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Twins 3 @ Athletics 2
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 8, 1986

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins, played on April 8, 1986 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting Twins with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateApril 8, 1986 
Visiting Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 3 H: 6 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 3
Hits: 6
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 2 H: 8 E: 4 LOB: 10
Runs: 2
Hits: 8
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherFrank Viola  
Losing PitcherChris Codiroli  
SaveRon Davis  
Game Winning RBIKent Hrbek 

Game Info

DateApril 8, 1986 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMinnesota Twins 
Home TeamOakland Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherFrank Viola  
Home Starting PitcherChris Codiroli  
BallparkOakland-Alameda County Stadium 
CityOakland 
StateCA 
Attendance44,726 
Time of Game2 hours 55 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Don Denkinger
1B: Mike Reilly
2B: Drew Coble
3B: Tim McClelland

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Kirby Puckett  Center Fielder 
Mickey Hatcher  Left Fielder 
Kent Hrbek  First Baseman 
Tom Brunansky  Right Fielder 
Mark Salas  Catcher 
Gary Gaetti  Third Baseman 
Roy Smalley  DH 
Greg Gagne  Shortstop 
Steve Lombardozzi  Second Baseman 
Ray Miller  Manager 

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tony Phillips  Second Baseman 
Dwayne Murphy  Center Fielder 
Dusty Baker  DH 
Dave Kingman  First Baseman 
Jose Canseco  Left Fielder 
Carney Lansford  Third Baseman 
Mike Davis  Right Fielder 
Alfredo Griffin  Shortstop 
Mickey Tettleton  Catcher 
Jackie Moore  Manager 

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Twins 3 @ Athletics 2
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 8, 1986

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/8/1986 -- Minnesota at Oakland (N)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Oakland            AB  R  H RBI
Puckett K, cf         5  1  1  0   Phillips T, 2b        3  1  3  1   
Hatcher M, lf         5  0  0  0   Murphy D, cf          4  0  1  1   
Hrbek K, 1b           3  1  1  1   Baker D, dh           5  0  1  0   
Brunansky T, rf       5  0  1  0   Kingman D, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Salas M, c            3  1  1  1   Canseco J, lf         3  0  1  0   
Gaetti G, 3b          4  0  1  1   Lansford C, 3b        4  0  0  0   
Smalley R, dh         2  0  1  0   Davis M, rf           4  1  1  0   
Gagne G, ss           3  0  0  0   Griffin A, ss         4  0  1  0   
Lombardozzi S, 2b     4  0  0  0   Tettleton M, c        3  0  0  0   
                                   Bochte B, ph          0  0  0  0   
                                   Peters R, pr          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  3  6  3                        34  2  8  2

Minnesota        200 001 000 --  3
Oakland          010 000 100 --  2

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Viola F (W)           7.0  7  2  2  3  2
Smith R               1.1  1  0  0  2  1
Davis R (S)           0.2  0  0  0  0  0

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Codiroli C (L)*       5.0  6  3  0  2  2
Atherton K            2.0  0  0  0  2  1
Ontiveros S           2.0  0  0  0  1  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th

E -- Kingman D 2, Codiroli C, Tettleton M, Lombardozzi S
DP -- Minnesota 2, Oakland 1
LOB -- Minnesota 10, Oakland 10
2B -- Phillips T 2, Brunansky T
SB -- Davis M, Salas M, Gaetti G
SH -- Gagne G
WP -- Viola F
T -- 2:55
A -- 44726

    

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