California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
September 30, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1988 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. 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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California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 8

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing dh 5 0 1 0
Ray 2b 5 2 4 0
Joyner 1b 5 1 2 1
Davis rf 4 1 2 2
Brown lf 4 0 1 1
Bichette cf 3 0 0 1
Boone c 4 0 0 0
Schofield ss 4 0 0 0
Howell 3b 4 1 2 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Lovelace p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 3 0 1 0
Herr 2b 5 2 3 1
  Baker ss 0 0 0 0
Bush rf 2 1 0 0
  Gaetti ph 1 0 1 0
  Davidson pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Puckett cf 5 1 3 2
Larkin 1b 4 1 1 1
Dwyer dh 3 1 0 0
Laudner c 3 1 3 2
Lombardozzi ss,2b 4 1 1 1
Newman 3b 3 0 0 0
Viola p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 13 7
California 000 002 0305121
Minnesota 310 121 00x8131
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  L (13-16) 5.0 9 7 6 5 3
  Cook   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Lovelace   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
8
7
7
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (24-7) 7.0 11 5 5 0 3
  Atherton   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Reardon  SV (41) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
0
4

  E–C Davis (19), Newman (6).  DP–California 3, Minnesota 1.  2B–California Howell 2 (30,off Viola 2); Ray (39,off Viola).  HR–Minnesota Laudner (13,4th inning off Witt 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Bichette (3,off Atherton).  SB–Boone (2,2nd base off Atherton/Laudner); Herr (10,2nd base off Cook/Boone).  CS–Puckett (7,2nd base by Witt/Boone).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:57.  A–34,898.
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