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Twins
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
June 2, 1997
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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 June 2, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | June 2, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 2, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brad Radke |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Darren Oliver |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 32,347 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Brian O'Nora 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Larry Young |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Roberto Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Greg Colbrunn | First Baseman |
| Darrin Jackson | Center Fielder |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Warren Newson | Right Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | DH |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Domingo Cedeno | Second Baseman |
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Benji Gil | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
June 2, 1997
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Oliver
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Oliver
Kelly hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Buford. Kelly reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Oliver
Molitor hits a line drive towards short. Gil reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Oliver
Steinbach strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Radke
Newson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Radke
Rodriguez 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 -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Radke
Greer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. Greer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Radke
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Oliver
Coomer hits a popup into right field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Oliver
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Colbrunn vs. Oliver
Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Oliver
Jackson hits a popup into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Radke
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: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Radke
Palmer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Radke
Cedeno hits a line drive towards the mound. Radke can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Radke
Buford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gil vs. Radke
Gil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Oliver
Meares is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Oliver
Knoblauch hits a popup into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Oliver
Kelly hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Oliver
There goes Meares. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Cedeno applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Radke
Newson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Radke
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Radke
Greer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. Greer reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Radke
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Oliver
Molitor hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Oliver
Steinbach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. Oliver
Coomer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Steinbach moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cordova vs. Oliver
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Colbrunn vs. Oliver
Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Radke
Palmer hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Jackson. Palmer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Radke
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Palmer moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Buford vs. Radke
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Gil vs. Radke
Gil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Newson vs. Radke
Newson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Oliver
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Oliver
Meares hits a fly ball into right field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Oliver
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Radke
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Radke
Greer 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 -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Radke
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Radke
Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Radke
Palmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Radke
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clark moves to third. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Buford vs. Radke
Buford hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Oliver
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Oliver
Molitor hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Oliver
Steinbach hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. Oliver
Coomer hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Radke
Gil hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Newson vs. Radke
Newson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Radke
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Radke
Greer 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 -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Radke
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Oliver
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Colbrunn vs. Oliver
Colbrunn hits a popup towards short. Gil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Oliver
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ritchie
Todd Ritchie now pitching.
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Ritchie
There's a wild pitch. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Ritchie
Palmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Ritchie
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Buford vs. Ritchie
Buford hits a fly ball towards center. Jackson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Jackson. Palmer scores. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gil vs. Ritchie
Gil hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Newson vs. Ritchie
Newson takes first base on ball four. Buford moves to third. Gil moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Rodriguez vs. Ritchie
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Buford scores. Gil moves to third. Newson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Greer vs. Ritchie
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Ritchie
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Oliver
Meares hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Buford. Meares reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Oliver
Knoblauch hits a line drive towards short. Gil reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Oliver
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Oliver
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ritchie
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Ritchie
Palmer hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Ritchie
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Ritchie
Buford hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Gil vs. Ritchie
Gil takes first base on ball four. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Newson vs. Ritchie
Newson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Whiteside
Matt Whiteside now pitching.
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Whiteside
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whiteside fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Whiteside
Cordova strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/2/1997 -- Minnesota at Texas (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Knoblauch C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Newson W, rf 4 1 1 2
Kelly R, rf 3 0 1 0 Rodriguez I, c 5 2 3 2
Molitor P, dh 4 0 0 0 Greer R, lf 5 0 2 1
Steinbach T, c 4 0 1 0 Gonzalez J, dh 5 0 0 0
Coomer R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Clark W, 1b 5 1 3 0
Cordova M, lf 4 0 0 0 Palmer D, 3b 4 1 2 1
Colbrunn G, 1b 3 0 1 0 Cedeno D, 2b 4 1 3 0
Jackson D, cf 3 0 0 0 Buford D, cf 5 1 2 0
Meares P, ss 2 0 1 0 Gil B, ss 4 1 2 1
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31 0 5 0 41 8 18 7
Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0
Texas 001 012 40x -- 8
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Radke B (L) 6.0 13 4 4 2 3
Ritchie T 2.0 5 4 3 3 3
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver D (W) 8.0 5 0 0 1 6
Whiteside M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Jackson D
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Texas 14
2B -- Kelly R, Greer R 2, Rodriguez I, Palmer D, Cedeno D, Clark W, Meares P
HR -- Rodriguez I, Newson W
CS -- Meares P
HBP -- by Oliver D (Meares P)
WP -- Ritchie T
T -- 3:00
A -- 32347
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