Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees
August 5, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1988 at Yankee Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 7, New York Yankees 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Moses lf 4 1 1 1
Bush rf 2 0 0 0
  Davidson rf 0 0 0 0
Puckett cf 5 2 2 1
Hrbek 1b 3 1 3 2
Gaetti 3b 5 0 0 0
Larkin dh 4 1 1 3
Harper c 4 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 3 1 1 0
Newman ss 3 1 1 0
Toliver p 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 7
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
Washington cf 5 2 3 3
Mattingly 1b 4 0 1 0
Clark rf 5 1 2 0
Phelps dh 5 0 0 0
Aguayo 3b 3 0 2 1
Santana ss 2 0 0 1
  Winfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Velarde ss 0 0 0 0
Skinner c 3 0 0 0
  Slaught ph 1 1 1 0
Espinoza 2b 3 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 1 1 0
Rhoden p 0 0 0 0
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Minnesota 100 010 032790
New York 000 101 0035100
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Toliver  W (3-1) 7.1 5 2 2 4 6
  Reardon  SV (28) 1.2 5 3 3 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
4
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  L (7-7) 8.1 8 7 7 5 1
  Guante   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
5
1

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–Minnesota Puckett (29,off Rhoden); Moses (6,off Rhoden), New York Aguayo (2,off Toliver); Slaught (20,off Reardon); Mattingly (28,off Reardon).  HR–Minnesota Puckett (16,1st inning off Rhoden 0 on, 2 out); Larkin (4,8th inning off Rhoden 2 on, 2 out), New York Washington (5,9th inning off Reardon 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Newman (4,off Rhoden).  SF–Moses (1,off Rhoden).  HBP–Bush (7,by Rhoden).  IBB–Hrbek (7,by Rhoden).  WP–Toliver (4).  BK–Rhoden (4).  HBP–Rhoden (1,Bush).  IBB–Rhoden (4,Hrbek).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:48.
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