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Twins
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
September 12, 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 September 12, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 12, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Travis Miller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Burkett |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 29,461 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Tschida 1B: John Shulock 2B: Ed Hickox 3B: Don Denkinger |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Chris Latham | Center Fielder |
| Brent Brede | Right Fielder |
| Ron Coomer | DH |
| David Ortiz | First Baseman |
| Damian Miller | Catcher |
| Rich Becker | Left Fielder |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Todd Walker | Third Baseman |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | DH |
| Lee Stevens | First Baseman |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Domingo Cedeno | Shortstop |
| Alex Diaz | Right Fielder |
| Billy Ripken | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
September 12, 1997
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Burkett
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burkett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Latham vs. Burkett
Latham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brede vs. Burkett
Brede hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Miller
Buford hits a popup towards third. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Miller
Rodriguez hits a line drive towards first. Ortiz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Miller
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Burkett
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Burkett
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Burkett
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Burkett
Becker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, 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, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Miller
Stevens 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Miller
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Miller
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Burkett
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Burkett
Walker hits a line drive into center field. Buford 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. Burkett
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Miller
Diaz is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Miller
Ripken hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brede. Ripken reaches second base with a double. Diaz goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Buford vs. Miller
Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ripken scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Miller
There goes Buford. The throw from Miller and he is out, Meares applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Miller
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Miller
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Latham vs. Burkett
Latham hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brede vs. Burkett
Brede hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first, with Burkett covering, for the out. Latham moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Coomer vs. Burkett
Coomer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Burkett
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Burkett
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Burkett
Becker hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Greer chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Greer. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Burkett
Becker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Miller
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Miller
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Miller
Tatis strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Burkett
Meares hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Burkett
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Knoblauch vs. Burkett
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Meares moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Latham vs. Burkett
Latham strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brede vs. Burkett
Brede hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Miller
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Miller
Diaz hits a line drive into right field. Brede picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brede. Cedeno moves to third. Diaz moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Ripken vs. Miller
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Buford vs. Miller
Buford hits a fly ball into left field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cedeno tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Miller
Rodriguez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greer vs. Miller
Greer hits a fly ball into center field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Burkett
Coomer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Burkett
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Burkett
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Burkett
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ortiz moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meares vs. Whiteside
Matt Whiteside now pitching.
Meares hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ortiz scores. Becker moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Whiteside
Walker hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Walker reaches second base with a double. Becker scores. Meares goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Whiteside
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rodriguez
Frankie Rodriguez now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Rodriguez
Stevens hits a fly ball into left field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Rodriguez
Tatis hits a fly ball into left field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Latham vs. Gunderson
Eric Gunderson now pitching.
Latham strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brede vs. Gunderson
Brede is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. Gunderson
The umpire calls a balk on Gunderson Brede moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Coomer vs. Gunderson
Coomer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Gunderson
Ortiz hits a popup into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Heredia
Wilson Heredia now pitching.
Miller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rodriguez
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Becker. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Diaz vs. Rodriguez
Diaz hits a fly ball into center field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Leyritz vs. Swindell
Marc Sagmoen pinch hits for Billy Ripken. Greg Swindell now pitching. Jim Leyritz pinch hits for Marc Sagmoen.
Leyritz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Swindell
Benji Gil pinch runs for Jim Leyritz.
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Swindell
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Bailes
Benji Gil now playing shortstop. Domingo Cedeno now playing second base. Scott Bailes now pitching. Denny Hocking pinch hits for Rich Becker.
Hocking takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Bailes
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bailes, and towards Cedeno, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Hocking moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cordova vs. Bailes
Marty Cordova pinch hits for Todd Walker.
Cordova hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Bailes
Knoblauch is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Molitor vs. Santana
Paul Molitor pinch hits for Chris Latham. Julio Santana now pitching.
Molitor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Swindell
Matt Lawton now playing center field. Denny Hocking now playing third base. Marty Cordova now playing left field.
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Swindell
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Swindell
Stevens hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Tatis vs. Ritchie
Todd Ritchie now pitching.
Tatis hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Cedeno vs. Ritchie
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into right field. Brede picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brede. Gonzalez scores. Stevens moves to third. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Diaz vs. Ritchie
Diaz hits a popup, foul, towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brede vs. Wetteland
John Wetteland now pitching.
Brede strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Wetteland
Coomer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Wetteland
Ortiz strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/12/1997 -- Minnesota at Texas (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Knoblauch C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Buford D, cf 3 0 1 2
Latham C, cf 4 1 1 0 Rodriguez I, c 3 0 0 0
Molitor P, ph 1 0 0 0 Greer R, lf 4 0 0 0
Lawton M, cf 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, dh 3 2 1 1
Brede B, rf 4 0 0 0 Stevens L, 1b 4 0 1 0
Coomer R, dh 4 1 1 2 Tatis F, 3b 4 0 0 0
Ortiz D, 1b 5 1 1 0 Cedeno D, ss-2b 3 2 2 1
Miller D, c 3 0 1 0 Diaz A, rf 3 1 1 0
Becker R, lf 3 1 1 0 Ripken B, 2b 2 1 1 1
Hocking D, ph-3b 0 0 0 0 Sagmoen M, ph 0 0 0 0
Meares P, ss 4 1 2 1 Leyritz J, ph 1 0 1 1
Walker T, 3b 3 0 2 2 Gil B, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Cordova M, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 9 5 30 6 8 6
Minnesota 000 203 000 -- 5
Texas 012 010 11x -- 6
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Miller T 5.0 4 4 4 2 2
Rodriguez F 1.1 1 1 1 0 0
Swindell G (L) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2
Ritchie T 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett J 5.2 7 4 4 1 7
Whiteside M 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Gunderson E 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Heredia W 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Bailes S 0.2 0 0 0 2 0
Santana J (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Wetteland J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Greer R, Brede B 2
LOB -- Minnesota 9, Texas 5
2B -- Ripken B, Walker T, Cedeno D
HR -- Gonzalez J, Coomer R
CS -- Buford D
SF -- Buford D
HBP -- by Miller T (Diaz A), by Gunderson E (Brede B)
Balk -- Gunderson E
T -- 2:53
A -- 29461
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