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Tigers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 1, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 1, 1997 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
Date | April 1, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 1, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doug Brocail |
Home Starting Pitcher | Brad Radke |
Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
City | Minneapolis |
State | MN |
Attendance | 43,216 |
Time of Game | 3 hours |
Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Terry Craft 3B: Chuck Meriwether |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
Tony Clark | First Baseman |
Bobby Higginson | Left Fielder |
Melvin Nieves | Right Fielder |
Bubba Trammell | DH |
Brian Johnson | Catcher |
Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
Buddy Bell | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
Rich Becker | Center Fielder |
Paul Molitor | DH |
Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
Scott Stahoviak | First Baseman |
Pat Meares | Shortstop |
Todd Walker | Third Baseman |
Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 1, 1997
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Radke
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Radke
Easley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Radke
Fryman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Radke
Clark 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 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Brocail
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Brocail
Becker hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Brocail
Molitor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Brocail
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Radke
Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Higginson for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Radke
Nieves hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Radke
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Brocail
Lawton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Brocail
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Brocail
Stahoviak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Brocail
There goes Stahoviak. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Stahoviak steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Meares vs. Brocail
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Meares for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Radke
Johnson 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Radke
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Radke
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Radke
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Radke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Brocail
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Brocail
Knoblauch hits a line drive into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Brocail
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Radke
Fryman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Radke
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Radke
Higginson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Nieves vs. Radke
Nieves hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Radke
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Radke
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Radke
Cruz strikes out. Steinbach drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cruz out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Brocail
Molitor hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Brocail
Cordova hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Brocail
Lawton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Brocail
Steinbach hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Colbrunn vs. Brocail
Greg Colbrunn pinch hits for Scott Stahoviak.
Colbrunn hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Radke
Greg Colbrunn now playing first base.
Hunter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Radke
Easley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Fryman vs. Radke
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields it and throws to second for the out. Hunter moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Radke
Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lawton. Clark reaches second base with a double. Hunter scores. Fryman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higginson vs. Radke
Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Nieves vs. Radke
Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbrunn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nieves for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Brocail
Meares hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Hunter who is chasing the ball. Meares reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Brocail
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Knoblauch vs. Brocail
There's a wild pitch. Meares scores. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Brocail
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Nieves. Knoblauch reaches second base with a double. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Becker vs. Brocail
Becker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. Knoblauch scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Sager
A.J. Sager now pitching.
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Sager
Cordova hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Molitor moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Lawton vs. Sager
Lawton hits a fly ball towards left. Higginson catches it and throws to first to double up Cordova. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Trombley
Mike Trombley now pitching.
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Trombley
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Trombley
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Trombley
There goes Cruz. The throw from Steinbach and he is out, Knoblauch applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Sager
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbrunn vs. Sager
Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Sager, and towards Easley, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Sager
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Trombley
Vince Coleman pinch hits for Brian Hunter.
Coleman hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Trombley
Easley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Easley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fryman vs. Trombley
There goes Easley. The throw from Steinbach and he is out, Walker applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Trombley
Fryman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbrunn scoops it up and throws to first, with Guardado covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Sager
Vince Coleman now playing center field.
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Sager
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Sager
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Guardado
Higginson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Nieves vs. Guardado
Nieves strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Naulty
Dan Naulty now pitching.
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Miceli
Dan Miceli now pitching.
Molitor hits a line drive beyond second. Easley can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Miceli
Cordova takes first base on ball four. Molitor moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Lawton vs. Miceli
Lawton takes first base on ball four. Molitor moves to third. Cordova moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Steinbach vs. Miceli
Steinbach hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Molitor scores. Cordova moves to third. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Colbrunn vs. Miceli
Colbrunn hits a fly ball towards left. Higginson catches it and throws to third to double up Lawton. Cordova tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Miceli
Meares hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Myers
Mike Myers now pitching. Denny Hocking pinch hits for Todd Walker.
Hocking takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Myers
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Aguilera
Denny Hocking now playing third base. Rick Aguilera now pitching.
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pride vs. Aguilera
Curtis Pride pinch hits for Deivi Cruz.
Pride strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Aguilera
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Aguilera
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Fryman vs. Aguilera
Fryman hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton 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 4/1/1997 -- Detroit at Minnesota (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Hunter B, cf 2 1 0 0 Knoblauch C, 2b 5 1 1 0 Coleman V, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Becker R, cf 4 0 1 2 Easley D, 2b 5 0 3 0 Molitor P, dh 4 1 2 0 Fryman T, 3b 5 1 2 0 Cordova M, lf 3 1 1 0 Clark T, 1b 4 1 2 2 Lawton M, rf 3 0 2 0 Higginson B, lf 3 1 1 0 Steinbach T, c 4 1 2 1 Nieves M, rf 4 1 1 3 Stahoviak S, 1b 1 0 1 0 Trammell B, dh 3 0 0 0 Colbrunn G, ph-1b 2 0 0 1 Johnson B, c 4 0 1 0 Meares P, ss 4 2 2 2 Cruz D, ss 3 0 2 0 Walker T, 3b 2 1 1 0 Pride C, ph 1 0 0 0 Hocking D, ph-3b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 12 5 32 7 13 6 Detroit 000 320 000 -- 5 Minnesota 000 030 04x -- 7 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Brocail D* 4.0 8 3 3 1 1 Sager A 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 Miceli D (L) 0.2 3 4 4 2 0 Myers M 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Radke B 5.0 7 5 5 2 4 Trombley M 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 Guardado E 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 Naulty D (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Aguilera R (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 4 batters in 5th DP -- Detroit 4, Minnesota 1 LOB -- Detroit 7, Minnesota 6 2B -- Clark T, Knoblauch C, Easley D 3B -- Meares P HR -- Nieves M, Meares P SB -- Stahoviak S CS -- Cruz D SF -- Colbrunn G WP -- Brocail D T -- 3:00 A -- 43216
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