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Twins
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 12, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 12, 1998 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | LaTroy Hawkins |
| Home Starting Pitcher | David Cone |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 47,841 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Laz Diaz 1B: Dale Scott 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Ted Barrett |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Brent Gates | Third Baseman |
| Paul Molitor | First Baseman |
| Matt Lawton | Left Fielder |
| Terry Steinbach | DH |
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Ron Coomer | Right Fielder |
| Javier Valentin | Catcher |
| Denny Hocking | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | DH |
| Tim Raines | Left Fielder |
| Scott Brosius | Third Baseman |
| Joe Girardi | Catcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 12, 1998
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Cone
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Cone
Gates hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Cone
Molitor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gates moves to third. Molitor moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lawton vs. Cone
Lawton is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Steinbach vs. Cone
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it and throws to second for the out. Gates scores. Molitor moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Cone
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Hawkins
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Hawkins
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Hawkins
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hawkins
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hawkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Cone
Coomer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Cone
Valentin takes first base on ball four. Coomer moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Hocking vs. Cone
Hocking hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Cone
Nixon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coomer moves to third. Valentin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Gates vs. Cone
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Cone covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Hawkins
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Hawkins
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raines vs. Hawkins
Raines hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Strawberry moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Brosius vs. Hawkins
Brosius strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Girardi vs. Hawkins
Girardi strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Cone
Molitor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Cone
Lawton hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Cone
Steinbach hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Cone
Walker hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Raines. Walker reaches second base with a double. Molitor goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Coomer vs. Cone
Coomer hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Hawkins
Knoblauch hits a popup towards short. Hocking settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Hawkins
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Hawkins
O'Neill hits a line drive beyond second. Walker can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hawkins
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Cone
Valentin hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Cone
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Cone
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Hawkins
Martinez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Hawkins
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Raines vs. Hawkins
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards first. Molitor fields it and throws to second for the out. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brosius vs. Hawkins
Brosius hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Raines moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Girardi vs. Hawkins
Girardi hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Girardi reaches second base with a double. Raines scores. Brosius goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Hawkins
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Girardi moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Jeter vs. Hawkins
There's a wild pitch. Girardi scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Hawkins
Jeter strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Cone
Gates hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Cone
Molitor hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Cone
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Hawkins
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hawkins
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Hawkins
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hawkins fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. Hawkins
Strawberry hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Cone
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Cone
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Cone
Coomer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Cone
Valentin 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
Bottom 6
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Hawkins
Raines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Hawkins
Brosius hits a fly ball into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Girardi vs. Hawkins
There's a wild pitch. Raines moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Girardi vs. Hawkins
Girardi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Hawkins
Knoblauch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Raines scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Trombley
Mike Trombley now pitching.
Jeter hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Knoblauch moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
O'Neill vs. Trombley
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Cone
Chad Curtis now playing left field.
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Cone
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Cone
Gates 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
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trombley
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Trombley
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Trombley
There's a wild pitch. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. Trombley
Strawberry strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Curtis vs. Trombley
Curtis strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Brosius vs. Trombley
Brosius hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Trombley
Girardi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Carrasco
Hector Carrasco now pitching.
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. Girardi moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Jeter vs. Carrasco
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Lloyd
Graeme Lloyd now pitching.
Molitor hits a popup beyond first. Martinez can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Lloyd
Lawton hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Molitor moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Steinbach vs. Lloyd
Steinbach hits a line drive towards the mound. Lloyd catches it and throws to second to double up Molitor. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Lloyd
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching. Shane Spencer pinch hits for Paul O'Neill.
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Guardado
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Coomer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Guardado
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sojo vs. Guardado
Luis Sojo pinch hits for Darryl Strawberry.
Sojo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Curtis vs. Guardado
Curtis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Sojo moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Brosius vs. Guardado
Brosius hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Brosius reaches second base with a double. Sojo scores. Curtis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Girardi vs. Guardado
Girardi hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Walker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Borowski
Shane Spencer now playing right field. Luis Sojo now playing first base. Joe Borowski now pitching.
Coomer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Borowski
Valentin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hocking vs. Borowski
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. Valentin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Borowski
Nixon strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1998 -- Minnesota at New York (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 5 0 1 0 Knoblauch C, 2b 4 0 1 1
Gates B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Jeter D, ss 5 0 1 0
Molitor P, 1b 4 1 3 0 O'Neill P, rf 4 0 2 0
Lawton M, lf 3 0 1 0 Spencer S, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Steinbach T, dh 4 0 0 1 Williams B, cf 5 1 2 1
Walker T, 2b 4 0 1 1 Martinez T, 1b 3 3 1 0
Coomer R, rf 3 0 1 0 Borowski J, p 0 0 0 0
Valentin J, c 2 0 0 0 Strawberry D, dh 4 0 2 0
Hocking D, ss 4 0 0 0 Sojo L, ph-1b 1 1 1 0
Raines T, lf 3 2 2 0
Curtis C, lf 2 1 1 1
Brosius S, 3b 5 2 3 5
Girardi J, c 5 1 2 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 8 2 42 11 18 10
Minnesota 101 000 000 -- 2
New York 000 401 33x -- 11
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins L (L) 5.2 11 5 5 0 3
Trombley M 1.0 4 3 3 1 2
Carrasco H 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Guardado E 1.0 3 3 3 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Cone D (W) 7.0 6 2 2 2 3
Lloyd G 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Borowski J 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Minnesota 8, New York 10
2B -- Walker T, Girardi J, Brosius S
HR -- Williams B, Brosius S
HBP -- by Cone D (Lawton M)
WP -- Hawkins L 2, Trombley M
T -- 3:04
A -- 47841
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