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Top 9 R H E
Twins 5 10 1
Indians 7 12 0
Top 9 R H E
Twins 5 10 1
Indians 7 12 0

Paul Molitor Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .337
OBP .250 .388
At Bats 4 644
Hits 1 217
• Singles 1 162
• Doubles 0 39
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 56
RBI’s 0 110

Jose Mesa Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 7 37
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Jacobs Field - September 24, 1996
Out
Jose Mesa
Tony Pena
Jeff Kent
Jose Vizcaino
Jim Thome
Omar Vizquel
Albert Belle
Ryan Thompson
Brian Giles
Paul Molitor
Rich Becker
Chuck Knoblauch

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 5 10 1 7
Cleveland Indians 7 12 0 7
Winning Pitcher Chad Ogea
Losing Pitcher Frankie Rodriguez
Save Jose Mesa
Game Winning RBI Julio Franco
Attendance 42,272
Time of Game 3 hours 7 minutes
Count: 0-0, 2 Outs
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Becker hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Thompson. Becker reaches second base with a double. Hale scores. Knoblauch moves to third.
Top 9 Knoblauch is hit by the pitch.
Top 9 Brede strikes out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Hale moves to second.
Top 9 Chip Hale pinch hits for Pat Meares. Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Jose Mesa now pitching. Walker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Vizcaino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Vizquel hits a fly ball into right field. Brede settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Greg Hansell now pitching. Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Brede settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Myers strikes out.
Top 8 Cordova takes first base on ball four. Stahoviak moves to second.
Top 8 Stahoviak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Plunk has Becker trapped. He runs over and tags Becker for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 The ball gets by Pena for a passed ball. Becker moves to third.
Top 8 Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Becker moves to second.
Top 8 Eric Plunk now pitching. Becker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Pena strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. Franco moves to third. Giles moves to second.
Bottom 7 Giles takes first base on ball four. Franco moves to second.
Bottom 7 Franco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Belle moves to third.
Bottom 7 Dave Stevens now pitching. Belle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Becker. Belle reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Brede hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Julian Tavarez now pitching. Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Thome strikes out.
Bottom 6 Vizcaino hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Eddie Guardado now pitching. Vizquel hits a popup towards first. Stahoviak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thome fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Myers hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thome fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Pena hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Franco scores. Giles moves to third.
Bottom 5 Mike Trombley now pitching. Kent hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Franco moves to third.
Bottom 5 Giles is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Franco hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Brede. Franco reaches second base with a double. Thome scores. Belle goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Belle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thome moves to second.
Bottom 5 Thome takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Vizcaino hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Stahoviak hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thome settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Molitor strikes out.
Top 5 Becker takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Knoblauch. The throw from Pena and he is safe. Knoblauch steals second.
Top 5 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Brede hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Vizquel hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kent hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Meares hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Myers hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tony Pena now catching. Cordova hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Giles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Franco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Knoblauch.
Bottom 3 Belle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 There goes Vizcaino. The throw from Myers and he is safe. Vizcaino steals third.
Bottom 3 Thome takes first base on ball four. Vizcaino moves to second.
Bottom 3 Vizcaino hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Vizquel scores.
Bottom 3 Vizquel hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Becker. Vizquel reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Alomar strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Stahoviak. The throw from Alomar and he is out, Vizquel applying the tag.
Top 3 Stahoviak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kent fields it and throws to second for the out. Becker scores.
Top 3 Molitor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Becker moves to third.
Top 3 Becker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kent hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Giles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Franco trying to get to second. Brede throws the ball in to Meares who tags Franco for the out.
Bottom 2 Franco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Belle hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Brede hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Meares hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Meares reaches second base with a double. Walker scores.
Top 2 Walker hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Walker reaches second base with a double. Myers goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Myers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cordova hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stahoviak strikes out.
Bottom 1 Thome hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Vizcaino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Vizquel hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Molitor hits a fly ball into right field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Becker hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Knoblauch hits a fly ball into right field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.