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Orioles
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 27, 1995
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles, played on April 27, 1995 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 1995 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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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, 1995 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ben McDonald |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Tapani |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 26,426 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Craig Compton 1B: Jim Paylor 2B: George Ulrich 3B: Dave Slickenmeyer |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brady Anderson | Left Fielder |
| Bret Barberie | Second Baseman |
| Rafael Palmeiro | First Baseman |
| Cal Ripken | Shortstop |
| Harold Baines | DH |
| Chris Hoiles | Catcher |
| Andy Van Slyke | Center Fielder |
| Leo Gomez | Third Baseman |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | Right Fielder |
| Phil Regan | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Alex Cole | Center Fielder |
| Kirby Puckett | Right Fielder |
| Kevin Maas | DH |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Matt Merullo | Catcher |
| Dave McCarty | First Baseman |
| Scott Leius | Third Baseman |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 27, 1995
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Tapani
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Barberie vs. Tapani
Barberie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Tapani
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into right field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. McDonald
Knoblauch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. McDonald
There goes Knoblauch. The throw from Hoiles and he is safe. Knoblauch steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cole vs. McDonald
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cole for the out. Knoblauch moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Puckett vs. McDonald
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Knoblauch scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Maas vs. McDonald
Maas hits a fly ball into right field. Hammonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Tapani
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Tapani
Baines hits a line drive towards short. Meares reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hoiles vs. Tapani
Hoiles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Van Slyke vs. Tapani
Van Slyke hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Tapani
Gomez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hammonds vs. Tapani
Hammonds hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. McDonald
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken misplays the ball. That's an error on Ripken. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. McDonald
Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cordova moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
McCarty vs. McDonald
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barberie fields it and throws to second for the out. Cordova scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Leius vs. McDonald
There's a wild pitch. McCarty moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Leius vs. McDonald
Leius hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Meares vs. McDonald
Meares strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Tapani
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barberie vs. Tapani
Barberie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Tapani
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarty scoops it up and throws to first, with Tapani covering, for the out. Barberie moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Ripken vs. Tapani
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Barberie moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Baines vs. Tapani
Baines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barberie scores. Ripken moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hoiles vs. Tapani
Hoiles hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. McDonald
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off McDonald, and towards Ripken, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. McDonald
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barberie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. McDonald
Puckett hits a line drive into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Tapani
Van Slyke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cole. Van Slyke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Tapani
Gomez hits a fly ball towards right. Puckett catches it and throws to third to double up . View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hammonds vs. Tapani
Hammonds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maas vs. McDonald
Maas strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. McDonald
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. McDonald
There goes Cordova. The throw from Hoiles and he is safe. Cordova steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Merullo vs. McDonald
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barberie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cordova moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
McCarty vs. McDonald
McCarty hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Tapani
Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Cole settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Barberie vs. Tapani
Barberie hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarty scoops it up and throws to first, with Tapani covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Tapani
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarty scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Palmeiro for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Leius vs. McDonald
Leius hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. McDonald
There's a wild pitch. Leius moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Meares vs. McDonald
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Leius moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Knoblauch vs. McDonald
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Cole vs. McDonald
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken misplays the ball. That's an error on Ripken. Leius scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. McDonald
There goes Cole. The throw from Hoiles and he is out, Barberie applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Stevens
Dave Stevens now pitching.
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baines vs. Stevens
Baines hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Ripken moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Hoiles vs. Stevens
Hoiles hits a fly ball into center field. Cole settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ripken tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Van Slyke vs. Stevens
Van Slyke is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Stevens
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Cole settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Bass vs. Stevens
Kevin Bass pinch hits for Jeffrey Hammonds.
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Pennington
Kevin Bass now playing right field. Brad Pennington now pitching.
Puckett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hoiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Pennington
Jerald Clark pinch hits for Kevin Maas.
Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bass. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cordova vs. Pennington
Cordova takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. Pennington
Merullo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bass. Merullo reaches second base with a double. Clark scores. Cordova goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarty vs. Mills
Alan Mills now pitching.
McCarty is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Leius vs. Mills
Leius hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merullo moves to third. There goes McCarty trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Meares vs. Mills
Meares strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Guthrie
Mark Guthrie now pitching.
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Barberie vs. Guthrie
Barberie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Guthrie
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Guthrie
Ripken hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Palmeiro moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Baines vs. Guthrie
Baines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Mills
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Mills
Cole takes first base on ball four. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Puckett vs. Mills
There's a wild pitch. Knoblauch moves to third. Cole moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Puckett vs. Mills
Puckett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Mills
Clark hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Knoblauch scores. Cole scores. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cordova vs. Benitez
Armando Benitez now pitching.
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. Benitez
Merullo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Palmeiro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
McCarty vs. Benitez
McCarty strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hoiles vs. Campbell
Kevin Campbell now pitching.
Hoiles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Van Slyke vs. Campbell
Van Slyke strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Campbell
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Campbell
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarty scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bass for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Leius vs. Benitez
Leius hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Benitez
Meares hits a popup, foul, towards first. Palmeiro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Benitez
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Aguilera
Rick Aguilera now pitching.
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Aguilera
Matt Nokes pinch hits for Bret Barberie.
Nokes strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Aguilera
Palmeiro strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/27/1995 -- Baltimore at Minnesota (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Anderson B, lf 5 0 0 0 Knoblauch C, 2b 5 2 2 0
Barberie B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Cole A, cf 3 1 0 0
Nokes M, ph 1 0 0 0 Puckett K, rf 3 0 0 1
Palmeiro R, 1b 5 0 1 0 Maas K, dh 2 0 0 0
Ripken C, ss 4 1 3 0 Clark J, ph 2 1 2 2
Baines H, dh 4 0 2 1 Cordova M, lf 3 2 1 0
Hoiles C, c 1 1 0 1 Merullo M, c 4 0 2 2
Van Slyke A, cf 3 1 2 2 McCarty D, 1b 3 0 0 1
Gomez L, 3b 4 0 1 0 Leius S, 3b 4 1 2 0
Hammonds J, rf 2 0 0 0 Meares P, ss 4 0 0 0
Bass K, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 10 4 33 7 9 6
Baltimore 021 001 000 -- 4
Minnesota 110 012 20x -- 7
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald B 5.0 4 3 1 0 3
Pennington B (L) 0.1 2 2 2 1 0
Mills A* 0.2 3 2 2 2 1
Benitez A 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani K 5.0 6 3 3 1 3
Stevens D (W) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Guthrie M 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Campbell K 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Aguilera R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
E -- Ripken C 2
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Baltimore 8, Minnesota 6
2B -- Van Slyke A, Baines H, Clark J, Merullo M
HR -- Van Slyke A
SB -- Knoblauch C, Cordova M
CS -- Cole A
SF -- Hoiles C
HBP -- by Mills A (McCarty D)
WP -- McDonald B 2, Mills A
T -- 3:27
A -- 26426
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