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Twins
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 15, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Minnesota Twins, played on June 15, 1997 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | June 15, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 15, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Tewksbury |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chris Holt |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 28,218 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jeff Nelson 1B: Dana DeMuth 2B: Kerwin Danley 3B: Gary Darling |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | First Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Rich Becker | Center Fielder |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Bob Tewksbury | Pitcher |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Thomas Howard | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Pat Listach | Shortstop |
| Chris Holt | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 15, 1997
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Holt
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Holt
Lawton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Holt
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Holt
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Holt
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Holt
Cordova hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coomer moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Becker vs. Holt
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Holt covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Tewksbury
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Tewksbury
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Tewksbury
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Holt
Meares hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Meares reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tewksbury vs. Holt
Tewksbury bunts towards the mound. Holt fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Holt
There's a wild pitch. Tewksbury moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Holt
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Lawton vs. Holt
Lawton hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Molitor vs. Holt
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Listach fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Tewksbury
Gonzalez 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 -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Tewksbury
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Tewksbury
Spiers hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Tewksbury
Ausmus hits a line drive into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Holt
Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Holt
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Listach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Holt
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Listach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Listach vs. Tewksbury
Listach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Tewksbury
Holt bunts in front of the plate. Steinbach fields it and throws to first for the out. Listach moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Tewksbury
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Listach moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Tewksbury
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Holt
Becker strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Holt
Meares strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tewksbury vs. Holt
Tewksbury hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Tewksbury
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Tewksbury
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Tewksbury
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Becker. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Tewksbury
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first, with Tewksbury covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Holt
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Listach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Holt
Lawton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Holt
Molitor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Lawton trying to get to third. Gonzalez throws the ball in to Spiers, who tags Lawton for the out. Molitor moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Holt
Steinbach hits a popup towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Tewksbury
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Listach vs. Tewksbury
Listach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Tewksbury
Holt bunts towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. Listach moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Tewksbury
Biggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Listach scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Tewksbury
There goes Biggio. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Biggio steals second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Tewksbury
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cordova throws the ball in to Molitor who tags Howard trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Biggio scores. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Holt
Coomer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Holt
Cordova hits a line drive towards third. Spiers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Holt
Becker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Holt
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Listach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Tewksbury
Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Tewksbury
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Tewksbury
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tewksbury fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Holt
Scott Stahoviak pinch hits for Bob Tewksbury.
Stahoviak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Listach fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Holt
Knoblauch hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Holt
There goes Stahoviak. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Stahoviak steals second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Lawton vs. Holt
Lawton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Molitor vs. Holt
Molitor hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Steinbach vs. Holt
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Swindell
Greg Swindell now pitching.
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Swindell
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Listach vs. Swindell
Listach strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Montgomery vs. Swindell
Ray Montgomery pinch hits for Chris Holt.
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Lima
Jose Lima now pitching.
Coomer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Lima
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Lima
Becker hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Swindell
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Molitor scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biggio for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Swindell
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Swindell
Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Lima
Meares strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Lima
Roberto Kelly pinch hits for Greg Swindell.
Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Lima
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Listach fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Colbrunn vs. Wagner
Greg Colbrunn pinch hits for Matt Lawton. Billy Wagner now pitching. James Mouton now playing center field.
Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching. Rich Becker now playing right field. Darrin Jackson now playing center field.
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Guardado
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Trombley
Sean Berry pinch hits for Bill Spiers. Mike Trombley now pitching.
Berry takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Trombley
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to third. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Listach vs. Trombley
Listach bunts in front of the plate. Steinbach juggles the ball. That's an error on Steinbach. Bell scores. Berry moves to third. Ausmus moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/15/1997 -- Minnesota at Houston (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Knoblauch C, 2b 4 1 2 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 1 2 1
Lawton M, rf 2 1 1 2 Howard T, cf 4 0 1 1
Colbrunn G, ph 1 0 0 0 Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0
Guardado E, p 0 0 0 0 Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Trombley M, p 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez L, lf 4 0 1 0
Molitor P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bell D, rf 2 1 1 0
Steinbach T, c 4 0 0 0 Spiers B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Coomer R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Berry S, ph 0 0 0 0
Cordova M, lf 4 0 1 0 Ausmus B, c 2 0 0 0
Becker R, cf-rf 3 0 0 0 Listach P, ss 3 1 1 0
Meares P, ss 4 0 1 0 Holt C, p 0 0 0 0
Tewksbury B, p 2 0 0 0 Montgomery R, ph 1 0 0 0
Stahoviak S, ph 1 0 1 0 Lima J, p 0 0 0 0
Swindell G, p 0 0 0 0 Mouton J, cf 0 0 0 0
Kelly R, ph 1 0 0 0
Jackson D, cf 0 0 0 0
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34 2 8 2 27 3 6 2
Minnesota 200 000 000 -- 2
Houston 000 020 001 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Tewksbury B 6.0 6 2 2 2 2
Swindell G 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Guardado E (L) 0.1 0 1 0 1 0
Trombley M 0.0 0 0 0 2 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Holt C 7.0 7 2 2 4 4
Lima J 1.2 1 0 0 0 3
Wagner B (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Steinbach T
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Minnesota 9, Houston 7
2B -- Meares P, Bell D
HR -- Lawton M
SB -- Biggio C, Stahoviak S
SH -- Holt C 2
WP -- Holt C
T -- 2:35
A -- 28218
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