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Minnesota Twins @ California Angels

1988-09-23 · Night game · Angel Stadium of Anaheim · Att: 23902 · night, dry · 3:13

Minnesota Twins defeated California Angels 7–1. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 6th. Roy Smith earned the win. Kirby Puckett went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	3	7	11
CAL	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6

W: Roy Smith L: Chuck Finley SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim McKean · 1B: Ken Kaiser · 2B: John Shulock · 3B: Mike Reilly · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dan Gladden	5	1	3	1	0	1
Tom Herr	4	3	2	1	1	0
Kirby Puckett	4	1	3	3	1	0
Gary Gaetti	4	0	0	1	0	0
Gene Larkin	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tim Laudner	4	0	2	1	0	0
John Christensen	2	0	0	0	0	1
Greg Gagne	4	0	0	0	0	1
Al Newman	4	1	1	0	0	2
John Moses	1	0	0	0	0	0

California Angels — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mark McLemore	3	0	0	0	1	1
Johnny Ray	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Howell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Wally Joyner	4	1	1	0	0	0
Chili Davis	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Eppard	3	0	1	0	1	1
Dante Bichette	4	0	2	1	0	0
Darrell Miller	4	0	1	0	0	2
Dick Schofield	3	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Lea	4.0	4	1	1
Roy Smith	5.0	2	1	6

California Angels — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chuck Finley	7.0	7	2	5
Stew Cliburn	2.0	4	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dan Gladden: 9/F9D
Tom Herr: 4/P89S
Kirby Puckett: 63/G6

Bot 1

Mark McLemore: K
Johnny Ray: 7/F78
Jack Howell: 31/G34

Top 2

Gary Gaetti: 5/L5
Gene Larkin: K
Tim Laudner: S8/L8
John Christensen: K

Bot 2

Wally Joyner: 31/G3
Chili Davis: 43/G4S
Jim Eppard: W
Dante Bichette: 4/P9S

Top 3

Greg Gagne: 8/F89D
Al Newman: K
Dan Gladden: S8/G6M
Tom Herr: SB2
Tom Herr: 4/F4D

Bot 3

Darrell Miller: D8/L89
Dick Schofield: 43/G4.2-3
Mark McLemore: 3/G3
Johnny Ray: 8/L8D

Top 4

Kirby Puckett: W
Gary Gaetti: 53/G5S.1-2
Gene Larkin: 8/F8
Tim Laudner: 8/L8D

Bot 4

Jack Howell: 43/G4
Wally Joyner: S8/L89
Chili Davis: S9/G3.1-3
Jim Eppard: 5/P5
Dante Bichette: S7/G56.3-H;1-2
Darrell Miller: PO1(23)

Top 5

John Christensen: HP
Greg Gagne: 64(1)3/G6/GDP
Al Newman: 7/F78

Bot 5

Darrell Miller: K
Dick Schofield: 7/L7
Mark McLemore: W
Johnny Ray: BK.1-2
Johnny Ray: K

Top 6

Dan Gladden: S8/L89S
Tom Herr: S8/L6M.1-3
Kirby Puckett: D8/F89XD.3-H;1-3
Gary Gaetti: 9/SF.3-H
Gene Larkin: 7/L7L
Tim Laudner: WP.2-3
Tim Laudner: S6/G6D.3-H
John Christensen: 9/F9D

Bot 6

Jack Howell: 43/G34
Wally Joyner: 8/F8
Chili Davis: 13/G1

Top 7

Greg Gagne: 63/G6S
Al Newman: K
Dan Gladden: K

Bot 7

Jim Eppard: K
Dante Bichette: S8/L78
Darrell Miller: 9/F9
Dick Schofield: 8/F8S

Top 8

Tom Herr: W
Kirby Puckett: D9/L9LD.1-H
Gary Gaetti: 3/L
Gene Larkin: 7/F7
Tim Laudner: 9/F9

Bot 8

Mark McLemore: 9/F9D
Johnny Ray: 5/P5
Jack Howell: K

Top 9

John Moses: 63/G6
Greg Gagne: K
Al Newman: S7/L7S
Dan Gladden: SB2
Dan Gladden: S9/L9S.2-H
Tom Herr: BK.1-2
Tom Herr: D9/G3.2-H
Kirby Puckett: S8/G1.2-H
Gary Gaetti: 53/G5

Bot 9

Wally Joyner: 9/F9
Chili Davis: K
Jim Eppard: S7/G56
Dante Bichette: E6/G6.1-2;B-1
Darrell Miller: K