 0
Butera c 3 0 1 0
Stieb p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 3
Minnesota 000 010 000140
Toronto 000 000 03x382
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  L (16-4) 7.2 7 2 2 1 3
  Reardon   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
1
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb  W (11-7) 8.0 3 1 1 1 6
  Henke  SV (19) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
6

  E–Gruber (11), Barfield (3).  DP–Minnesota 2, Toronto 1.  2B–Toronto Barfield 2 (12,off Viola 2).  HR–Toronto Bell (15,8th inning off Reardon 2 on, 2 out).  CS–Gagne (5,2nd base by Stieb/Butera).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Terry Craft, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:22.  A–33,206.
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