Final
BOS 5 — MIN 6
8/31/1985 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · MIN198508311
Complete available game record for BOS at MIN, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby Puckett | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Wade Boggs | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Meier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Hatcher | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Buckner | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Hrbek | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Armas | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Brunansky | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Bush | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Salas | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gedman | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Easler | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Stenhouse | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Gaetti | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marty Barrett | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roy Smalley | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Lyons | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Washington | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alvaro Espinoza | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Engle | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Teufel | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Gutierrez | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Blyleven | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oil Can Boyd | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Crawford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Blyleven | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Oil Can Boyd | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Steve Crawford | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Gutierrez | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Buckner | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wade Boggs | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Lyons | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Crawford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oil Can Boyd | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Barrett | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rich Gedman | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Armas | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Smalley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Teufel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Washington | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Washington | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bert Blyleven | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Brunansky | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Bush | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvaro Espinoza | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Gaetti | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Hatcher | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Hrbek | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby Puckett | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Salas | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 4/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | D | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 3 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | HP | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | D.2-H;1-H | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | E4.2-3;B-1 | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 3 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7/L | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S.2-H;1-2 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 0–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | E4.B-1 | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S.1-2 | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S.2-3;1-2 | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | HR.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR) | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 143.2-3 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 1 | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63.2-3;1-2 | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 0→2 | 15(2)6(1)/GDP | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | D | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | E6.B-2 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 7 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 7/L | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 25(2)/FO.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S.2-H;1-3;B-2 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | I | 5–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 5–5 |