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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 8, Oakland Athletics 1

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Minnesota Twins 8, Oakland Athletics 1

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, August 13, 1985 (N) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

OAK A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  1
MIN A    0  0  6    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   8 17  0
BATTING
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Griffin ss                    3   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Gallego ss                  0   0   0   1       0   0       1   0
Murphy cf                     3   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  O'Brien c                   0   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Baker 1b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Kingman dh                    4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Heath c,rf                    4   0   1   0       0   0       8   0
Davis rf,cf                   4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Henderson lf                  3   1   1   0       0   1       1   0
Hill 2b                       3   0   1   0       0   0       5   0
Kiefer 3b                     3   0   1   0       0   2       0   2
John p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Atherton p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Krueger p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   1   6   1       1   6      24   5
FIELDING - 
E: Kiefer (2).
BATTING - 
SF: Gallego (1,off Viola).
GDP: Heath (10,off Viola).
Team LOB: 5.
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Puckett cf                    5   1   1   0       0   1       6   0
Gaetti 3b                     4   2   2   0       1   0       1   2
Hrbek 1b                      5   1   4   2       0   0       8   1
Brunansky rf                  4   2   3   3       0   0       0   0
  Stenhouse ph                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Meier ph,rf                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Engle dh                      4   1   2   0       0   0       0   0
  Smalley ph,dh               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Hatcher lf                    2   1   1   3       0   0       1   0
  Bush ph,lf                  2   0   0   0       1   1       2   0
Laudner c                     5   0   2   0       0   1       6   0
Teufel 2b                     4   0   1   0       0   1       2   2
Espinoza ss                   4   0   1   0       0   1       0   3
Viola p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Totals                       41   8  17   8       2   5      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gaetti-Teufel-Hrbek.
BATTING - 
2B: Hrbek 2 (19,off John,off Atherton); Brunansky (18,off John).
HR: Hatcher (3,3rd inning off John 2 on 0 out); Brunansky (21,6th inning off
Atherton 1 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 11.
PITCHING
Oakland Athletics            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
John L(3-5)                   2.1  11   6   6   0   0   1  18
Atherton                      4.2   6   2   2   1   5   1  21
Krueger                       1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4
Totals                        8    17   8   8   2   5   2  43
Atherton faced 2 batters in the 8th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Atherton 2-0; Krueger 2-0.
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Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Viola W(12-9)                 9     6   1   1   1   6   0  33

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Vic Voltaggio
Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 14806
Starting Lineups:

   Oakland Athletics             Minnesota Twins          
1. Griffin             ss        Puckett             cf
2. Murphy              cf        Gaetti              3b
3. Baker               1b        Hrbek               1b
4. Kingman             dh        Brunansky           rf
5. Heath               c         Engle               dh
6. Davis               rf        Hatcher             lf
7. Henderson           lf        Laudner             c
8. Hill                2b        Teufel              2b
9. Kiefer              3b        Espinoza            ss
   John                p         Viola               p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Murphy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Puckett grounded out (pitcher to first); Gaetti
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hrbek singled; Brunansky
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Heath flied out to center;
Davis popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Engle grounded out (third to first); Hatcher flied
out to center; Laudner singled; Teufel singled [Laudner to third
(error by Kiefer), Teufel to second]; Espinoza made an out to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson struck out; Hill flied out to center;
Kiefer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Puckett singled; Gaetti singled [Puckett to second];
Hrbek doubled [Puckett scored, Gaetti scored]; Brunansky doubled
[Hrbek scored]; Engle singled [Brunansky to third]; Hatcher
homered [Brunansky scored, Engle scored]; Laudner singled;
Teufel forced Laudner (shortstop to second) [Teufel to first];
Espinoza singled [Teufel to second]; ATHERTON REPLACED JOHN
(PITCHING); Puckett flied out to right [Teufel to third]; Gaetti
popped to catcher in foul territory; 6 R, 8 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Twins 6.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy
flied out to left; Baker made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 6.

TWINS 4TH: Hrbek doubled; Brunansky singled [Hrbek to third];
Engle popped to catcher in foul territory; BUSH BATTED FOR
HATCHER; Bush struck out; Laudner struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: BUSH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kingman flied
out to center; Heath singled; Davis struck out; Henderson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Twins 6.

TWINS 5TH: Teufel grounded out (third to first); Espinoza struck
out; Puckett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Twins 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Hill grounded out (third to first); Kiefer struck
out; Griffin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Twins 6.

TWINS 6TH: Gaetti singled; Hrbek flied to left in foul
territory; Brunansky homered [Gaetti scored]; Engle singled;
Bush flied out to right; Laudner made an out to second; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 8.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Murphy struck out; Baker singled; Kingman singled
[Baker to second]; Heath grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Kingman out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Twins 8.

TWINS 7TH: GALLEGO REPLACED GRIFFIN (PLAYING SS); O'BRIEN
REPLACED MURPHY (PLAYING C ); HEATH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); DAVIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Teufel struck out;
Espinoza made an out to second; Puckett made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); Henderson
singled; Hill singled [Henderson to second]; Kiefer singled
[Henderson to third, Hill to second]; Gallego hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Henderson scored, Hill to third]; O'Brien walked
[Kiefer to second]; Baker flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 8.

TWINS 8TH: Gaetti walked; Hrbek singled [Gaetti to second];
KRUEGER REPLACED ATHERTON (PITCHING); STENHOUSE BATTED FOR
BRUNANSKY; MEIER BATTED FOR STENHOUSE; Meier flied to right in
foul territory; SMALLEY BATTED FOR ENGLE; Smalley flied out to
right; Bush walked [Gaetti to third, Hrbek to second]; Laudner
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: SMALLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MEIER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Heath flied out to center; Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        1   6   1    5
 Twins            8  17   0   11
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