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Indians
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
September 17, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 17, 1997 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jaret Wright |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Travis Miller |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 9,512 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Derryl Cousins 2B: Tim Welke 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bip Roberts | Left Fielder |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
| David Justice | DH |
| Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
| Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Scott Stahoviak | DH |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| David Ortiz | First Baseman |
| Damian Miller | Catcher |
| Rich Becker | Center Fielder |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
September 17, 1997
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Miller
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Miller
Vizquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Miller
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. Vizquel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Miller
Williams hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Becker. Williams reaches second base with a double. Vizquel scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Justice vs. Miller
Justice hits a popup towards third. Coomer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Wright
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Wright
Lawton hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cordova vs. Wright
Cordova hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Stahoviak vs. Wright
Stahoviak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Coomer vs. Wright
Coomer strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Miller
Alomar strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Miller
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Miller
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Wright
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Wright
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Wright
Becker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Wright
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Miller
Grissom hits a popup, foul, towards third. Coomer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Miller
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Miller
Vizquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Miller
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Wright
Knoblauch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Wright
There goes Knoblauch. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Knoblauch steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Lawton vs. Wright
Lawton hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Wright
Cordova hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Wright
Stahoviak strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Wright
Coomer hits a line drive into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Miller
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Miller
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Miller
Alomar hits a popup towards first. Ortiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Wright
Ortiz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Wright
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ortiz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Becker vs. Wright
Becker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ortiz moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Meares vs. Wright
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Ortiz scores. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Knoblauch vs. Wright
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Lawton vs. Wright
Lawton takes first base on ball four. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Cordova vs. Wright
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Miller
Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Miller
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Grissom vs. Miller
Grissom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thome scores. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Miller
Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to third. Grissom moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Vizquel vs. Miller
Vizquel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ramirez vs. Miller
Ramirez hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. Fernandez scores. Grissom scores. There goes Roberts trying to get to home. Cordova throws the ball in to Meares who relays the ball to Miller, who tags Roberts, who came all the way from first, for the out. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Miller
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer juggles the ball. That's an error on Coomer. Ramirez scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Miller
Justice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Wright
Stahoviak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Wright
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Wright
Ortiz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Wright
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Miller
Alomar strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Miller
Thome hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Miller
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Grissom vs. Rodriguez
Frankie Rodriguez now pitching.
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Wright
Becker strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Wright
Meares strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Wright
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Rodriguez
Roberts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Rodriguez
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Rodriguez
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Rodriguez
Rodriguez fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rodriguez. Vizquel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Rodriguez
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Lopez
Albie Lopez now pitching.
Lawton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Lopez
Cordova hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Lopez
Stahoviak hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Justice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Guardado
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. Justice moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thome vs. Guardado
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Knoblauch. Justice scores. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Guardado
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thome moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Grissom vs. Ritchie
Todd Ritchie now pitching.
Grissom hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thome tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Ritchie
Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Lopez
Coomer hits a line drive into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Lopez
Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Lopez
Miller strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Ritchie
Vizquel hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Ritchie
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ritchie
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Lopez
Becker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Lopez
Todd Walker pinch hits for Pat Meares.
Walker hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Lopez
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Becker moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Lawton vs. Lopez
Lawton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Mesa
Jose Mesa now pitching.
Cordova takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Mesa
Chris Latham pinch runs for Marty Cordova. Paul Molitor pinch hits for Scott Stahoviak.
Molitor strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. Mesa
Coomer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Latham moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Mesa
Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom 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 9/17/1997 -- Cleveland at Minnesota (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Roberts B, lf 4 0 1 0 Knoblauch C, 2b 4 2 2 0
Vizquel O, ss 4 1 1 0 Lawton M, rf 4 2 3 5
Ramirez M, rf 5 1 1 2 Cordova M, lf 4 0 0 0
Williams M, 3b 5 0 1 1 Latham C, pr 0 0 0 0
Justice D, dh 4 1 1 0 Stahoviak S, dh 4 0 0 0
Alomar Jr. S, c 4 0 0 0 Molitor P, ph 1 0 0 0
Thome J, 1b 3 2 1 0 Coomer R, 3b 5 0 1 0
Fernandez T, 2b 3 1 2 0 Ortiz D, 1b 5 1 2 0
Grissom M, cf 3 1 1 2 Miller D, c 4 0 1 0
Becker R, cf 3 1 2 0
Meares P, ss 3 0 0 1
Walker T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 9 5 38 6 11 6
Cleveland 100 040 020 -- 7
Minnesota 002 100 003 -- 6
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Wright J (W) 6.0 7 3 3 3 7
Lopez A 2.1 3 3 3 0 2
Mesa J (S) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Miller T (L) 5.1 7 5 4 3 2
Rodriguez F 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Guardado E 0.1 2 2 1 0 0
Ritchie T 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Coomer R, Rodriguez F, Knoblauch C
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Minnesota 9
2B -- Williams M, Ramirez M
HR -- Lawton M 2
SB -- Knoblauch C
SF -- Grissom M
T -- 2:53
A -- 9512
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