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Rangers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 25, 1996
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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 25, 1996 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Witt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Travis Miller |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 14,818 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Dale Scott 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Rocky Roe |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darryl Hamilton | Center Fielder |
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Tettleton | DH |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Dave Valle | Catcher |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Rich Becker | Right Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| Scott Stahoviak | First Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Greg Myers | Catcher |
| Dave Hollins | Third Baseman |
| Matt Lawton | Center Fielder |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 25, 1996
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Miller
Hamilton hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Miller
McLemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Miller
Greer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Miller
Gonzalez 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 -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Miller
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Miller
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Tettleton vs. Miller
Tettleton takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to third. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Elster vs. Miller
Elster hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lawton. Elster reaches second base with a double. Clark scores. Palmer scores. Tettleton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Valle vs. Miller
Valle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Miller
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Witt
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Witt
Becker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Witt
Molitor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Becker moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Stahoviak vs. Witt
Stahoviak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stahoviak for the out. Becker scores. Molitor moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Cordova vs. Witt
Cordova hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Parra
Jose Parra now pitching.
McLemore hits a fly ball into right field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Parra
Greer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Parra
Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Parra
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clark for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Witt
Myers hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hollins vs. Witt
Hollins hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Witt
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Parra
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Parra
Tettleton hits a line drive into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Parra
Elster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Valle vs. Parra
Valle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Witt
Meares hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Witt
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Witt
There goes Knoblauch. The throw from Valle and he is out, Elster applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Witt
Becker is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Parra
Hamilton 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 -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Parra
McLemore 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 -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Parra
Greer hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Witt
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Witt
Stahoviak hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Witt
Cordova hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Parra
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Parra
Clark hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Parra
Palmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tettleton vs. Parra
Tettleton strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Parra
Elster hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Elster reaches second base with a double. Palmer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Valle vs. Parra
Valle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Elster moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Hamilton vs. Parra
Hamilton hits a line drive towards first. Stahoviak reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 10 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Witt
Myers hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hollins vs. Witt
Hollins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Witt covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Witt
Lawton strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 10 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Stevens
Dave Stevens now pitching. Ron Coomer now playing third base.
McLemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Stevens
Greer takes first base on ball four. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Stevens
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Stevens
Clark hits a fly ball into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. McLemore scores. Greer moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 11 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Palmer vs. Stevens
Palmer hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 11 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Tettleton vs. Stevens
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak juggles the ball. That's an error on Stahoviak. Greer scores. Clark moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 12 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Elster vs. Stevens
Elster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 12 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Witt
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 12 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Witt
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 12 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Witt
Becker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 12 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Witt
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 12 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valle vs. Stevens
Chip Hale now playing second base.
Valle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 12 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Stevens
Hamilton hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 12 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Stevens
McLemore hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 12 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Stevens
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 12 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Witt
Stahoviak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 12 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Witt
Cordova is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 12 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Witt
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Myers for the out. Stahoviak moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 12 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Coomer vs. Witt
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 12 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Stevens
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 12 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Stevens
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 12 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Stevens
Palmer hits a popup towards first. Stahoviak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 12 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Witt
Damon Buford now playing right field. Rene Gonzales now playing third base.
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzales fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 12 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Witt
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McLemore. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 12 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Witt
Hale hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meares scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 12 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Witt
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 12 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Witt
Molitor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Becker moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 12 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Stahoviak vs. Witt
Stahoviak hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 12 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Stevens
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops it up and throws to first, with Stevens covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 12 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Stevens
Elster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 13 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Valle vs. Stevens
Valle hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 13 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Stevens
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 13 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Gross
Kevin Gross now pitching.
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 13 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Gross
Myers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 13 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. Gross
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzales fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1996 -- Texas at Minnesota (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Hamilton D, cf 6 0 0 0 Knoblauch C, 2b 3 0 1 0
McLemore M, 2b 3 2 0 0 Hale C, 2b 1 0 1 1
Greer R, lf 4 2 2 2 Becker R, rf 3 1 1 0
Gonzalez J, rf 5 1 1 1 Molitor P, dh 4 0 2 0
Buford D, rf 0 0 0 0 Stahoviak S, 1b 4 0 1 1
Clark W, 1b 5 2 3 2 Cordova M, lf 4 0 0 0
Palmer D, 3b 5 2 2 0 Myers G, c 4 0 1 0
Gonzales R, 3b 0 0 0 0 Hollins D, 3b 2 0 0 0
Tettleton M, dh 4 1 0 0 Coomer R, 3b 2 0 0 0
Elster K, ss 5 2 4 5 Lawton M, cf 3 0 0 0
Valle D, c 5 1 2 2 Meares P, ss 3 1 0 0
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42 13 14 12 33 2 7 2
Texas 700 032 001 -- 13
Minnesota 100 000 010 -- 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Witt B (W) 8.0 6 2 1 1 3
Gross K 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Miller T (L) 1.0 5 7 7 2 0
Parra J 4.0 6 3 3 0 3
Stevens D 4.0 3 3 2 2 1
E -- Stahoviak S, McLemore M
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Texas 6, Minnesota 5
2B -- Elster K 2, Clark W
HR -- Greer R, Valle D, Gonzalez J, Clark W, Elster K
CS -- Knoblauch C
T -- 2:37
A -- 14818
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