Minnesota Twins vs California Angels
September 23, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1988 at Anaheim Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 7, California Angels 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 5 1 3 1
  Davidson pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Herr 2b 4 3 2 1
  Baker 2b 0 0 0 0
Puckett cf 4 1 3 3
Gaetti dh 4 0 0 1
Larkin 1b 4 0 0 0
Laudner c 4 0 2 1
Christensen rf 2 0 0 0
  Moses rf,lf 1 0 0 0
Gagne ss 4 0 0 0
Newman 3b 4 1 1 0
Lea p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
McLemore 2b 3 0 0 0
Ray dh 4 0 0 0
Howell 3b 4 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 4 1 1 0
Davis rf 4 0 1 0
Eppard lf 3 0 1 0
Bichette cf 4 0 2 1
Miller c 4 0 1 0
Schofield ss 3 0 0 0
Finley p 0 0 0 0
  Cliburn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Minnesota 000 003 0137111
California 000 100 000160
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Lea   4.0 4 1 1 1 1
  Smith  W (2-0) 5.0 2 0 0 1 6
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
7
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Finley  L (9-15) 7.0 7 4 4 2 5
  Cliburn   2.0 4 3 3 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
2
6

  E–Gagne (18).  DP–California 1.  2B–Minnesota Puckett 2 (39,off Finley 2); Herr (15,off Cliburn), California Miller (4,off Lea).  SF–Gaetti (6,off Finley).  HBP–Christensen (2,by Finley).  SB–Gladden (25,2nd base off Finley/Miller); Newman (12,2nd base off Cliburn/Miller).  WP–Finley (5).  BK–Smith (4), Cliburn (4).  HBP–Finley (6,Christensen).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–3:13.  A–23,902.
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