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Rangers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 21, 1988
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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 August 21, 1988 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charlie Hough |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 39,073 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Dale Scott 2B: Rick Reed 3B: Rich Garcia |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Geno Petralli | Catcher |
| Cecil Espy | Left Fielder |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Curt Wilkerson | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Kunkel | DH |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
| Al Newman | Third Baseman |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Gene Larkin | DH |
| Randy Bush | Right Fielder |
| Tim Laudner | Catcher |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Steve Lombardozzi | Second Baseman |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 21, 1988
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Blyleven
McDowell bunts towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Blyleven
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Blyleven
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Blyleven
Sierra hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Hough
Gladden hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Hough
Newman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Hough
Puckett takes first base on ball four. Newman moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hrbek vs. Hough
Hrbek hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McDowell. Hrbek reaches second base with a double. Newman scores. Puckett goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Hough
The ball gets by Petralli for a passed ball. Hrbek moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Larkin vs. Hough
Larkin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Bush vs. Hough
Bush hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hrbek scores. Larkin moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Laudner vs. Hough
Laudner hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Larkin scores. Bush moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Gagne vs. Hough
Gagne takes first base on ball four. Laudner moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Lombardozzi vs. Hough
Lombardozzi strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Gladden vs. Hough
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Buechele. Bush scores. Laudner scores. Gagne moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Newman vs. Hough
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Newman for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Blyleven
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Blyleven
Espy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Blyleven
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Espy moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Wilkerson vs. Blyleven
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Hough
Puckett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Hough
The ball gets by Petralli for a passed ball. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hrbek vs. Hough
Hrbek strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Hough
Larkin strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Hough
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first, with Hough covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kunkel vs. Blyleven
Kunkel strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Blyleven
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Blyleven
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Hough
Laudner strikes out. Petralli drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Laudner out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Hough
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Hough
Lombardozzi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Hough
There goes Lombardozzi. The throw from Petralli and he is out, Wilkerson applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Blyleven
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Blyleven
Sierra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Blyleven
Petralli hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Espy vs. Blyleven
Espy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Espy reaches second base with a double. Sierra goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Buechele vs. Blyleven
Buechele hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Espy scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Wilkerson vs. Blyleven
Wilkerson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buechele moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Kunkel vs. Blyleven
Kunkel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Hough
Gladden strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Hough
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first, with Hough covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Hough
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Blyleven
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Blyleven
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Blyleven
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Blyleven
Sierra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Petralli vs. Blyleven
Petralli hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Hough
Hrbek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Hough
Larkin takes first base on ball four. Hrbek moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Vande Berg
Ed Vande Berg now pitching.
Bush hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Laudner vs. Vande Berg
Laudner takes first base on ball four. Hrbek moves to third. Larkin moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Gagne vs. Mohorcic
Dale Mohorcic now pitching.
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher throws to second for one, and Wilkerson throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Hrbek scores. Larkin scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lombardozzi vs. Mohorcic
There goes Gagne. The throw from Petralli and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Lombardozzi vs. Mohorcic
Lombardozzi strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Blyleven
Espy hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Blyleven
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Blyleven
Wilkerson 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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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Mohorcic
Gladden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Mohorcic
Newman takes first base on ball four. Gladden moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Puckett vs. Mohorcic
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. Gladden moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Hrbek vs. Mohorcic
Hrbek hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gladden tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Mohorcic
Larkin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kunkel vs. Smith
Roy Smith now pitching.
Kunkel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Kunkel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
McDowell vs. Smith
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Smith
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Smith
O'Brien hits a popup towards third. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Mohorcic
Barbaro Garbey now playing left field. Cecil Espy now playing center field.
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bush for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Mohorcic
Laudner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Mohorcic
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lombardozzi vs. Mohorcic
Lombardozzi is hit by the pitch. Gagne moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Gladden vs. Mohorcic
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele juggles the ball. That's an error on Buechele. Gagne moves to third. Lombardozzi moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Newman vs. Mohorcic
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Smith
John Moses now playing center field.
Sierra strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Smith
Petralli strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Smith
Espy hits a fly ball into center field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Hoffman
Guy Hoffman now pitching. Geno Petralli now playing third base. Mike Stanley now catching.
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petralli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Hoffman
Hrbek hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Espy. Hrbek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Hoffman
Tom Herr pinch hits for Gene Larkin.
Herr hits a popup, foul, towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christensen vs. Hoffman
John Christensen pinch hits for Randy Bush.
Christensen is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Laudner vs. Hoffman
Laudner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Hoffman
Gagne hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Gonzalez
Brian Harper now catching. John Christensen now playing right field. Tim Laudner now playing first base. German Gonzalez now pitching.
Stanley hits a line drive towards short. Gagne reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Gonzalez
Wilkerson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kunkel vs. Gonzalez
Kunkel strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1988 -- Texas at Minnesota (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
McDowell O, cf 4 0 0 0 Gladden D, lf 4 1 1 1
Garbey B, lf 0 0 0 0 Newman A, 3b 4 1 1 0
Fletcher S, ss 4 0 0 0 Puckett K, cf 2 1 0 0
O'Brien P, 1b 3 0 1 0 Moses J, cf 1 0 0 0
Sierra R, rf 3 1 1 0 Hrbek K, 1b 3 3 2 3
Petralli G, c-3b 4 0 0 0 Harper B, c 0 0 0 0
Espy C, lf-cf 3 1 1 1 Larkin G, dh 2 2 0 0
Buechele S, 3b 3 0 1 1 Herr T, ph 1 0 0 0
Stanley M, c 1 0 0 0 Bush R, rf 4 1 1 1
Wilkerson C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Christensen J, ph-rf 0 1 0 0
Kunkel J, dh 4 0 1 0 Laudner T, c-1b 4 2 3 4
Gagne G, ss 4 0 0 1
Lombardozzi S, 2b 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 6 2 31 12 8 10
Texas 000 200 000 -- 2
Minnesota 600 021 03x -- 12
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Hough C (L)* 4.0 5 8 6 6 5
Vande Berg E 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Mohorcic D 2.2 1 1 1 2 1
Hoffman G 1.0 2 3 3 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (W) 6.0 5 2 2 3 5
Smith R 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Gonzalez G 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Buechele S 2, Wilkerson C, Petralli G
LOB -- Texas 7, Minnesota 8
2B -- Hrbek K 2, Espy C, Kunkel J
HR -- Laudner T
SB -- Gagne G
CS -- Lombardozzi S
SF -- Hrbek K
HBP -- by Hough C (Larkin G), by Mohorcic D (Lombardozzi S), by Hoffman G (Christensen J)
PB -- Petralli G 2
T -- 3:19
A -- 39073
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