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Angels
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 12, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels, played on August 12, 1987 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
California Angels
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | California Angels |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kirk McCaskill |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Les Straker |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 33,033 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Scott 1B: Terry Craft 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Don Denkinger |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Downing | Left Fielder |
| Jack Howell | Third Baseman |
| Wally Joyner | First Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | DH |
| Devon White | Center Fielder |
| Ruppert Jones | Right Fielder |
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Gus Polidor | Shortstop |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
| Al Newman | Second Baseman |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | DH |
| Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Sal Butera | Catcher |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 12, 1987
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Straker
Downing hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Straker
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Straker
Joyner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Straker
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. McCaskill
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polidor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newman vs. McCaskill
Newman hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. McCaskill
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Straker
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Straker
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Straker
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Straker
Boone hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Polidor vs. Straker
Polidor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. Boone scores. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Straker
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. McCaskill
Hrbek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. McCaskill
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. McCaskill
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Straker
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Joyner vs. Straker
Joyner hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Straker
Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
White vs. Straker
There goes Howell. The throw from Butera and he is safe. Howell steals second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
White vs. Straker
White hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Howell scores. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Straker
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. McCaskill
Brunansky hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. McCaskill
Gagne 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 -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Butera vs. McCaskill
Butera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. McCaskill
Gladden takes first base on ball four. Butera moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. McCaskill
Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Downing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Straker
McLemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Straker
Boone bunts towards the mound. Straker fields it and throws to first for the out. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Polidor vs. Straker
Polidor hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Brunansky. Polidor reaches second base with a double. McLemore scores. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Downing vs. Straker
Downing is walked intentionally. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Schatzeder
Dan Schatzeder now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Polidor moves to third. Downing moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Howell vs. Schatzeder
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howell for the out. Polidor scores. Downing moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Joyner vs. Schatzeder
There's a wild pitch. Downing scores. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Schatzeder
Joyner hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. McCaskill
Puckett hits a fly ball into left field. Downing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. McCaskill
Hrbek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. McCaskill
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. McCaskill
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. McCaskill
Brunansky strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Schatzeder
Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Schatzeder
White hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Schatzeder
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Schatzeder
McLemore hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Schatzeder
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. McCaskill
Gagne hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butera vs. McCaskill
Butera hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. McCaskill
Gladden is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. McCaskill
Newman hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Polidor vs. Schatzeder
Polidor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Schatzeder
Downing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Schatzeder
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Joyner vs. Schatzeder
Joyner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. McCaskill
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. McCaskill
Hrbek hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. McCaskill
Gaetti is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Schatzeder
Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Schatzeder
White is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Schatzeder
Jones hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Schatzeder
McLemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Schatzeder
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. McCaskill
Smalley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. McCaskill
Brunansky strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. McCaskill
Gagne strikes out. Boone drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gagne out. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Butera vs. McCaskill
Butera hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polidor vs. Frazier
George Frazier now pitching.
Polidor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Frazier
Downing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Frazier
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Joyner vs. Frazier
Joyner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. McCaskill
Gary Pettis now playing center field. Devon White now playing right field. Ruppert Jones now playing left field.
Gladden hits a fly ball into right field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. McCaskill
Newman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Buice
DeWayne Buice now pitching.
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Buice
Hrbek 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
Top 9
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Angels, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Frazier
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Frazier
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Frazier
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Angels, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Buice
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Buice
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Buice
Brunansky hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1987 -- California at Minnesota (N)
California AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Downing B, lf 3 1 1 0 Gladden D, lf 3 0 0 0
Pettis G, cf 0 0 0 0 Newman A, 2b 4 0 1 0
Howell J, 3b 4 1 0 1 Puckett K, cf 4 0 0 0
Joyner W, 1b 5 0 1 0 Hrbek K, 1b 3 1 1 1
Buckner B, dh 5 1 2 0 Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 0 0
White D, cf-rf 5 0 1 1 Smalley R, dh 3 1 1 1
Jones R, rf-lf 5 2 2 2 Brunansky T, rf 4 0 0 0
McLemore M, 2b 3 1 2 0 Gagne G, ss 3 0 1 0
Boone B, c 3 1 1 0 Butera S, c 2 0 0 0
Polidor G, ss 4 1 2 3
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 12 7 30 2 4 2
California 021 300 200 -- 8
Minnesota 000 100 100 -- 2
California IP H R ER BB SO
McCaskill K (W) 7.1 4 2 2 4 7
Buice D 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Straker L (L) 3.1 6 6 6 3 1
Schatzeder D 3.2 6 2 2 0 1
Frazier G 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
DP -- California 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- California 7, Minnesota 5
2B -- Boone B, Polidor G
HR -- Hrbek K, Jones R, Smalley R
SB -- Howell J
SH -- Boone B
WP -- Schatzeder D 2
T -- 2:36
A -- 33033
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