Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
July 27, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 1990 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 9

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson R. lf 2 0 0 0
  Jennings lf 1 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 3 0 1 0
  Blankenship 3b 1 0 0 0
Canseco J. dh 4 0 1 0
Henderson D. rf 3 0 1 0
  Canseco O. ph 1 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 2 3 1 1
Jose cf 4 1 2 2
Quirk c 3 0 0 0
  Afenir ph 1 0 1 1
Weiss ss 4 0 1 0
Gallego 2b 3 0 0 0
Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 5 1 2 0
Bush dh 4 2 2 1
Puckett cf 3 1 0 0
  Moses pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 2 2 1
Hrbek 1b 3 1 1 0
Harper c 3 1 1 2
Mack rf 3 1 0 0
Newman 2b 4 0 1 1
Gagne ss 4 0 1 2
Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 10 7
Oakland 000 010 201481
Minnesota 100 160 01x9100
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Moore  L (9-9) 4.2 9 8 7 5 2
  Harris   3.1 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
10
9
8
6
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W (5-8) 6.1 6 3 3 2 7
  Leach   2.2 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
8

  E–McGwire (2).  DP–Oakland 1, Minnesota 2.  2B–Oakland J Canseco (6,off Smith), Minnesota Bush (6,off Moore); Gaetti (21,off Moore); Harper (27,off Moore).  3B–Minnesota Gladden (3,off Moore).  HR–Oakland McGwire (26,5th inning off Smith 0 on, 0 out); Jose (7,7th inning off Smith 1 on, 0 out), Minnesota Bush (3,8th inning off Harris 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Harper (6,by Harris).  IBB–Hrbek (5,by Moore).  CS–Lansford (11,2nd base by Smith/Harper); R Henderson (5,2nd base by Smith/Harper).  WP–Moore (12).  HBP–Harris (1,Harper).  IBB–Moore (1,Hrbek).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–2:45.  A–30,744.
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