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August 6, 1987

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Athletics 3 7 1
Twins 8 7 0
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Athletics 3 7 1
Twins 8 7 0

Kirby Puckett Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .318
OBP .250 .356
At Bats 4 422
Hits 1 134
• Singles 0 95
• Doubles 1 19
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 3 64

Rick Rodriguez Season Stats

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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - August 6, 1987
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Out
Rick Rodriguez
Mickey Tettleton
Mark McGwire
Mike Gallego
Terry Steinbach
Alfredo Griffin
Jose Canseco
Dwayne Murphy
Steve Henderson
Kirby Puckett
Randy Bush
Al Newman
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Rick Rodriguez now pitching. Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Bush takes first base on ball four. Newman moves to second.
Bottom 7 Newman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Gagne strikes out.
Bottom 7 Laudner hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Brunansky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gallego settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Murphy strikes out.
Top 7 Bernazard takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Henderson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Larkin hits a line drive towards short. Griffin catches it and tags out Gaetti for the double play.
Bottom 6 Gaetti takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Mickey Tettleton now catching. Terry Steinbach now playing third base. Hrbek hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Canseco hits a popup towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mickey Tettleton pinch hits for Carney Lansford. Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffin for the out.
Top 6 Gallego hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Newman moves to third.
Bottom 5 Newman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Newman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out.
Top 5 Bernazard hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McGwire moves to third.
Top 5 Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGwire moves to second.
Top 5 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Laudner strikes out.
Bottom 4 Brunansky takes first base on ball four. Gaetti moves to third. Larkin moves to second.
Bottom 4 Larkin takes first base on ball four. Gaetti moves to second.
Bottom 4 Gaetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Puckett scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Greg Cadaret now pitching. Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Puckett moves to third.
Bottom 4 Puckett hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Canseco. Puckett reaches second base with a double. Gagne scores. Newman scores. Bush goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Bush takes first base on ball four. Gagne moves to third. Newman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin misplays the ball. That's an error on Griffin. Gagne moves to second.
Bottom 4 Gagne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Laudner strikes out.
Top 4 Canseco hits a fly ball into left field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lansford hits a popup towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Griffin hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second.
Top 4 Gallego hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Brunansky strikes out.
Bottom 3 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hrbek hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Bernazard hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McGwire moves to second.
Top 3 Henderson hits a popup towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McGwire hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Canseco hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Puckett strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bush takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gagne hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Gagne reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Laudner strikes out.
Top 2 Lansford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Griffin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Steinbach scores. Murphy moves to second.
Top 2 Gallego strikes out.
Top 2 Murphy takes first base on ball four. Steinbach moves to second.
Top 2 Bernazard strikes out.
Top 2 Steinbach takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Brunansky hits a line drive towards third. Lansford reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larkin for the out. Bush scores. Hrbek moves to third. Gaetti moves to second.
Bottom 1 Gaetti is hit by the pitch. Newman scores. Bush moves to third. Hrbek moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hrbek takes first base on ball four. Newman moves to third. Bush moves to second.
Bottom 1 Puckett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gallego reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bush takes first base on ball four. Newman moves to second.
Bottom 1 Newman takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McGwire strikes out.
Top 1 Canseco takes first base on ball four. Lansford moves to second.
Top 1 Lansford is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.