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Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
July 4, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 4, 1996 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doug Linton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Robertson |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 37,295 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Chuck Meriwether 3B: Jim Evans |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Craig Paquette | Left Fielder |
| Joe Vitiello | DH |
| Kevin Young | First Baseman |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Michael Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Sal Fasano | Catcher |
| David Howard | Shortstop |
| Bob Boone | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Rich Becker | Left Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| Scott Stahoviak | First Baseman |
| Dave Hollins | Third Baseman |
| Matt Lawton | Center Fielder |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Matt Walbeck | Catcher |
| Denny Hocking | Right Fielder |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
July 4, 1996
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Robertson
Offerman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Robertson
There goes Offerman. The throw from Walbeck and he is safe. Offerman steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Robertson
Goodwin hits a fly ball into left field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paquette vs. Robertson
Paquette hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Offerman moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Vitiello vs. Robertson
Vitiello hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stahoviak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Linton
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Linton
Becker hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Linton
Molitor hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fasano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Robertson
Young hits a line drive towards third. Hollins reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Robertson
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Robertson
Tucker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Linton
Stahoviak hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tucker. Stahoviak reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hollins vs. Linton
Hollins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lawton vs. Linton
Lawton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tucker. Lawton reaches second base with a double. Stahoviak scores. Hollins moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Meares vs. Linton
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hollins scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Walbeck vs. Linton
Walbeck hits a popup towards short. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hocking vs. Linton
Hocking strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Robertson
Fasano hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Robertson
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops it up and throws to first, with Robertson covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Robertson
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Robertson
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lawton. Goodwin reaches second base with a double. Offerman moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Paquette vs. Robertson
Paquette strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Linton
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Linton
Becker strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Linton
Molitor strikes out. There goes Knoblauch. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Stahoviak vs. Linton
Stahoviak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Robertson
Vitiello strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Robertson
Young hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Robertson
Randa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Robertson
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tucker for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hollins vs. Linton
Hollins strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Linton
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Linton covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Linton
Meares strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Robertson
Fasano hits a line drive towards short. Meares reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Robertson
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Hocking settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Robertson
Offerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Robertson
Goodwin hits a line drive into right field. Hocking settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walbeck vs. Linton
Walbeck hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Linton covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Linton
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hocking for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Linton
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Linton
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Molitor vs. Linton
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Molitor vs. Linton
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Robertson
Paquette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Vitiello vs. Robertson
Vitiello takes first base on ball four. Paquette moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Robertson
Young hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Robertson
Randa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Trombley
Mike Trombley now pitching.
There goes Randa. The throw from Walbeck and he is out, Meares applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Trombley
Tucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Fasano vs. Trombley
Fasano strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Trombley
Howard takes first base on ball four. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Offerman vs. Trombley
Offerman hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Hocking who is chasing the ball. Offerman reaches third base with a triple. Tucker scores. Howard goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Goodwin vs. Trombley
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodwin for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Linton
Stahoviak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hollins vs. Linton
Hollins hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Linton
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stahoviak moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Meares vs. Linton
Meares strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Walbeck vs. Linton
Walbeck hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Linton covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Naulty
Dan Naulty now pitching.
Paquette hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stahoviak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Naulty
Vitiello hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops it up and throws to first, with Naulty covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Naulty
Keith Lockhart pinch hits for Kevin Young.
Lockhart hits a fly ball into left field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Jacome
Keith Lockhart now playing second base. Jose Offerman now playing first base. Jason Jacome now pitching.
Hocking takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Jacome
Knoblauch hits a popup towards short. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reboulet vs. Jacome
Jeff Reboulet pinch hits for Rich Becker.
Reboulet hits a line drive towards third. Randa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Jacome
Molitor hits a popup towards short. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Naulty
Jeff Reboulet now playing left field.
Randa hits a line drive towards short. Meares reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Naulty
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Naulty
Fasano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Jacome
Ron Coomer pinch hits for Scott Stahoviak.
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollins vs. Jacome
Hollins bunts towards third. Randa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Coomer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lawton vs. Jacome
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Coomer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Meares vs. Jacome
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hansell
Ron Coomer now playing first base. Greg Hansell now pitching.
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Hansell
Offerman hits a fly ball into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Hansell
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Offerman moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Paquette vs. Hansell
Paquette hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walbeck vs. Montgomery
Jeff Montgomery now pitching. Johnny Damon now playing center field. Tom Goodwin now playing left field.
Walbeck hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tucker. Walbeck reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Hocking vs. Montgomery
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walbeck moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Knoblauch vs. Montgomery
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Walbeck scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Montgomery
Chip Hale pinch hits for Jeff Reboulet.
There goes Knoblauch. The throw from Fasano and he is safe. Knoblauch steals second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Montgomery
Hale strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Montgomery
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1996 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Offerman J, 2b-1b 4 0 4 2 Knoblauch C, 2b 4 0 2 1
Goodwin T, cf-lf 5 0 1 0 Becker R, lf 3 0 1 0
Paquette C, lf 4 1 0 0 Reboulet J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Damon J, cf 0 0 0 0 Hale C, ph 1 0 0 0
Vitiello J, dh 3 1 0 0 Molitor P, dh 5 0 0 0
Young K, 1b 3 1 1 3 Stahoviak S, 1b 3 1 2 0
Lockhart K, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Coomer R, ph-1b 1 0 1 0
Randa J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Hollins D, 3b 3 1 1 0
Tucker M, rf 3 1 0 0 Lawton M, cf 4 0 2 1
Fasano S, c 4 0 0 0 Meares P, ss 4 0 0 1
Howard D, ss 3 1 0 0 Walbeck M, c 4 1 1 0
Hocking D, rf 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 7 5 36 3 10 3
Kansas City 000 005 000 -- 5
Minnesota 020 000 001 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Linton D (W) 6.0 6 2 2 2 6
Jacome J 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Montgomery J (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Robertson R (L)* 5.0 5 3 3 4 3
Trombley M 1.0 1 2 2 2 1
Naulty D 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Hansell G 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Minnesota 9
2B -- Stahoviak S, Lawton M, Goodwin T, Offerman J, Walbeck M
3B -- Offerman J
HR -- Young K
SB -- Offerman J, Knoblauch C 3, Becker R
CS -- Randa J
T -- 2:58
A -- 37295
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