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Twins
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 20, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 20, 1988 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 20, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Viola |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Storm Davis |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 29,585 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Larry Young 3B: Dan Morrison |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Randy Bush | Right Fielder |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Jim Dwyer | DH |
| Gene Larkin | First Baseman |
| Tim Laudner | Catcher |
| Al Newman | Third Baseman |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Phillips | Left Fielder |
| Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Stan Javier | First Baseman |
| Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 20, 1988
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Davis
Gladden hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Davis
Herr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Davis
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Viola
Phillips hits a line drive into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Viola
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Viola
Canseco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Viola
Lansford strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Davis
Puckett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Davis
There's a wild pitch. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Dwyer vs. Davis
Dwyer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Davis
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Puckett moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Laudner vs. Davis
Laudner hits a line drive into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Viola
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Viola
Baylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Steinbach moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Viola
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gallego vs. Viola
Gallego hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Gallego reaches second base with a double. Steinbach scores. Baylor moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Weiss vs. Viola
Weiss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baylor scores. Gallego scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Viola
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Viola
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Davis
Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Davis
Gagne hits a popup, foul, towards first. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Davis
Gladden hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Davis
Herr hits a line drive into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Viola
Canseco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Viola
There goes Canseco. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Canseco steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Viola
Lansford bunts towards third. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out. Canseco moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Steinbach vs. Viola
Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Canseco tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Viola
Baylor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Davis
Bush hits a popup, foul, towards first. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Davis
Puckett hits a line drive beyond short. Weiss can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Davis
Dwyer takes first base on ball four. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Larkin vs. Davis
Larkin strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Laudner vs. Davis
Laudner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Viola
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Viola
Gallego hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Laudner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Viola
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Viola
Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Phillips reaches second base with a double. Weiss goes all the way around to score. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Viola
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Phillips scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Viola
Canseco hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Canseco reaches second base with a double. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lansford vs. Portugal
Mark Portugal now pitching.
Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Davis
Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Davis
Gagne hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Davis
Gladden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Davis
Herr hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Davis
There's a wild pitch. Gladden moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Davis
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Portugal
Steinbach hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Portugal
Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Portugal
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Davis
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Davis
Dwyer takes first base on ball four. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Larkin vs. Plunk
Eric Plunk now pitching.
Larkin hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Laudner vs. Plunk
Laudner hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Plunk
Newman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Portugal
Gallego hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Portugal
Weiss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bush. Weiss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Portugal
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Portugal
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it and throws to second for the out. Weiss moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Polonia vs. Gonzalez
Luis Polonia pinch hits for Jose Canseco. German Gonzalez now pitching.
Polonia strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Plunk
Luis Polonia now playing left field. Tony Phillips now playing right field.
Gagne strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Plunk
Gladden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Plunk
Mark Davidson pinch runs for Dan Gladden.
Herr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davidson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Plunk
Bush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davidson scores. Herr moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Puckett vs. Plunk
Puckett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herr scores. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Honeycutt
Rick Honeycutt now pitching. Gary Gaetti pinch hits for Jim Dwyer.
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Gonzalez
Mark Davidson now playing left field.
Lansford strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Gonzalez
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Gonzalez
Baylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Gonzalez
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Honeycutt
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Honeycutt
Laudner hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Honeycutt
Newman takes first base on ball four. Laudner moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Gagne vs. Honeycutt
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Newman moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Davidson vs. Honeycutt
Davidson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Gonzalez
Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Gonzalez
Weiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Gonzalez
Phillips hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Gonzalez
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Polonia vs. Gonzalez
Polonia hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lansford vs. Gonzalez
Lansford hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third. Polonia moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Steinbach vs. Gonzalez
Steinbach takes first base on ball four. Henderson scores. Polonia moves to third. Lansford moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baylor vs. Schatzeder
Dan Schatzeder now pitching.
Baylor is hit by the pitch. Polonia scores. Lansford moves to third. Steinbach moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Javier vs. Schatzeder
Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lansford scores. Steinbach moves to third. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Gallego vs. Schatzeder
Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Honeycutt
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Christensen vs. Honeycutt
John Christensen pinch hits for Randy Bush.
Christensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Honeycutt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Honeycutt
Puckett hits a popup towards first. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1988 -- Minnesota at Oakland (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Gladden D, lf 3 0 1 0 Phillips T, lf-rf 4 2 2 3
Davidson M, pr-lf 1 1 0 0 Henderson D, cf 5 1 2 1
Herr T, 2b 4 1 1 0 Canseco J, rf 2 1 2 0
Bush R, rf 4 0 1 1 Polonia L, ph-lf 2 1 1 0
Christensen J, ph 1 0 0 0 Lansford C, 3b 4 1 1 0
Puckett K, cf 5 0 4 1 Steinbach T, c 3 1 1 2
Dwyer J, dh 1 0 0 0 Baylor D, dh 4 2 3 2
Gaetti G, ph 1 0 0 0 Javier S, 1b 5 0 1 1
Larkin G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gallego M, 2b 5 1 1 1
Laudner T, c 4 0 1 0 Weiss W, ss 3 2 3 2
Newman A, 3b 3 0 1 0
Gagne G, ss 4 1 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 10 3 37 12 17 12
Minnesota 000 010 200 -- 3
Oakland 031 200 15x -- 12
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Viola F (L) 3.2 9 6 6 1 4
Portugal M 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Gonzalez G 1.2 5 6 6 2 3
Schatzeder D 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Davis S (W)* 5.0 6 1 1 3 3
Plunk E 1.1 3 2 2 1 2
Honeycutt R (S) 2.2 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
DP -- Minnesota 2, Oakland 2
LOB -- Minnesota 10, Oakland 8
2B -- Gallego M, Phillips T, Canseco J, Weiss W
HR -- Gagne G, Baylor D, Phillips T
SB -- Canseco J
SH -- Lansford C
SF -- Steinbach T
HBP -- by Schatzeder D (Baylor D)
WP -- Davis S 2
T -- 3:07
A -- 29585
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