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Rangers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
September 27, 1983
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers, played on September 27, 1983 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 27, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 27, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Smithson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Albert Williams |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Greg Kosc |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | DH |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| George Wright | Center Fielder |
| Larry Parrish | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Catcher |
| Wayne Tolleson | Second Baseman |
| Curt Wilkerson | Shortstop |
| Doug Rader | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tim Teufel | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Hatcher | Right Fielder |
| Gary Ward | Left Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Dave Engle | Catcher |
| Randy Bush | DH |
| Tom Brunansky | Center Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Lenny Faedo | Shortstop |
| Billy Gardner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
September 27, 1983
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Williams
Rivers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hatcher. Rivers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Williams
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivers scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Williams
Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Williams
Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Williams
There goes O'Brien. The throw from Engle and he is out, Teufel applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Teufel vs. Smithson
Teufel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Smithson
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Smithson
Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Parrish settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Smithson
Hrbek hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Williams
Bell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Williams
Sample hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Williams
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Faedo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolleson vs. Williams
Tolleson hits a line drive into right field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilkerson vs. Williams
Wilkerson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hatcher who is chasing the ball. Wilkerson reaches third base with a triple. Johnson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rivers vs. Williams
Rivers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilkerson scores. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Williams
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Walters
Mike Walters now pitching.
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Engle vs. Smithson
Engle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Smithson
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. Smithson
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Smithson
Gaetti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bush scores. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Faedo vs. Smithson
Faedo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Walters
Parrish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Walters
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Faedo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sample vs. Walters
Sample hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brunansky throws the ball in to Teufel who tags Sample trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Parrish scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Walters
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Teufel vs. Smithson
Teufel hits a fly ball into center field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Smithson
Hatcher hits a fly ball into center field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Smithson
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Smithson
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tolleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolleson vs. Walters
Tolleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Faedo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Walters
Wilkerson hits a fly ball into center field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Walters
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Engle vs. Smithson
Engle hits a fly ball into right field. Parrish settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Smithson
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tolleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Smithson
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Walters
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Walters
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops it up and throws to first, with Walters covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Walters
Parrish hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Smithson
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Faedo vs. Smithson
Faedo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Teufel vs. Smithson
Teufel hits a fly ball into right field. Parrish settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Smithson
Hatcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Faedo moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Smithson
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Faedo trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Hatcher moves to second. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Walters
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Walters
Sample takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Walters
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolleson vs. Walters
Tolleson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Smithson
Hrbek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Engle vs. Smithson
Engle strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Smithson
Bush hits a fly ball into center field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Walters
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Walters
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Faedo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Walters
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards second. Teufel scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Smithson
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Smithson
Gaetti is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Faedo vs. Smithson
Faedo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Walters
Wright hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ward. Wright reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Walters
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Faedo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Walters
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Faedo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sample vs. Walters
Sample hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wright scores. Sample moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Walters
The ball gets by Engle for a passed ball. Sample moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Walters
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Teufel vs. Smithson
Teufel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Smithson
Hatcher hits a line drive into center field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Smithson
Ward hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Smithson
The ball gets by Johnson for a passed ball. Teufel moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hrbek vs. Smithson
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smithson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolleson vs. O'Connor
Jack O'Connor now pitching.
Tolleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilkerson vs. O'Connor
Wilkerson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tolleson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hostetler vs. O'Connor
Dave Hostetler pinch hits for Mickey Rivers.
Hostetler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Tolleson trying to get to home. Ward throws the ball in to Engle who tags Tolleson, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Wilkerson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. O'Connor
O'Brien hits a line drive towards first. Hrbek catches it and steps on first to double up Hostetler. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Engle vs. Smithson
Nick Capra now playing center field. Tom Dunbar now playing right field.
Engle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Capra who is chasing the ball. Engle reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bush vs. Smithson
Bush is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brunansky vs. Smithson
Brunansky hits a line drive into right field. Dunbar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gaetti vs. Smithson
Gaetti hits a line drive towards short. Wilkerson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/27/1983 -- Texas at Minnesota (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Rivers M, dh 4 1 3 1 Teufel T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Hostetler D, ph 1 0 1 0 Hatcher M, rf 4 0 2 0
O'Brien P, 1b 4 0 1 1 Ward G, lf 3 0 1 0
Wright G, cf 4 1 1 0 Hrbek K, 1b 4 0 0 0
Capra N, cf 0 0 0 0 Engle D, c 4 0 1 0
Parrish L, rf 4 1 1 0 Bush R, dh 3 1 0 0
Dunbar T, rf 0 0 0 0 Brunansky T, cf 4 0 0 0
Bell B, 3b 4 1 1 1 Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 1 1
Sample B, lf 3 0 3 2 Faedo L, ss 2 0 0 0
Johnson B, c 4 1 0 0
Tolleson W, 2b 4 0 1 0
Wilkerson C, ss 4 1 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 14 6 32 1 6 1
Texas 131 000 010 -- 6
Minnesota 010 000 000 -- 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson M (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 5
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Williams A (L) 1.2 6 4 4 1 0
Walters M 6.1 5 2 2 1 1
O'Connor J 1.0 3 0 0 0 0
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Texas 5, Minnesota 7
2B -- Rivers M, Wright G
3B -- Wilkerson C, Engle D
HR -- Bell B
CS -- O'Brien P
PB -- Engle D, Johnson B
T -- 2:18
A -- 3000
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