Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Rangers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 19, 1988
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers, played on August 19, 1988 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 19, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 19, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Witt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Freddie Toliver |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 41,675 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Rick Reed 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Dale Scott 3B: John Hirschbeck |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Pete Incaviglia | DH |
| Geno Petralli | Catcher |
| Cecil Espy | Left Fielder |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Curt Wilkerson | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
| John Moses | Right Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Randy Bush | DH |
| Tim Laudner | Catcher |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Al Newman | Third Baseman |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Rangers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 19, 1988
Top 1
-
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Toliver
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Toliver
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Toliver
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Witt
Gladden hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Witt
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Witt
Hrbek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Witt
Puckett hits a line drive into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Toliver
O'Brien hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Toliver
Incaviglia hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Incaviglia reaches second base with a double. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Petralli vs. Toliver
Petralli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. Incaviglia moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Espy vs. Toliver
The ball gets by Laudner for a passed ball. Incaviglia scores. Petralli moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Espy vs. Toliver
Espy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Petralli moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Buechele vs. Toliver
Buechele hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Petralli scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilkerson vs. Toliver
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Buechele moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
McDowell vs. Toliver
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Toliver
There's a wild pitch. Buechele moves to third. Wilkerson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Toliver
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Sierra vs. Toliver
Sierra strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Witt
Bush hits a popup towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Witt
Laudner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Witt
Herr strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Witt
The umpire calls a balk on Witt Laudner moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gagne vs. Witt
Gagne strikes out. View Play
Top 3
-
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Toliver
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Toliver
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Toliver
There's a wild pitch. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Petralli vs. Toliver
Petralli hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Espy vs. Toliver
Espy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Witt
Newman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Witt
Gladden hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Witt
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Witt
Hrbek hits a popup into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Toliver
Buechele hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Toliver
Wilkerson hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Toliver
McDowell hits a line drive into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Witt
Puckett hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Witt
Bush 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Witt
Laudner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Witt
The umpire calls a balk on Witt Laudner moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Witt
Herr strikes out. View Play
Top 5
-
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Toliver
Fletcher 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: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Toliver
Sierra strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Toliver
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Toliver
Incaviglia hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Laudner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Witt
Gagne hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Witt
Newman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gagne moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Gladden vs. Witt
Gladden hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moses vs. Witt
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Witt covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 6
-
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Toliver
Petralli 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: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Toliver
Espy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Toliver
There goes Espy. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Espy steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Buechele vs. Toliver
Buechele hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilkerson vs. Toliver
Wilkerson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Witt
Hrbek strikes out. Petralli drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hrbek out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Witt
Puckett strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Witt
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bush for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Atherton
Keith Atherton now pitching.
McDowell hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Atherton
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne misplays the ball. That's an error on Gagne. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Atherton
Sierra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Laudner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Atherton
O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Moses. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. Fletcher goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Incaviglia vs. Atherton
Incaviglia 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Witt
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Laudner for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Witt
Herr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Witt
Gagne strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Witt
Newman hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Atherton
Petralli hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Atherton
Espy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Atherton
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne throws to first for one, and Hrbek throws back to second, and Gagne drops the ball. Espy moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Wilkerson vs. Atherton
Wilkerson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
McDowell vs. Atherton
McDowell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Espy scores. Wilkerson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Gonzalez
German Gonzalez now pitching.
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Witt
Gladden strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Witt
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Witt
Hrbek hits a popup towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Gonzalez
Sierra hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gonzalez
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Gonzalez
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Gonzalez
Petralli hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Witt
Puckett hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Witt
Bush hits a popup towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Witt
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards second. Wilkerson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 8/19/1988 -- Texas at Minnesota (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
McDowell O, cf 5 0 1 1 Gladden D, lf 4 0 0 0
Fletcher S, ss 4 1 0 0 Moses J, rf 4 0 0 0
Sierra R, rf 5 0 0 0 Hrbek K, 1b 3 0 0 0
O'Brien P, 1b 4 1 4 1 Puckett K, cf 4 0 1 0
Incaviglia P, dh 5 1 1 0 Bush R, dh 4 0 0 0
Petralli G, c 5 1 1 1 Laudner T, c 3 0 1 0
Espy C, lf 3 1 1 0 Herr T, 2b 2 0 0 0
Buechele S, 3b 4 0 1 1 Gagne G, ss 3 0 1 0
Wilkerson C, 2b 3 0 1 0 Newman A, 3b 3 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 10 4 30 0 5 0
Texas 030 000 110 -- 5
Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Witt B (W) 9.0 5 0 0 3 10
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Toliver F (L) 6.0 8 3 3 1 5
Atherton K 1.2 2 2 1 2 0
Gonzalez G 1.1 0 0 0 1 2
E -- Gagne G 2
DP -- Texas 2
LOB -- Texas 10, Minnesota 6
2B -- Incaviglia P, O'Brien P
SB -- Espy C
WP -- Toliver F 2
Balk -- Witt B 2
PB -- Laudner T
T -- 3:00
A -- 41675
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
