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Rangers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 27, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers, played on April 27, 1997 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 27, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Burkett |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brad Radke |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 17,118 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Tim Welke 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Lee Stevens | DH |
| Warren Newson | Right Fielder |
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Benji Gil | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Rich Becker | Center Fielder |
| Matt Lawton | Left Fielder |
| Greg Colbrunn | First Baseman |
| Greg Myers | Catcher |
| Roberto Kelly | DH |
| Todd Walker | Third Baseman |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Brent Brede | Right Fielder |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 27, 1997
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Radke
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Radke
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Radke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Radke
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Burkett
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Burkett
Becker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Burkett
Lawton hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Colbrunn vs. Burkett
Colbrunn strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Radke
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Radke
Palmer hits a line drive towards third. Walker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Radke
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Newson vs. Radke
Newson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lawton. Newson reaches second base with a double. Clark goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Buford vs. Radke
Buford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lawton. Buford reaches second base with a double. Newson scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gil vs. Radke
Gil strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Burkett
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Burkett
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Burkett
Walker strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Radke
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Radke
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Radke
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Radke
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Burkett
Meares hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brede vs. Burkett
Brede hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Knoblauch vs. Burkett
Knoblauch hits a popup towards short. Gil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Becker vs. Burkett
There goes Meares. The throw from Burkett to Palmer and back to McLemore, and Meares is out. Brede moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Burkett
Becker strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Radke
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Brede settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Radke
Stevens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newson vs. Radke
Newson hits a fly ball into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Radke
Buford hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Stevens moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gil vs. Radke
Gil strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Burkett
Lawton hits a popup towards short. Gil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Colbrunn vs. Burkett
Colbrunn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Burkett
Myers strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Radke
McLemore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Radke
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Becker who is chasing the ball. Rodriguez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Greer vs. Radke
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbrunn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greer for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Radke
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Burkett
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Burkett
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Burkett
Meares hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Radke
Palmer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Colbrunn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Radke
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Radke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Radke
Newson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Radke
Buford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brede vs. Burkett
Brede strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Burkett
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Burkett
Becker hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Radke
Gil hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Radke
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Radke
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Radke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Burkett
Lawton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Colbrunn vs. Burkett
Colbrunn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Burkett
Myers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lawton moves to third. Colbrunn moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kelly vs. Burkett
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Buford. Kelly reaches second base with a double. Lawton scores. Colbrunn scores. Myers moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Coomer vs. Vosberg
Ed Vosberg now pitching. Ron Coomer pinch hits for Todd Walker.
Coomer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Meares vs. Patterson
Danny Patterson now pitching. Denny Hocking pinch runs for Ron Coomer.
Meares hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Myers tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Brede vs. Patterson
Brede hits a fly ball into right field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Knoblauch vs. Patterson
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Guardado
Denny Hocking now playing third base. Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Greer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brede. Greer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Guardado
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Naulty
Dan Naulty now pitching.
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Greer moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Stevens vs. Naulty
Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Brede settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Greer tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Newson vs. Naulty
Newson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Naulty
Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gil vs. Naulty
Gil hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
McLemore vs. Naulty
McLemore takes first base on ball four. Buford moves to third. Gil moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Rodriguez vs. Aguilera
Rick Aguilera now pitching.
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Buford scores. Gil moves to third. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Greer vs. Aguilera
Greer takes first base on ball four. Gil scores. McLemore moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Aguilera
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Gunderson
Eric Gunderson now pitching. Marc Sagmoen now playing right field.
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gunderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Gunderson
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields the ball and throws to Gunderson covering. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Colbrunn vs. Gunderson
Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it, tags the runner, and races towards first, beating Colbrunn, for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Swindell
Greg Swindell now pitching.
Palmer hits a popup towards first. Colbrunn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Swindell
Mike Simms pinch hits for Lee Stevens.
Simms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sagmoen vs. Swindell
Sagmoen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez now pitching. Terry Steinbach pinch hits for Greg Myers.
Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Hernandez
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Hernandez
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/27/1997 -- Texas at Minnesota (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
McLemore M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Knoblauch C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez I, c 3 0 1 1 Becker R, cf 3 0 0 0
Greer R, lf 4 1 1 1 Lawton M, lf 4 1 2 0
Clark W, 1b 5 1 1 0 Colbrunn G, 1b 4 1 1 0
Palmer D, 3b 5 1 1 0 Myers G, c 3 1 1 0
Stevens L, dh 3 0 1 1 Steinbach T, ph 1 0 0 0
Simms M, ph 1 0 0 0 Kelly R, dh 4 0 1 2
Newson W, rf 4 2 3 3 Walker T, 3b 2 0 0 0
Sagmoen M, rf 1 0 0 0 Coomer R, ph 0 0 0 0
Buford D, cf 3 1 2 1 Hocking D, pr-3b 1 0 0 0
Gil B, ss 4 1 1 0 Meares P, ss 2 0 1 1
Brede B, rf 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 11 7 31 3 7 3
Texas 020 000 050 -- 7
Minnesota 000 000 300 -- 3
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett J* 6.0 6 3 3 1 7
Vosberg E+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Patterson D (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Gunderson E 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Hernandez X 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Radke B 7.0 7 2 2 1 5
Guardado E 0.1 1 1 1 0 1
Naulty D (L) 0.1 3 4 4 2 0
Aguilera R 0.1 0 0 0 2 1
Swindell G 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Texas 9, Minnesota 4
2B -- Newson W, Buford D, Kelly R, Greer R
3B -- Rodriguez I
HR -- Newson W
CS -- Meares P
SF -- Meares P, Stevens L
T -- 2:49
A -- 17118
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