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Tigers 5 @ Twins 1
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
July 8, 1986
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 8, 1986 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 5 to 1.

Game Summary

DateJuly 8, 1986 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 5 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 1 H: 4 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 1
Hits: 4
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning Pitcher—Eric King  
Losing Pitcher—Bert Blyleven  
Save—Guillermo Hernandez  
Game Winning RBI—Kirk Gibson 

Game Info

DateJuly 8, 1986 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherEric King  
Home Starting PitcherBert Blyleven  
BallparkHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
CityMinneapolis 
StateMN 
Attendance16,320 
Time of Game3 hours 
UmpiresHP: Terry Cooney
1B: Ken Kaiser
2B: Joe Brinkman
3B: Tim Tschida

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lou Whitaker  Second Baseman 
Alan Trammell  Shortstop 
Kirk Gibson  Right Fielder 
Lance Parrish  Catcher 
Darrell Evans  DH 
Dave Bergman  First Baseman 
Chet Lemon  Center Fielder 
Dave Collins  Left Fielder 
Tom Brookens  Third Baseman 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

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

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Tigers 5 @ Twins 1
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
July 8, 1986

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         Game of 7/8/1986 -- Detroit at Minnesota (N)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Whitaker L, 2b        4  1  2  0   Puckett K, cf         4  0  0  0   
Trammell A, ss        5  1  1  0   Bush R, lf            3  1  1  0   
Gibson K, rf          4  1  2  3   Hrbek K, 1b           3  0  1  0   
Parrish L, c          4  1  2  1   Brunansky T, rf       4  0  0  0   
Evans D, dh           4  1  2  1   Smalley R, dh         3  0  1  1   
Bergman D, 1b         4  0  0  0   Gaetti G, 3b-ss       4  0  0  0   
Lemon C, cf           3  0  1  0   Salas M, c            4  0  1  0   
Collins D, lf         3  0  2  0   Lombardozzi S, 2b     2  0  0  0   
Brookens T, 3b        3  0  0  0   Gagne G, ss           1  0  0  0   
                                   Hatcher M, ph-3b      2  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  5 12  5                        30  1  4  1

Detroit          000 400 010 --  5
Minnesota        000 001 000 --  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
King E (W)            8.2  4  1  1  5  4
Hernandez G (S)       0.1  0  0  0  0  0

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L)        7.2 11  5  5  1  5
Pastore F             0.2  1  0  0  2  0
Davis R               0.2  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Salas M
DP -- Detroit 1, Minnesota 3
LOB -- Detroit 7, Minnesota 8
2B -- Hrbek K, Bush R, Smalley R, Lemon C, Salas M
HR -- Gibson K, Parrish L, Evans D
SB -- Gagne G, Trammell A
CS -- Whitaker L
SH -- Brookens T
SF -- Gibson K
HBP -- by King E (Gagne G)
WP -- King E
T -- 3:00
A -- 16320

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