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Athletics
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 8, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 8, 1987 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Curt Young |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 50,237 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Rick Reed |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Jose Canseco | Left Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Steve Henderson | Right Fielder |
| Terry Steinbach | DH |
| Tony Bernazard | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Tettleton | Catcher |
| Luis Polonia | Center Fielder |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Gene Larkin | DH |
| Tim Laudner | Catcher |
| Steve Lombardozzi | Second Baseman |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 8, 1987
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Carlton
Griffin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Carlton
Carlton fires to first and has Griffin trapped. There's the throw to Lombardozzi who tags Griffin for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Carlton
Lansford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Carlton
Canseco hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Carlton
McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Young
Gladden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Young
Gagne hits a popup beyond short. Griffin can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Gladden moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Puckett vs. Young
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Henderson. Puckett reaches second base with a double. Gladden scores. Gagne moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Gaetti vs. Young
Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Canseco who is chasing the ball. Gaetti reaches third base with a triple. Gagne scores. Puckett scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Brunansky vs. Young
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gaetti scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Young
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Young
Larkin strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Carlton
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Carlton
Steinbach hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bernazard vs. Carlton
Bernazard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Young
Laudner hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Young
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Young
Gladden hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Carlton
Tettleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Polonia vs. Carlton
Polonia hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Carlton
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Young
Gagne hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Young
Puckett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Young
Gaetti is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Young
Brunansky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Young
Hrbek hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Carlton
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Carlton
Canseco hits a popup towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Carlton
McGwire is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Young
Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Young
Laudner hits a line drive into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Young
Lombardozzi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Young
Gladden hits a fly ball into center field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Carlton
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Carlton
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Carlton
Bernazard 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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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Young
Gagne strikes out. Tettleton drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gagne out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Young
Puckett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henderson. Puckett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Young
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Brunansky vs. Young
Brunansky hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Henderson. Brunansky reaches second base with a double. Puckett scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hrbek vs. Young
Hrbek hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Carlton
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Carlton
Polonia hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Carlton
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Young
Larkin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Young
Laudner hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardozzi vs. Young
There's a wild pitch. Larkin moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Lombardozzi vs. Young
Lombardozzi hits a fly ball into center field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Larkin tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Young
Gladden hits a fly ball into center field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Carlton
Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Carlton
Canseco hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Carlton
McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Rijo
Jose Rijo now pitching.
Gagne hits a line drive into right field. Henderson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Henderson. Gagne moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Puckett vs. Rijo
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gagne moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gaetti vs. Rijo
Gaetti hits a line drive towards short. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Brunansky vs. Rijo
Brunansky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henderson. Brunansky reaches second base with a double. Gagne scores. Puckett moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Hrbek vs. Rijo
Hrbek is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Larkin vs. Rijo
Larkin hits a line drive into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Puckett tags and scores. Brunansky tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Laudner vs. Rijo
Laudner hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Carlton
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Carlton
Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Carlton
Bernazard hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching. Mike Gallego now playing second base. Mark McGwire now playing third base. Dwayne Murphy now playing first base.
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Lamp
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards third. McGwire fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Lamp
Gagne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gallego settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Carlton
Mark Davidson now playing center field.
Tettleton hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Carlton
Polonia hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brunansky who is chasing the ball. Polonia reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Griffin vs. Carlton
Griffin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Polonia scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gallego vs. Carlton
Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Canseco vs. Carlton
Canseco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Griffin moves to third. Gallego moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
McGwire vs. Carlton
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Henderson vs. Carlton
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Griffin scores. Gallego moves to third. Canseco moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Frazier
George Frazier now pitching. Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Terry Steinbach.
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden 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 8/8/1987 -- Oakland at Minnesota (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Griffin A, ss 3 1 1 1 Gladden D, lf 4 1 0 0
Lansford C, 3b 3 0 1 0 Gagne G, ss 5 2 2 0
Gallego M, 2b 1 0 1 0 Puckett K, cf 4 4 4 2
Canseco J, lf 4 0 1 0 Davidson M, cf 0 0 0 0
McGwire M, 1b-3b 4 0 0 0 Gaetti G, 3b 4 1 1 2
Henderson S, rf 3 0 2 1 Brunansky T, rf 4 0 3 3
Steinbach T, dh 3 0 0 0 Hrbek K, 1b 3 0 0 0
Jackson R, ph 1 0 0 0 Larkin G, dh 3 1 1 1
Bernazard T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Laudner T, c 4 0 0 0
Murphy D, 1b 0 0 0 0 Lombardozzi S, 2b 2 0 0 1
Tettleton M, c 2 0 0 0
Polonia L, cf 3 1 1 0
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30 2 7 2 33 9 11 9
Oakland 000 000 002 -- 2
Minnesota 401 011 20x -- 9
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Young C (L) 6.0 8 7 6 2 4
Rijo J 1.0 3 2 2 1 0
Lamp D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S (W) 8.2 7 2 2 3 2
Frazier G 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Tettleton M, Henderson S
DP -- Minnesota 3
LOB -- Oakland 4, Minnesota 5
2B -- Puckett K 2, Brunansky T 2
3B -- Gaetti G, Polonia L
HR -- Puckett K
CS -- Griffin A
SF -- Lombardozzi S, Larkin G
WP -- Young C
T -- 2:22
A -- 50237
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