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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 15, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 15, 1988 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 15, 1988 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 15, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Viola |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Morris |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 29,568 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tim McClelland 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Drew Coble |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
Randy Bush | Right Fielder |
Gene Larkin | DH |
Tim Laudner | Catcher |
Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
Tom Kelly | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gary Pettis | Center Fielder |
Luis Salazar | Left Fielder |
Chet Lemon | Right Fielder |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Larry Herndon | DH |
Ray Knight | First Baseman |
Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
Mike Heath | Catcher |
Jim Walewander | Second Baseman |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 15, 1988
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Morris
Gladden hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walewander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Morris
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walewander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Morris
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Morris
There goes Puckett. The throw from Heath and he is out, Trammell applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Viola
Pettis hits a line drive into right field. Bush picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bush. Pettis moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Salazar vs. Viola
Salazar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pettis moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Viola
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Trammell vs. Viola
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Pettis scores. Salazar moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Viola
Herndon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Salazar moves to third. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Knight vs. Viola
Knight hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Brookens vs. Viola
Brookens strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Morris
Hrbek hits a fly ball into left field. Salazar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Morris
Gaetti is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Morris
Bush hits a popup towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Morris
Larkin strikes out. The ball gets by Heath. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Gaetti. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Laudner vs. Morris
Matt Nokes now catching.
Laudner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gaetti scores. Larkin moves to third. Laudner moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Gagne vs. Morris
Gagne strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Viola
Nokes hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walewander vs. Viola
Walewander hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Viola
Pettis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Morris
Gladden bunts towards the mound. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Morris
Herr hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Morris
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Morris
Hrbek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Morris
Gaetti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Viola
Salazar strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Viola
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Viola
Trammell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Viola
Herndon strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Morris
Bush hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Morris
Larkin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Morris
John Moses pinch runs for Gene Larkin.
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gagne vs. Morris
Gagne bunts between the mound and first base. Morris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gagne for the out. Moses moves to third. Laudner moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Gladden vs. Morris
Gladden strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Herr vs. Morris
Herr hits a fly ball into left field. Salazar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Viola
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Viola
Brookens hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Viola
Nokes strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Morris
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Morris
Hrbek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Morris
Gaetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Morris
Bush hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Morris
Moses hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gaetti moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Laudner vs. Morris
The umpire calls a balk on Morris Gaetti scores. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Laudner vs. Morris
Laudner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walewander vs. Viola
Walewander bunts towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Viola
Pettis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Salazar vs. Viola
Viola fires to first and picks off Pettis. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Viola
Salazar hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Morris
Gagne hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Gagne reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gladden vs. Morris
Gladden hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gagne scores. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Morris
There goes Gladden. The throw from Nokes and he is safe. Gladden steals second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Morris
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell misplays the ball. That's an error on Trammell. Gladden moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Puckett vs. Morris
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gladden tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Morris
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Knight fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Viola
Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Viola
Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Viola
Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Viola
Knight hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Heinkel
Don Heinkel now pitching.
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Heinkel
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Heinkel
Moses hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Heinkel
Laudner strikes out. Nokes drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Laudner out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Atherton
Keith Atherton now pitching.
Brookens hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Atherton
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walewander vs. Atherton
Walewander hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Hernandez
Guillermo Hernandez now pitching.
Gagne strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Hernandez
Gladden hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Hernandez
Herr hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Hernandez
Puckett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Hernandez
Hrbek hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Atherton
Mark Davidson now playing right field.
Pettis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Salazar vs. Atherton
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Atherton
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Atherton
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Davidson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Gibson
Paul Gibson now pitching.
Gaetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Salazar. Gaetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Davidson vs. Gibson
Davidson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Gibson
Al Newman pinch hits for John Moses.
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Laudner vs. Gibson
Laudner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Reardon
Jeff Reardon now pitching. Dave Bergman pinch hits for Larry Herndon.
Bergman hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Reardon
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Knight for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Reardon
Darrell Evans pinch hits for Tom Brookens.
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Davidson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1988 -- Minnesota at Detroit (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Gladden D, lf 5 1 1 1 Pettis G, cf 3 1 2 0 Herr T, 2b 5 1 2 1 Salazar L, lf 4 0 1 0 Puckett K, cf 4 2 2 2 Lemon C, rf 4 0 1 0 Hrbek K, 1b 5 2 2 3 Trammell A, ss 4 1 2 2 Gaetti G, 3b 4 2 3 0 Herndon L, dh 3 0 1 0 Bush R, rf 4 1 1 1 Bergman D, ph 1 0 0 0 Davidson M, rf 1 0 0 0 Knight R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Larkin G, dh 1 0 0 0 Brookens T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Moses J, pr 2 0 1 0 Evans D, ph 1 0 0 0 Newman A, ph 1 0 0 0 Heath M, c 0 0 0 0 Laudner T, c 5 0 2 1 Nokes M, c 3 0 0 0 Gagne G, ss 3 1 1 0 Walewander J, 2b 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 10 15 9 33 2 7 2 Minnesota 012 122 020 -- 10 Detroit 101 000 000 -- 2 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Viola F (W) 6.0 7 2 2 0 5 Atherton K 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 Reardon J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Morris J (L) 6.0 11 8 7 0 5 Heinkel D 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Hernandez G 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 Gibson P 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 E -- Bush R, Heath M, Trammell A DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Minnesota 7, Detroit 5 2B -- Gaetti G 3B -- Gagne G HR -- Hrbek K 2, Trammell A, Bush R, Herr T, Puckett K SB -- Gladden D CS -- Puckett K SH -- Gagne G SF -- Puckett K HBP -- by Morris J (Gaetti G), by Morris J (Larkin G) Balk -- Morris J T -- 2:49 A -- 29568
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