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Orioles
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 31, 1991
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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 August 31, 1991 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1991 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 31, 1991 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Mussina |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Tapani |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 38,395 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Joyce 1B: Jim McKean 2B: Vic Voltaggio 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Devereaux | Center Fielder |
| Joe Orsulak | Left Fielder |
| Cal Ripken | Shortstop |
| Glenn Davis | DH |
| Randy Milligan | First Baseman |
| Chito Martinez | Right Fielder |
| Tim Hulett | Third Baseman |
| Bob Melvin | Catcher |
| Billy Ripken | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Chili Davis | DH |
| Brian Harper | Catcher |
| Shane Mack | Right Fielder |
| Mike Pagliarulo | Third Baseman |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 31, 1991
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Devereaux vs. Tapani
Devereaux hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Orsulak vs. Tapani
Orsulak hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Tapani
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Mussina
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Mussina
Knoblauch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Mussina
Puckett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Mussina
Hrbek strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tapani
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Milligan vs. Tapani
Milligan hits a fly ball into right field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Tapani
Martinez hits a line drive towards short. Gagne reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hulett vs. Tapani
Hulett hits a line drive into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Mussina
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Mussina
Harper hits a line drive for a single. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Mack vs. Mussina
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields it and throws to second for the out. Davis scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliarulo vs. Mussina
Pagliarulo hits a line drive beyond short. Ripken can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Mack moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Gagne vs. Mussina
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melvin vs. Tapani
Melvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Tapani
Ripken hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Devereaux vs. Tapani
Devereaux hits a fly ball into left center field, beyond the reach of Puckett. Devereaux reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Orsulak vs. Tapani
Orsulak hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Mussina
Gladden hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Mussina
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Mussina
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Tapani
Ripken hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Puckett. Ripken reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Tapani
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagliarulo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milligan vs. Tapani
The umpire calls a balk on Tapani Ripken moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Milligan vs. Tapani
Milligan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Tapani
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards second. Knoblauch fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Gagne covering. It's a double play. Ripken scores. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Mussina
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milligan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hrbek for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Mussina
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Mussina
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hulett vs. Tapani
Hulett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagliarulo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Melvin vs. Tapani
Melvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Tapani
Ripken hits a line drive into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Mussina
Mack hits a line drive beyond short. Ripken can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Pagliarulo vs. Mussina
Pagliarulo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Mussina
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Devereaux vs. Tapani
Devereaux hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Orsulak vs. Tapani
Orsulak hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Tapani
Ripken hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Tapani
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Mussina
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Mussina
Knoblauch hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Mussina
Puckett hits a line drive beyond short. Ripken can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Mussina
Hrbek hits a fly ball into left field. Orsulak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Mussina
Davis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Mussina
The ball gets by Melvin for a passed ball. Puckett moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Harper vs. Mussina
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Devereaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Milligan vs. Tapani
Milligan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Tapani
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hulett vs. Tapani
Hulett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Milligan trying to get to third. Gladden throws the ball in to Pagliarulo, who tags Milligan for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Melvin vs. Tapani
Melvin hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Gagne fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Mussina
Mack hits a fly ball into right center field, beyond the reach of Devereaux. Mack reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagliarulo vs. Mussina
Pagliarulo bunts towards the mound. Mussina fields it and throws to first for the out. Mack moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Larkin vs. Mussina
Gene Larkin pinch hits for Greg Gagne.
Larkin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mack scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Mussina
Al Newman pinch runs for Gene Larkin.
Gladden hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Devereaux who is chasing the ball. Gladden reaches third base with a triple. Newman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Bush vs. Frohwirth
Todd Frohwirth now pitching. Randy Bush pinch hits for Chuck Knoblauch.
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gladden scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Frohwirth
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bedrosian
Scott Leius now playing shortstop. Al Newman now playing second base. Steve Bedrosian now pitching. Dwight Evans pinch hits for Billy Ripken.
Evans hits a ball on the ground, foul, into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Devereaux vs. Bedrosian
Devereaux hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Orsulak vs. Bedrosian
Orsulak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ripken vs. Bedrosian
Ripken hits a line drive into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Bedrosian
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards second. Newman can't make a play. That's a base hit. Evans scores. Orsulak moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Milligan vs. Bedrosian
Milligan takes first base on ball four. Orsulak moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Martinez vs. Aguilera
Rick Aguilera now pitching.
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Flanagan
Juan Bell now playing second base. Dwight Evans now playing right field. Mike Flanagan now pitching.
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Flanagan
Davis hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Flanagan
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Mack vs. Flanagan
Mack is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Pagliarulo vs. Flanagan
Pagliarulo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Segui vs. Aguilera
David Segui pinch hits for Tim Hulett.
Segui hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Aguilera
Sam Horn pinch hits for Bob Melvin.
Horn strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Aguilera
Evans hits a popup towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1991 -- Baltimore at Minnesota (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Devereaux M, cf 4 0 1 0 Gladden D, lf 4 1 1 1
Orsulak J, lf 3 0 0 0 Knoblauch C, 2b 3 1 1 1
Ripken C, ss 4 1 2 0 Bush R, ph 1 0 0 1
Davis G, dh 3 0 1 1 Leius S, ss 0 0 0 0
Milligan R, 1b 2 0 1 0 Puckett K, cf 4 0 2 0
Martinez C, rf 4 0 0 0 Hrbek K, 1b 4 0 0 0
Bell J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Davis C, dh 2 1 2 0
Hulett T, 3b 3 0 1 0 Harper B, c 4 0 1 0
Segui D, ph 1 0 0 0 Mack S, rf 3 1 2 1
Melvin B, c 3 0 0 0 Pagliarulo M, 3b 3 0 1 0
Horn S, ph 1 0 0 0 Gagne G, ss 2 0 0 0
Ripken B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Larkin G, ph 1 0 1 1
Evans D, ph-rf 2 1 1 0 Newman A, pr-2b 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 7 1 31 5 11 5
Baltimore 000 100 010 -- 2
Minnesota 010 001 30x -- 5
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina M (L) 6.1 10 5 5 2 2
Frohwirth T 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Flanagan M 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani K (W) 7.0 5 1 1 2 2
Bedrosian S 0.2 2 1 1 2 0
Aguilera R (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Baltimore 3, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Minnesota 6
2B -- Devereaux M, Ripken C, Mack S, Evans D, Davis C
3B -- Gladden D
HR -- Knoblauch C
SH -- Pagliarulo M
Balk -- Tapani K
PB -- Melvin B
T -- 2:39
A -- 38395
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