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Twins
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
May 31, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 31, 1996 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frankie Rodriguez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Hill |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 32,861 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Johnson 1B: Larry Young 2B: Drew Coble 3B: Rick Reed |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Rich Becker | Center Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Greg Myers | Catcher |
| Dave Hollins | Third Baseman |
| Roberto Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Scott Stahoviak | First Baseman |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darryl Hamilton | Center Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Mickey Tettleton | DH |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Warren Newson | Right Fielder |
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
May 31, 1996
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Hill
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Hill
Becker hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Hill
Molitor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Rodriguez
Hamilton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Rodriguez
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch misplays the ball. That's an error on Knoblauch. Hamilton moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Rodriguez
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Tettleton vs. Rodriguez
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Hill
Cordova hits a fly ball into left field. Greer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Greer. Cordova moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Myers vs. Hill
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cordova scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hollins vs. Hill
Hollins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Hill
Kelly hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McLemore catches it and throws to first to double up Hollins. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Rodriguez
Palmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Rodriguez
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first, with Rodriguez covering, for the out. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Newson vs. Rodriguez
Newson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Palmer scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Rodriguez
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Rodriguez
Elster strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Hill
Stahoviak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Hill
Meares hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Newson. Meares reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Hill
Knoblauch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Newson throws the ball in to Elster who tags Knoblauch trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Meares scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Hill
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Becker for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Rodriguez
Hamilton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Rodriguez
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hollins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hamilton moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Rodriguez
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak fields it and throws to second for the out. Hamilton moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Tettleton vs. Rodriguez
Tettleton hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Hamilton scores. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Palmer vs. Rodriguez
Palmer takes first base on ball four. Tettleton moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Greer vs. Rodriguez
Greer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark scores. Tettleton scores. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Newson vs. Rodriguez
Newson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Palmer scores. Greer moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
McLemore vs. Aldred
Scott Aldred now pitching.
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hollins fields it and throws to second for the out. Greer moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Elster vs. Aldred
Elster takes first base on ball four. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hamilton vs. Aldred
Hamilton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greer scores. McLemore scores. Elster moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Aldred
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Hill
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 -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Hill
Cordova hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Hill
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Myers for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Aldred
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Aldred
Tettleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Aldred
There's a wild pitch. Tettleton moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Aldred
Palmer hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tettleton moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Greer vs. Aldred
Greer hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hollins vs. Hill
Hollins hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Hill
Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Stahoviak vs. Hill
Stahoviak hits a line drive towards short. Elster catches it and tags out Kelly for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Aldred
Newson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Aldred
McLemore hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stahoviak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Aldred
Elster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Aldred
There goes Elster. The throw from Myers and he is safe. Elster steals second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Hamilton vs. Aldred
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Hill
Meares hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Hill
Knoblauch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Becker vs. Hill
Becker hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Molitor vs. Hill
Molitor hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cordova vs. Hill
Cordova strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Aldred
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hollins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Aldred
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tettleton vs. Aldred
Tettleton hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Aldred
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Hill
Myers 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 -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hollins vs. Hill
Hollins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Hill covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Hill
Kelly hits a line drive towards first. Clark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Aldred
Greer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Aldred
Damon Buford pinch hits for Warren Newson.
Buford hits a line drive into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Aldred
McLemore hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stahoviak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Aldred
Elster is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Hill
Damon Buford now playing right field.
Stahoviak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Hill
Meares hits a line drive into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Hill
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. Stahoviak moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Coomer vs. Cook
Dennis Cook now pitching. Ron Coomer pinch hits for Rich Becker.
Coomer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Molitor vs. Russell
Jeff Russell now pitching.
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards second base. McLemore fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Bennett
Ron Coomer now playing right field. Roberto Kelly now playing center field. Erik Bennett now pitching.
Hamilton hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Bennett
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Bennett
Clark strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Russell
Cordova hits a line drive into right field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Russell
Myers 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 -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hollins vs. Russell
Hollins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1996 -- Minnesota at Texas (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Knoblauch C, 2b 3 0 2 1 Hamilton D, cf 4 1 2 2
Becker R, cf 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez I, c 5 0 1 0
Coomer R, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Clark W, 1b 5 1 1 0
Molitor P, dh 4 0 0 0 Tettleton M, dh 3 1 1 1
Cordova M, lf 4 1 1 0 Palmer D, 3b 2 2 0 0
Myers G, c 4 0 0 1 Greer R, lf 4 1 2 2
Hollins D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Newson W, rf 3 0 2 2
Kelly R, rf-cf 3 0 1 0 Buford D, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Stahoviak S, 1b 3 0 1 0 McLemore M, 2b 4 1 0 0
Meares P, ss 3 1 2 0 Elster K, ss 3 0 1 0
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31 2 7 2 34 7 10 7
Minnesota 011 000 000 -- 2
Texas 016 000 00x -- 7
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez F (L) 2.1 6 7 7 3 1
Aldred S 4.2 4 0 0 2 3
Bennett E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Hill K (W) 7.1 7 2 1 2 3
Cook D 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Russell J 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Knoblauch C, Greer R
DP -- Minnesota 1, Texas 2
LOB -- Minnesota 4, Texas 8
2B -- Meares P
SB -- Elster K
WP -- Aldred S
T -- 2:56
A -- 32861
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