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Reds
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 31, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 31, 1997 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gabe White |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brad Radke |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 13,092 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Tschida 1B: John Shulock 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Mike Everitt |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pokey Reese | Shortstop |
| Jon Nunnally | Center Fielder |
| Chris Stynes | Left Fielder |
| Ed Taubensee | First Baseman |
| Barry Larkin | DH |
| Willie Greene | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Sanders | Right Fielder |
| Brook Fordyce | Catcher |
| Bret Boone | Second Baseman |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Denny Hocking | Center Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | First Baseman |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Damian Miller | DH |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 31, 1997
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Radke
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunnally vs. Radke
Nunnally 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 -
Reds, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Radke
Stynes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. White
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. White
Hocking hits a fly ball into center field. Nunnally settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. White
Molitor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stynes. Molitor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Coomer vs. White
Coomer hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Radke
Taubensee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Radke
Larkin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taubensee moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Greene vs. Radke
Greene hits a line drive towards third. Coomer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanders vs. Radke
Sanders hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Sanders reaches second base with a double. Taubensee scores. Larkin goes all the way around to score. Sanders moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Fordyce vs. Radke
Fordyce hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Fordyce reaches second base with a double. Sanders scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Radke
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Radke
Reese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. White
Steinbach hits a fly ball into left field. Stynes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. White
Cordova hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. White
Lawton hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nunnally vs. Radke
Nunnally hits a ball on the ground towards first. Molitor scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nunnally for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Radke
Stynes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Taubensee vs. Radke
Taubensee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Molitor scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taubensee for the out. Stynes moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Radke
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. White
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. White
Meares hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. White
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Radke
Greene hits a fly ball into center field. Hocking settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Radke
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fordyce vs. Radke
Fordyce hits a fly ball into center field. Hocking settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. White
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. White
Molitor hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. White
Coomer hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Molitor moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Steinbach vs. White
Steinbach hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Molitor scores. Coomer scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Cordova vs. White
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Lawton vs. White
Lawton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Steinbach scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. White
Miller strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Radke
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Radke
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunnally vs. Radke
Nunnally hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Stynes vs. Radke
Stynes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Radke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. White
Meares hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. White
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. White
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taubensee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hocking for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Radke
Taubensee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Molitor scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taubensee for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Radke
Larkin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Molitor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Radke
Greene hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Radke
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fordyce vs. Radke
Fordyce hits a line drive into center field. Hocking settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. White
Molitor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. White
There goes Molitor. The throw from Fordyce and he is safe. Molitor steals second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Coomer vs. White
Coomer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sanders. Coomer reaches second base with a double. Molitor scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Graves
Danny Graves now pitching.
Steinbach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Cordova vs. Graves
Cordova hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Stynes. Cordova reaches second base with a double. Coomer scores. Steinbach moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Lawton vs. Martinez
Pedro Martinez now pitching.
Lawton is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Stahoviak vs. Sullivan
Scott Sullivan now pitching. Scott Stahoviak pinch hits for Damian Miller.
Stahoviak strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Meares vs. Sullivan
Meares hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Steinbach scores. Cordova scores. There goes Lawton trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Sullivan
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Radke
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Hocking settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Radke
Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Reese reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Swindell
Greg Swindell now pitching. Mike Kelly pinch hits for Jon Nunnally.
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Hocking who is chasing the ball. Kelly reaches third base with a triple. Reese scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Stynes vs. Swindell
Stynes hits a line drive towards short. Meares reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Oliver vs. Trombley
Joe Oliver pinch hits for Ed Taubensee. Mike Trombley now pitching.
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trombley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Sullivan
Mike Kelly now playing center field. Joe Oliver now playing first base.
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Sullivan covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Sullivan
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Sullivan
Coomer strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Trombley
Larkin hits a line drive into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Trombley
Greene takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Trombley
Sanders hits a line drive towards the mound. Trombley can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Greene moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Fordyce vs. Trombley
Fordyce strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Guardado
Lenny Harris pinch hits for Bret Boone. Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Harris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Steinbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Sullivan
Lenny Harris now playing second base.
Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Kelly. Steinbach reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Cordova vs. Sullivan
Cordova hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sanders. Cordova reaches second base with a double. Steinbach scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lawton vs. Sullivan
Rich Becker pinch runs for Marty Cordova.
Lawton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Stahoviak vs. Sullivan
Stahoviak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Becker moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Meares vs. Sullivan
Meares strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Aguilera
Rich Becker now playing center field. Denny Hocking now playing left field. Rick Aguilera now pitching.
Reese 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 -
Reds, 5 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Aguilera
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aguilera fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Aguilera
Stynes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Aguilera
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1997 -- Cincinnati at Minnesota (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Reese P, ss 5 1 1 0 Knoblauch C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Nunnally J, cf 3 0 1 0 Hocking D, cf-lf 4 0 0 0
Kelly M, ph-cf 2 0 1 1 Molitor P, 1b 4 2 3 0
Stynes C, lf 5 1 2 1 Coomer R, 3b 4 2 2 1
Taubensee E, 1b 3 1 1 0 Steinbach T, c 3 3 2 2
Oliver J, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Cordova M, lf 4 1 2 2
Larkin B, dh 4 1 1 0 Becker R, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
Greene W, 3b 3 1 1 1 Lawton M, rf 3 0 1 1
Sanders R, rf 4 1 3 2 Miller D, dh 2 0 0 0
Fordyce B, c 4 0 1 1 Stahoviak S, ph 2 0 0 0
Boone B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Meares P, ss 4 0 1 2
Harris L, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 6 12 6 34 8 11 8
Cincinnati 030 001 101 -- 6
Minnesota 000 304 01x -- 8
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
White G (L)* 5.0 7 5 5 0 4
Graves D+ 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
Martinez P# 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Sullivan S 3.0 3 1 1 0 5
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Radke B (W) 6.1 9 5 5 0 5
Swindell G 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Trombley M 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Guardado E 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Aguilera R (S) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
# Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Minnesota 4
2B -- Molitor P, Sanders R, Fordyce B, Coomer R 2, Steinbach T 2, Cordova M 2, Reese P
3B -- Kelly M
HR -- Greene W, Stynes C
SB -- Molitor P
HBP -- by Martinez P (Lawton M)
T -- 2:45
A -- 13092
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