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Twins
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
April 17, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the California Angels and the Minnesota Twins, played on April 17, 1987 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
California Angels
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | California Angels |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Witt |
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
| City | Anaheim |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 36,175 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Dale Ford 2B: John Shulock 3B: Tim McClelland |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Newman | Second Baseman |
| Randy Bush | Right Fielder |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | DH |
| Tom Brunansky | Left Fielder |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Tom Nieto | Catcher |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Downing | DH |
| Devon White | Right Fielder |
| Wally Joyner | First Baseman |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Jack Howell | Left Fielder |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Dick Schofield | Shortstop |
| Gary Pettis | Center Fielder |
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
April 17, 1987
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Witt
Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Witt
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Witt
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Blyleven
Downing hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Downing reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Blyleven
White strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joyner vs. Blyleven
Joyner hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeCinces vs. Blyleven
DeCinces hits a fly ball into left field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Witt
Hrbek hits a fly ball into left field. Howell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Witt
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Witt
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Blyleven
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Blyleven
Wynegar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. Blyleven
Schofield hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pettis vs. Blyleven
Pettis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynegar moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McLemore vs. Blyleven
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Witt
Brunansky hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Witt
Gagne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieto vs. Witt
Nieto hits a fly ball into right field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Witt
Newman hits a line drive towards the mound. Witt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Blyleven
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Blyleven
White hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Blyleven
Joyner hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Blyleven
DeCinces hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Blyleven
Howell strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Witt
Bush hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. Bush reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Puckett vs. Witt
Puckett hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bush scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Witt
Hrbek strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Witt
Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field. Howell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Witt
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Witt juggles the ball. That's an error on Witt. Puckett moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brunansky vs. Witt
Brunansky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Blyleven
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wynegar for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Blyleven
Schofield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pettis vs. Blyleven
Pettis hits a line drive towards the mound. Blyleven catches it and throws to first to double up Schofield. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Witt
Gagne hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieto vs. Witt
Nieto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Witt
Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Witt
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Blyleven
McLemore hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Downing vs. Blyleven
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven juggles the ball. That's an error on Blyleven. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Blyleven
White strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joyner vs. Blyleven
Joyner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. McLemore scores. Downing moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DeCinces vs. Blyleven
DeCinces is hit by the pitch. Joyner moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Howell vs. Blyleven
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Witt
Puckett hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Witt
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Joyner scoops it up and throws to first, with Witt covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Witt
Gaetti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Blyleven
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Blyleven
Schofield hits a fly ball into left field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Blyleven
Pettis strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Witt
Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Witt
Brunansky strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Witt
Gagne hits a fly ball into right field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Blyleven
McLemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Blyleven
Blyleven fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Blyleven. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Downing vs. Blyleven
There goes McLemore. The throw from Nieto and he is out, Gaetti applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Blyleven
Downing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Blyleven
White hits a line drive into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joyner vs. Blyleven
Joyner hits a fly ball into left field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Witt
Dan Gladden pinch hits for Tom Nieto.
Gladden strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Witt
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Witt
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Witt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Blyleven
Tim Laudner now catching.
DeCinces takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Blyleven
Howell bunts towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howell for the out. DeCinces moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynegar vs. Blyleven
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeCinces moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schofield vs. Blyleven
Schofield hits a line drive into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Witt
Puckett strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Witt
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Joyner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Witt
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Witt
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1987 -- Minnesota at California (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI
Newman A, 2b 4 0 0 0 Downing B, dh 4 0 2 0
Bush R, rf 4 1 1 0 White D, rf 4 1 1 1
Puckett K, cf 4 0 1 1 Joyner W, 1b 4 0 1 1
Hrbek K, 1b 4 0 0 0 DeCinces D, 3b 2 0 1 0
Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Howell J, lf 3 0 0 0
Smalley R, dh 4 0 0 0 Wynegar B, c 3 0 0 0
Brunansky T, lf 3 0 0 0 Schofield D, ss 4 0 1 0
Gagne G, ss 3 0 1 0 Pettis G, cf 3 0 1 0
Nieto T, c 1 0 0 0 McLemore M, 2b 2 1 1 0
Gladden D, ph 1 0 0 0
Laudner T, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 3 1 29 2 8 2
Minnesota 000 100 000 -- 1
California 001 010 00x -- 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L) 8.0 8 2 2 3 4
California IP H R ER BB SO
Witt M (W) 9.0 3 1 1 1 7
E -- Witt M, Blyleven B 2
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Minnesota 5, California 8
2B -- Downing B, McLemore M
3B -- Bush R
HR -- White D
CS -- McLemore M
SH -- Howell J
HBP -- by Blyleven B (DeCinces D)
PB -- Wynegar B
T -- 2:25
A -- 36175
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