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Twins
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 8, 1986
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 8, 1986 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1986 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1986 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 21,425 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Shulock 1B: Jim McKean 2B: Larry Young 3B: Al Clark |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Mark Salas | DH |
| Randy Bush | Left Fielder |
| Steve Lombardozzi | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Reed | Catcher |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Ray Miller | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Left Fielder |
| Rudy Law | DH |
| Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
| Mike Kingery | Right Fielder |
| Jamie Quirk | Third Baseman |
| Rondin Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Buddy Biancalana | Shortstop |
| Mike Ferraro | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 8, 1986
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Leonard
Puckett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. Leonard
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk juggles the ball. That's an error on Quirk. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hrbek vs. Leonard
Hrbek strikes out. There goes Puckett. The throw from Sundberg and Puckett is out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Leonard
Gaetti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Blyleven
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Blyleven
Seitzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Law vs. Blyleven
Law hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Blyleven
Balboni is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salas vs. Leonard
Salas hits a line drive for a single. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Leonard
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Biancalana fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Leonard
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingery vs. Blyleven
Kingery hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kingery for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Blyleven
Quirk strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blyleven
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Leonard
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonard covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Leonard
Gagne hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Leonard
Puckett hits a popup, foul, towards first. Balboni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Blyleven
Sundberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biancalana vs. Blyleven
Biancalana takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Blyleven
Wilson hits a line drive towards second. Lombardozzi can't make a play. That's a base hit. Biancalana moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seitzer vs. Blyleven
Seitzer hits a line drive for a single. Biancalana moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Law vs. Blyleven
Law hits a line drive towards first. Hrbek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Balboni vs. Blyleven
Balboni hits a fly ball into left field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Biancalana tags and scores. Wilson tags and moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kingery vs. Blyleven
Kingery is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Leonard
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Leonard
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Leonard
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Kingery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Blyleven
Quirk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Quirk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Blyleven
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Blyleven
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biancalana vs. Blyleven
Biancalana hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salas vs. Leonard
Salas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Leonard
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardozzi vs. Leonard
Lombardozzi hits a popup, foul, towards first. Balboni settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Balboni. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardozzi vs. Leonard
Lombardozzi strikes out. There goes Bush. The throw from Sundberg to Biancalana, and Bush is out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Blyleven
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Blyleven
Seitzer hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Law vs. Blyleven
Law hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Leonard
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Leonard
Gagne hits a popup towards short. Biancalana settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Leonard
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Kingery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Blyleven
Balboni hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingery vs. Blyleven
Kingery hits a fly ball into left field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Blyleven
Quirk hits a line drive towards second. Lombardozzi can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Blyleven
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Leonard
Brunansky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Leonard
Hrbek hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Leonard
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salas vs. Leonard
Salas is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Blyleven
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biancalana vs. Blyleven
Biancalana hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Puckett. Biancalana reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Blyleven
Wilson hits a ball on the ground for a single. Biancalana scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Blyleven
There goes Wilson. The throw from Reed and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seitzer vs. Blyleven
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Law vs. Blyleven
Law hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Leonard
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Leonard
Al Woods pinch hits for Steve Lombardozzi.
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Leonard
Reed hits a fly ball into right field. Kingery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Blyleven
Alvaro Espinoza now playing second base.
Balboni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingery vs. Blyleven
Kingery hits a fly ball into left field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Blyleven
Quirk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Quirk reaches second base with a double. Balboni moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Blyleven
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Espinoza misplays the ball. That's an error on Espinoza. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sundberg vs. Blyleven
Sundberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Orta vs. Blyleven
Jorge Orta pinch hits for Buddy Biancalana.
Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Balboni scores. Quirk scores. Johnson moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Blyleven
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Espinoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Leonard
Roy Smalley pinch hits for Greg Gagne. Greg Pryor now playing shortstop.
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Leonard
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. Leonard
Brunansky strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Leonard
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1986 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Puckett K, cf 3 0 0 0 Wilson W, cf 5 0 2 1
Brunansky T, rf 4 0 1 0 Seitzer K, lf 4 0 2 0
Hrbek K, 1b 4 0 0 0 Law R, dh 4 0 0 0
Gaetti G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Balboni S, 1b 2 1 0 1
Salas M, dh 3 0 1 0 Kingery M, rf 4 0 0 0
Bush R, lf 2 0 0 0 Quirk J, 3b 4 1 3 0
Lombardozzi S, 2b 2 0 0 0 Johnson R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Woods A, ph 1 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 4 1 1 1
Espinoza A, 2b 0 0 0 0 Biancalana B, ss 2 2 1 0
Reed J, c 3 0 0 0 Orta J, ph 1 0 1 2
Gagne G, ss 2 0 0 0 Pryor G, ss 0 0 0 0
Smalley R, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 3 0 34 5 10 5
Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City 002 000 12x -- 5
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L) 8.0 10 5 3 2 7
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 6
E -- Quirk J, Balboni S, Espinoza A
DP -- Kansas City 3
LOB -- Minnesota 3, Kansas City 8
2B -- Quirk J 2, Biancalana B
HR -- Sundberg J
SB -- Wilson W
CS -- Bush R
SF -- Balboni S
T -- 2:31
A -- 21425
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