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Twins
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
September 4, 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 September 4, 1996 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Travis Miller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Pavlik |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 29,744 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Welke 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Derryl Cousins |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Rich Becker | Center Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| Todd Walker | Third Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Matt Walbeck | Catcher |
| Scott Stahoviak | First Baseman |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darryl Hamilton | Center Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Tettleton | DH |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Rene Gonzales | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
September 4, 1996
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Pavlik
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Pavlik
The ball gets by Rodriguez for a passed ball. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Pavlik
Becker hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Pavlik
Molitor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Pavlik
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Pavlik
Cordova hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Molitor moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lawton vs. Pavlik
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Molitor moves to third. Cordova moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Walbeck vs. Pavlik
Walbeck hits a popup into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Stahoviak vs. Pavlik
Stahoviak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Molitor scores. Cordova scores. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Meares vs. Pavlik
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Miller
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Miller
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Miller
Greer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Walbeck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Pavlik
Knoblauch is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Pavlik
Becker hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Pavlik
Molitor hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez who is chasing the ball. Molitor reaches third base with a triple. Knoblauch goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Heredia
Gil Heredia now pitching.
Walker hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Molitor scores. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Heredia
Cordova hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Heredia
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzales fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Miller
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Miller
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Miller
Palmer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Miller
Tettleton hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Miller
Elster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzales vs. Miller
Gonzales hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Elster moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Hamilton vs. Robertson
Rich Robertson now pitching.
Hamilton hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Robertson
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elster scores. Gonzales moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Greer vs. Robertson
Greer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lawton who is chasing the ball. Greer reaches third base with a triple. Gonzales scores. Rodriguez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Robertson
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 6 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walbeck vs. Heredia
Damon Buford now playing left field.
Walbeck strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Heredia
Stahoviak hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Heredia
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reboulet vs. Heredia
Jeff Reboulet pinch hits for Chuck Knoblauch.
Reboulet hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Robertson
Jeff Reboulet now playing third base. Todd Walker now playing second base.
Clark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Robertson
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Robertson
Tettleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Robertson
Elster strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Heredia
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 -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Heredia
Molitor hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Molitor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Heredia
Walker hits a line drive towards the mound. Heredia can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Molitor moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cordova vs. Heredia
Cordova hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lawton vs. Heredia
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lawton for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzales vs. Robertson
Gonzales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reboulet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Robertson
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robertson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Robertson
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walbeck vs. Heredia
Walbeck hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Heredia
Stahoviak strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Heredia
Meares hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Robertson
Buford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Robertson
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cordova throws the ball in to Walker who tags Gonzalez, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Buford moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Robertson
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Palmer vs. Robertson
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reboulet vs. Heredia
Reboulet hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Heredia
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 -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Heredia
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Robertson
Tettleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Robertson
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reboulet fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzales vs. Robertson
Gonzales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzales for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Heredia
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Heredia covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Heredia
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Heredia
Lawton hits a line drive into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Robertson
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Robertson
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reboulet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Robertson
Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Trombley
Mike Trombley now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Trombley
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Walbeck vs. Heredia
Walbeck hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walbeck for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Heredia
Stahoviak hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Heredia
Meares strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Trombley
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops it up and throws to first, with Trombley covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Trombley
Palmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Tettleton vs. Trombley
Tettleton strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Trombley
Elster hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reboulet vs. Gross
Kevin Gross now pitching.
Reboulet bunts towards the right side of the infield. Gonzales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Gross
Becker hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Gross
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Trombley
Warren Newson pinch hits for Rene Gonzales.
Newson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Trombley
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops it up and throws to first, with Trombley covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Trombley
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1996 -- Minnesota at Texas (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Knoblauch C, 2b 1 2 1 0 Hamilton D, cf 5 0 1 0
Reboulet J, ph-3b 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez I, c 5 1 1 1
Becker R, cf 5 1 1 2 Greer R, lf 2 0 1 2
Molitor P, dh 5 2 3 1 Buford D, lf 1 0 1 0
Walker T, 3b-2b 4 0 2 1 Gonzalez J, rf 4 1 2 1
Cordova M, lf 4 1 1 0 Clark W, 1b 3 1 0 0
Lawton M, rf 4 0 1 0 Palmer D, 3b 4 1 2 2
Walbeck M, c 4 0 0 0 Tettleton M, dh 2 0 0 0
Stahoviak S, 1b 4 1 2 3 Elster K, ss 3 1 0 0
Meares P, ss 4 0 0 0 Gonzales R, 2b 3 1 1 0
Newson W, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 11 7 33 6 9 6
Minnesota 421 000 000 -- 7
Texas 060 000 000 -- 6
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Miller T 1.1 4 5 5 2 0
Robertson R (W) 5.1 4 1 1 3 1
Trombley M (S) 2.1 1 0 0 0 4
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Pavlik R 1.1 7 6 6 0 0
Heredia G (L) 6.2 4 1 1 0 4
Gross K 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Minnesota 5, Texas 5
2B -- Molitor P
3B -- Molitor P, Greer R
HR -- Becker R, Gonzalez J, Palmer D, Stahoviak S
HBP -- by Pavlik R (Knoblauch C)
WP -- Trombley M
PB -- Rodriguez I
T -- 2:40
A -- 29744
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