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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 7, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins, played on April 7, 1997 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 7, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 7, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frankie Rodriguez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Justin Thompson |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 42,749 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Rick Reed 2B: Tim Tschida 3B: Ed Hickox |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Rich Becker | Center Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Ron Coomer | Right Fielder |
| Greg Colbrunn | First Baseman |
| Matt Lawton | Left Fielder |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Denny Hocking | Third Baseman |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
| Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Bobby Higginson | Left Fielder |
| Melvin Nieves | Right Fielder |
| Curtis Pride | DH |
| Brian Johnson | Catcher |
| Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 7, 1997
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Thompson
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Thompson
Becker takes first base on ball four. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Molitor vs. Thompson
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields the ball and throws to Thompson covering. Safe. Knoblauch moves to third. Becker moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Steinbach vs. Thompson
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Knoblauch scores. Becker moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Coomer vs. Thompson
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Rodriguez
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Rodriguez
Easley bunts towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Rodriguez
Fryman hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Becker. Fryman reaches second base with a double. Becker throws the ball in to Hocking who tags Fryman trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbrunn vs. Thompson
Colbrunn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Thompson
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Thompson
Meares hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hocking vs. Thompson
There goes Meares. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Meares steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hocking vs. Thompson
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Meares trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Rodriguez
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Rodriguez
Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Nieves vs. Rodriguez
Nieves takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pride vs. Rodriguez
Pride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark moves to third. Nieves moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Rodriguez
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out. Clark scores. Nieves moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Rodriguez
There's a wild pitch. Nieves scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Rodriguez
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Thompson
Bubba Trammell now playing right field.
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Thompson
Becker hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Thompson
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Rodriguez
Hunter hits a line drive into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Rodriguez
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Rodriguez
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Thompson
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Thompson
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Colbrunn vs. Thompson
Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Rodriguez
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Rodriguez
Higginson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Rodriguez
Trammell hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Higginson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Pride vs. Rodriguez
Pride hits a line drive into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Rodriguez
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rodriguez
Cruz hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Thompson
Lawton hits a line drive towards first. Clark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Thompson
Meares hits a fly ball into right field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Thompson
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Aldred
Scott Aldred now pitching.
Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Aldred
Easley hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fryman vs. Aldred
Fryman hits a line drive towards right. Coomer catches it and throws to first to double up Hunter. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Thompson
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Thompson
There goes Knoblauch. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Knoblauch steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Thompson
There goes Knoblauch. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Knoblauch steals third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Becker vs. Thompson
Becker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Molitor vs. Thompson
Molitor hits a fly ball into right field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Knoblauch tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Thompson
Thompson fires to first and has Becker trapped. There's the throw to Cruz who tags Becker for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Thompson
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Aldred
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Aldred
Higginson hits a fly ball into right field. Coomer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Aldred
Trammell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Steinbach fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Thompson
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Colbrunn vs. Thompson
Colbrunn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Higginson. Colbrunn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Lawton vs. Thompson
Lawton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Colbrunn moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Meares vs. Thompson
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. Colbrunn scores. There goes Lawton trying to get to third. Easley throws to Fryman who tags Lawton for the out. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Hocking vs. Thompson
Hocking hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Higginson. Hocking reaches second base with a double. Meares scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Sager
A.J. Sager now pitching.
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Becker vs. Sager
Becker hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pride vs. Aldred
Pride hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hocking fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Trombley
Mike Trombley now pitching.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Trombley
Cruz hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Trombley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Sager
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Molitor for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Sager
Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Sager
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Trombley
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares misplays the ball. That's an error on Meares. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Trombley
There goes Hunter. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Hunter steals second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Easley vs. Trombley
Easley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fryman vs. Trombley
There's a wild pitch. Hunter moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Fryman vs. Trombley
Fryman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hunter scores. Easley moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
There go the runners. The throw from Steinbach and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error.Lawton fumbles the ball. That's an error on Lawton. Easley scores. Fryman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Guardado
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Guardado
Higginson hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Guardado
Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Higginson moves to third. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pride vs. Guardado
Pride hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Higginson scores. Trammell scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Naulty
Dan Naulty now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Pride moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Naulty
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Colbrunn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Naulty
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brede vs. Jones
Todd Jones now pitching. Brent Brede pinch hits for Greg Colbrunn.
Brede strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Jones
Lawton hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Jones
Greg Myers pinch hits for Pat Meares.
Myers hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hocking vs. Jones
Hocking hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/7/1997 -- Minnesota at Detroit (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Knoblauch C, 2b 1 2 0 0 Hunter B, cf 4 1 1 0
Becker R, cf 2 0 0 0 Easley D, 2b 3 1 0 0
Molitor P, dh 3 0 1 1 Fryman T, 3b 4 1 2 1
Steinbach T, c 4 0 0 0 Clark T, 1b 3 1 0 0
Coomer R, rf 4 0 0 0 Higginson B, lf 3 2 1 0
Colbrunn G, 1b 3 1 2 0 Nieves M, rf 0 1 0 0
Brede B, ph 1 0 0 0 Trammell B, rf 3 2 2 0
Lawton M, lf 4 0 1 0 Pride C, dh 4 0 2 2
Meares P, ss 3 1 2 1 Johnson B, c 4 1 1 4
Myers G, ph 1 0 1 0 Cruz D, ss 4 0 0 0
Hocking D, 3b 4 0 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 4 9 3 32 10 9 7
Minnesota 100 001 200 -- 4
Detroit 020 300 05x -- 10
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez F (L) 4.0 4 5 5 3 2
Aldred S 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
Trombley M* 0.2 1 3 2 1 1
Guardado E 0.1 3 2 2 0 1
Naulty D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson J (W) 6.2 8 4 4 4 0
Sager A 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Jones T 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Meares P, Steinbach T, Lawton M
DP -- Minnesota 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- Minnesota 5, Detroit 2
2B -- Fryman T, Colbrunn G, Hocking D
HR -- Johnson B
SB -- Meares P, Knoblauch C 2, Hunter B, Fryman T, Easley D
CS -- Becker R
SF -- Molitor P
WP -- Rodriguez F, Trombley M, Naulty D
T -- 2:55
A -- 42749
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