California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
July 2, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1989 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 1, Minnesota Twins 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 4 1 1 0
Ray 2b 4 0 1 0
White cf 3 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 4 0 0 1
Downing dh 3 0 1 0
Davis lf 3 0 0 0
Schroeder c 3 0 1 0
Hoffman 3b 2 0 0 0
Anderson rf 3 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Monteleone p 0 0 0 0
  McClure p 0 0 0 0
  Fraser p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Newman ss,2b 4 1 2 0
Backman 2b 4 0 2 0
  Gagne ss 0 0 0 0
Puckett cf 4 1 2 1
Hrbek dh 2 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 2 1
Bush lf 4 0 2 0
Larkin 1b 4 0 0 0
Castillo rf 4 0 0 0
Laudner c 3 0 0 0
Viola p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 10 2
California 100 000 000141
Minnesota 000 000 02x2100
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven   7.0 6 0 0 1 5
  Monteleone  L (2-1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 1
  McClure   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Fraser   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
2
2
2
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (7-8) 9.0 4 1 1 0 7
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
0
7

  E–Joyner (3).  DP–California 1.  2B–Minnesota Backman (6,off Blyleven); Newman (10,off Monteleone); Puckett (27,off Monteleone).  SH–White (2,off Viola); Hoffman (2,off Viola).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–(none), 3B–John Shulock.  T–2:13.  A–49,098.
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