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Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
July 7, 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 7, 1996 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | July 7, 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 7, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tim Belcher |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Scott Aldred |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 14,251 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Dale Ford 3B: Chuck Meriwether |
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 |
| Johnny Damon | Right Fielder |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Mike Macfarlane | 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 |
| Greg Myers | Catcher |
| Jeff Reboulet | Right Fielder |
| Matt Lawton | Center Fielder |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
July 7, 1996
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Aldred
Offerman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Reboulet. Offerman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Aldred
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paquette vs. Aldred
Paquette strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vitiello vs. Aldred
Vitiello hits a line drive towards third. Hollins reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Aldred
Young hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Aldred
Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Belcher
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Belcher
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Belcher
Molitor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Paquette. Molitor reaches second base with a double. Becker moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stahoviak vs. Belcher
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. Becker scores. Molitor moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hollins vs. Belcher
Hollins strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Aldred
Randa strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Aldred
Macfarlane hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lawton. Macfarlane reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Aldred
Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Macfarlane moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Offerman vs. Aldred
Offerman takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goodwin vs. Aldred
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lawton. Goodwin reaches second base with a double. Macfarlane scores. Howard scores. There goes Offerman trying to get to home. Lawton throws the ball in to Knoblauch who relays the ball to Myers who tags Offerman, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paquette vs. Aldred
Paquette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vitiello vs. Aldred
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Myers and he is safe. Goodwin steals third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vitiello vs. Aldred
Vitiello 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
Bottom 2
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Belcher
Myers 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 -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reboulet vs. Belcher
Reboulet hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Belcher
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Belcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Aldred
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Aldred
Damon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch catches it and throws to first to double up Young. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Aldred
Randa hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stahoviak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Belcher
Meares hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Belcher
Knoblauch hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin who is chasing the ball. Knoblauch reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Becker vs. Belcher
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Belcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Molitor vs. Belcher
Molitor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Damon. Molitor reaches second base with a double. Knoblauch scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stahoviak vs. Belcher
Stahoviak hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. There goes Molitor trying to get to home. Damon throws the ball in to Macfarlane who tags Molitor who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Aldred
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Meares. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Aldred
Aldred fires to first and has Macfarlane trapped. There's the throw to Meares who tags Macfarlane for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Aldred
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Aldred
Offerman 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
Bottom 4
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollins vs. Belcher
Hollins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Belcher
Myers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hollins moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reboulet vs. Belcher
Reboulet is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lawton vs. Belcher
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Aldred
Goodwin hits a line drive towards first. Stahoviak reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Aldred
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Aldred
Vitiello hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Reboulet settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Belcher
Meares hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Belcher
Knoblauch hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Belcher
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Becker for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Aldred
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Aldred
Damon hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Aldred
Randa hits a line drive towards short. Meares reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Belcher
Molitor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stahoviak vs. Belcher
Stahoviak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollins vs. Belcher
Hollins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Belcher
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Belcher covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Aldred
Macfarlane hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Aldred
There's a wild pitch. Macfarlane moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Aldred
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Offerman vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Offerman hits a fly ball into right field. Reboulet settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Macfarlane moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodwin vs. Guardado
Goodwin hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Lawton who is chasing the ball. Goodwin reaches third base with a triple. Macfarlane scores. Howard goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lockhart vs. Trombley
Mike Trombley now pitching. Keith Lockhart pinch hits for Craig Paquette.
Lockhart hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Reboulet. Lockhart reaches second base with a double. Goodwin scores. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vitiello vs. Trombley
Vitiello hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lockhart moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tucker vs. Trombley
Michael Tucker pinch hits for Kevin Young.
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trombley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reboulet vs. Belcher
Keith Lockhart now playing second base. Jose Offerman now playing first base. Michael Tucker now playing right field. Johnny Damon now playing cen
Reboulet 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 -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Belcher
Lawton hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Belcher
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Trombley
Damon 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, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Trombley
Randa hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Trombley
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into right field. Reboulet settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Belcher
Knoblauch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. Jacome
Jason Jacome now pitching. Ron Coomer pinch hits for Rich Becker.
Coomer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Jacome
Molitor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hocking vs. Jacome
Denny Hocking pinch hits for Scott Stahoviak.
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Molitor moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hollins vs. Jacome
Hollins strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Stevens
Ron Coomer now playing first base. Denny Hocking now playing right field. Jeff Reboulet now playing left field. Dave Stevens now pitching.
Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Reboulet settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Stevens
Offerman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Stevens
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. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walbeck vs. Jacome
Matt Walbeck pinch hits for Greg Myers.
Walbeck hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reboulet vs. Jacome
Reboulet hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walbeck moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lawton vs. Jacome
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Offerman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lawton for the out. Walbeck moves to third. Reboulet moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Meares vs. Valera
Julio Valera now pitching.
Meares strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Knoblauch vs. Valera
Knoblauch hits a line drive towards short. Howard reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/7/1996 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Offerman J, 2b-1b 4 1 1 0 Knoblauch C, 2b 4 1 2 0
Goodwin T, cf-lf 4 2 2 4 Becker R, lf 3 1 0 0
Paquette C, lf 2 0 0 0 Coomer R, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Lockhart K, ph-2b 1 0 1 1 Molitor P, dh 3 0 3 1
Vitiello J, dh 4 0 0 0 Stahoviak S, 1b 3 0 1 1
Young K, 1b 3 1 2 3 Hocking D, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Tucker M, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Hollins D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Damon J, rf-cf 4 0 0 0 Myers G, c 3 0 1 0
Randa J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Walbeck M, ph 1 0 1 0
Macfarlane M, c 4 2 2 0 Reboulet J, rf-lf 4 0 1 0
Howard D, ss 3 2 1 0 Lawton M, cf 4 0 0 0
Meares P, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 8 9 8 34 2 10 2
Kansas City 320 000 300 -- 8
Minnesota 101 000 000 -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher T (W)* 7.0 7 2 2 3 2
Jacome J 1.1 3 0 0 0 2
Valera J 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Aldred S (L)+ 6.0 7 7 7 4 2
Guardado E 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Trombley M 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Stevens D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Meares P
DP -- Kansas City 2, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Kansas City 3, Minnesota 8
2B -- Offerman J, Molitor P 2, Macfarlane M, Goodwin T, Lockhart K
3B -- Knoblauch C, Goodwin T
HR -- Young K
SB -- Goodwin T
CS -- Macfarlane M
WP -- Aldred S
T -- 2:42
A -- 14251
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