Top 1

• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rivers vs. Butcher
  
  Rivers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ward vs. Butcher
  
  Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier misplays the ball. That's an error on Speier. Rivers moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Bell vs. Butcher
  
  Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Bell reaches second base with a double. Rivers scores. Ward goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Parrish vs. Butcher
  
  Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  O'Brien vs. Butcher
  
  O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sample vs. Butcher
  
  Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Puckett vs. Tanana
  
  Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Teufel vs. Tanana
  
  Teufel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hatcher vs. Tanana
  
  Hatcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Teufel moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hrbek vs. Tanana
  
  Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off O'Brien, and towards Wilkerson, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. Teufel moves to third. Hatcher moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Brunansky vs. Tanana
  
  Brunansky takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Gaetti vs. Tanana
  
  Gaetti strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kunkel vs. Butcher
  
  Kunkel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Butcher
  
  Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilkerson vs. Butcher
  
  Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilkerson for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Engle vs. Tanana
  
  Engle hits a popup towards short. Kunkel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Speier vs. Tanana
  
  Speier strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Laudner vs. Tanana
  
  Laudner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Puckett vs. Tanana
  
  Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tanana fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rivers vs. Butcher
  
  Rivers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ward vs. Butcher
  
  Ward hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Butcher
  
  There goes Rivers. The throw from Laudner and he is out, Teufel applying the tag. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Butcher
  
  Bell strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Teufel vs. Tanana
  
  Teufel strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hatcher vs. Tanana
  
  Hatcher hits a popup towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hrbek vs. Tanana
  
  Hrbek strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parrish vs. Butcher
  
  Parrish hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  O'Brien vs. Butcher
  
  O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Butcher covering. It's a double play. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sample vs. Butcher
  
  Sample hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kunkel vs. Butcher
  
  Kunkel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sample moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Yost vs. Butcher
  
  Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brunansky vs. Tanana
  
  Brunansky hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gaetti vs. Tanana
  
  Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Engle vs. Tanana
  
  Engle hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilkerson vs. Butcher
  
  Wilkerson hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rivers vs. Butcher
  
  Rivers strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ward vs. Butcher
  
  Ward hits a popup towards the mound. Butcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Speier vs. Tanana
  
  Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Laudner vs. Tanana
  
  Laudner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ward. Laudner reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Puckett vs. Tanana
  
  Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Parrish settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Laudner moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Teufel vs. Tanana
  
  Teufel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Butcher
  
  Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parrish vs. Butcher
  
  Parrish hits a popup towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Brien vs. Butcher
  
  O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sample vs. Butcher
  
  Sample hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hatcher vs. Tanana
  
  Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hrbek vs. Tanana
  
  Hrbek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ward. Hrbek reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brunansky vs. Tanana
  
  Brunansky takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Gaetti vs. Tanana
  
  Gaetti strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Engle vs. Tanana
  
  Engle strikes out. Yost drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Engle out. View Play 

Top 7

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Butcher
  
  Bob Jones pinch hits for Jeff Kunkel.
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Butcher
  
  Yost strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilkerson vs. Butcher
  
  Wilkerson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rivers vs. Butcher
  
  Rivers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ward vs. Butcher
  
  Ward hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rivers moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bell vs. Butcher
  
  Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Speier vs. Tanana
  
  Wayne Tolleson now playing second base. Curt Wilkerson now playing shortstop.
  
  Speier hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Laudner vs. Tanana
  
  Laudner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Puckett vs. Tanana
  
  Puckett bunts towards the mound. Tanana fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Laudner moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Teufel vs. Tanana
  
  Teufel strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hatcher vs. Tanana
  
  Hatcher hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hrbek vs. Tanana
  
  Hrbek takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brunansky vs. Noles
  
  Dickie Noles now pitching.
  
  Brunansky hits a popup towards short. Wilkerson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parrish vs. Butcher
  
  Parrish strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Brien vs. Butcher
  
  O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sample vs. Butcher
  
  Sample hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gaetti vs. Noles
  
  Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Putnam vs. Noles
  
  Pat Putnam pinch hits for Dave Engle.
  
  Putnam hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bush vs. Noles
  
  Randy Bush pinch hits for Chris Speier.
  
  Bush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Laudner vs. Noles
  
  Laudner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ward. Laudner reaches second base with a double. Bush goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Puckett vs. Noles
  
  Puckett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Laudner trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play 

Top 9

• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dunbar vs. Butcher
  
  Tom Dunbar pinch hits for Wayne Tolleson. Houston Jimenez now playing shortstop.
  
  Dunbar hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wright vs. Butcher
  
  George Wright pinch hits for Ned Yost.
  
  Wright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wright for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foley vs. Butcher
  
  Marv Foley pinch hits for Curt Wilkerson.
  
  Foley strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/8/1984 -- Texas at Minnesota (D)

  Texas              AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Rivers M, dh          4  1  3  0   Puckett K, cf         5  1  2  0   
Ward G, cf            4  1  1  0   Teufel T, 2b          4  0  1  0   
Bell B, 3b            4  1  1  2   Hatcher M, lf         4  1  2  3   
Parrish L, rf         4  0  1  0   Hrbek K, 1b           3  0  1  0   
O'Brien P, 1b         2  0  0  1   Brunansky T, rf       2  0  0  0   
Sample B, lf          4  0  1  0   Gaetti G, 3b          4  0  0  0   
Kunkel J, ss          2  0  1  0   Engle D, dh           3  0  0  0   
Jones B, ph           1  0  0  0   Putnam P, ph          1  0  0  0   
Tolleson W, 2b        0  0  0  0   Speier C, ss          3  0  0  0   
Dunbar T, ph          1  0  0  0   Bush R, ph            1  1  1  0   
Yost N, c             3  0  0  0   Jimenez H, ss         0  0  0  0   
Wright G, ph          1  0  0  0   Laudner T, c          4  2  4  2   
Wilkerson C, 2b-ss    3  1  1  1                                      
Foley M, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  4  9  4                        34  5 11  5

Texas            300 000 100 --  4
Minnesota        010 000 31x --  5

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tanana F              6.2  8  4  4  3  7
Noles D (L)           1.1  3  1  1  0  0

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Butcher J (W)         9.0  9  4  2  1  5

E -- Speier C
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Texas 5, Minnesota 8
2B -- Bell B, Laudner T 2, Hrbek K
HR -- Laudner T, Wilkerson C, Hatcher M
CS -- Rivers M
SF -- O'Brien P
T -- 2:22
A -- 14456

    

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