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Twins
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 21, 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 21, 1988 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Welch |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 23,200 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Palermo 1B: Larry Young 2B: Dan Morrison 3B: Dave Phillips |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| John Moses | Left Fielder |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Randy Bush | Right Fielder |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Jim Dwyer | DH |
| Gene Larkin | First Baseman |
| Al Newman | Third Baseman |
| Tom Nieto | Catcher |
| Doug Baker | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Polonia | Left Fielder |
| Stan Javier | Center Fielder |
| Dave Parker | First Baseman |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Ron Hassey | Catcher |
| Doug Jennings | Right Fielder |
| Tony Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 21, 1988
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Welch
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops it up and throws to first, with Welch covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Welch
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Welch
Bush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Welch
There goes Bush. The throw from Hassey and he is out, Gallego applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Blyleven
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Blyleven
Javier hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Javier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Blyleven
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larkin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Parker for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Baylor vs. Blyleven
Baylor strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Welch
Puckett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Welch
Dwyer takes first base on ball four. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Larkin vs. Welch
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops it up and throws to first, with Welch covering, for the out. Puckett moves to third. Dwyer moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Newman vs. Welch
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Puckett scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Nieto vs. Welch
Nieto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nieto for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Blyleven
Hassey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jennings vs. Blyleven
Jennings strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Blyleven
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Blyleven
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larkin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weiss for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Welch
Baker hits a line drive towards short. Weiss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Welch
Moses hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jennings. Moses reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Welch
Herr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Welch
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego fields it and throws to second for the out. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Puckett vs. Welch
Puckett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moses scores. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Dwyer vs. Welch
Dwyer takes first base on ball four. Bush moves to third. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Larkin vs. Welch
Larkin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Blyleven
Gallego hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Polonia vs. Blyleven
Polonia takes first base on ball four. Gallego moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Blyleven
Javier is hit by the pitch. Gallego moves to third. Polonia moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Parker vs. Blyleven
Parker hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Gallego scores. Polonia scores. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Blyleven
Baylor hits a popup towards first. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hassey vs. Blyleven
Hassey hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Javier scores. Parker moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Jennings vs. Blyleven
Jennings strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Blyleven
Phillips takes first base on ball four. Hassey moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Weiss vs. Blyleven
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Welch
Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nieto vs. Welch
Nieto strikes out. Hassey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Nieto out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Welch
Baker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Blyleven
Gallego hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Blyleven
Polonia hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Blyleven
Javier hits a line drive towards third. Newman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Welch
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Welch
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Welch
Bush strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Blyleven
Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Blyleven
Baylor hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nieto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Blyleven
Hassey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Jennings vs. Blyleven
Jennings strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Blyleven
Phillips hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett who is chasing the ball. Phillips reaches third base with a triple. Parker scores. Hassey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Weiss vs. Blyleven
Weiss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bush. Weiss reaches second base with a double. Phillips scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gallego vs. Straker
Les Straker now pitching.
Gallego strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Welch
Puckett strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Welch
Dwyer hits a line drive towards third. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Welch
Larkin hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Straker
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Straker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Straker
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Straker
Parker strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Welch
Carney Lansford now playing first base.
Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nieto vs. Welch
Nieto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Welch
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Straker
Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Straker
Lance Blankenship pinch runs for Don Baylor.
Hassey 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 -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Straker
Jennings hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Welch
Stan Javier now playing right field. Dave Henderson now playing center field.
Moses hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Cadaret
Greg Cadaret now pitching.
The ball gets by Hassey for a passed ball. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Cadaret
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss misplays the ball. That's an error on Weiss. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Christensen vs. Cadaret
John Christensen pinch hits for Randy Bush.
Christensen takes first base on ball four. Herr moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Puckett vs. Nelson
Gene Nelson now pitching.
Puckett hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Dwyer vs. Nelson
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moses scores. Herr moves to third. Christensen moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Larkin vs. Nelson
Larkin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Atherton
John Christensen now playing right field. Mark Davidson now playing center field. Keith Atherton now pitching.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larkin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Atherton
Weiss hits a fly ball into right field. Christensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Atherton
Gallego strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Eckersley
Dennis Eckersley now pitching.
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bullock vs. Eckersley
Eric Bullock pinch hits for Tom Nieto.
Bullock hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Eckersley
Gary Gaetti pinch hits for Doug Baker.
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/21/1988 -- Minnesota at Oakland (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Moses J, lf 4 2 2 0 Polonia L, lf 3 1 0 0
Herr T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Javier S, cf-rf 3 1 1 0
Bush R, rf 3 0 1 0 Parker D, 1b 4 1 2 2
Christensen J, ph-rf 0 0 0 0 Lansford C, 1b 0 0 0 0
Puckett K, cf 4 1 2 1 Baylor D, dh 3 0 0 0
Davidson M, cf 0 0 0 0 Blankenship L, pr 0 0 0 0
Dwyer J, dh 2 0 0 1 Hassey R, c 4 1 3 1
Larkin G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Jennings D, rf 4 0 0 0
Newman A, 3b 4 0 0 1 Henderson D, cf 0 0 0 0
Nieto T, c 3 0 0 0 Phillips T, 3b 3 1 1 2
Bullock E, ph 1 0 0 0 Weiss W, ss 4 0 1 1
Baker D, ss 3 0 0 0 Gallego M, 2b 4 1 1 0
Gaetti G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 5 3 32 6 9 6
Minnesota 011 000 010 -- 3
Oakland 003 030 00x -- 6
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L) 4.2 9 6 6 2 5
Straker L 2.1 0 0 0 1 2
Atherton K 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Welch B (W)* 7.0 5 3 2 3 5
Cadaret G+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Nelson G 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Eckersley D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Weiss W
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Oakland 6
2B -- Javier S, Moses J, Weiss W
3B -- Phillips T
CS -- Bush R
HBP -- by Blyleven B (Javier S)
PB -- Hassey R
T -- 2:42
A -- 23200
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
