Blue Jays @ Twins
July 18, 1987

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Twins 3 4 0

Ernie Whitt Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .257
OBP 1.000 .324
At Bats 1 230
Hits 1 59
• Singles 1 38
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 1 34

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 6 0
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - July 18, 1987
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Home Run
Joe Niekro
Tim Laudner
Kent Hrbek
Al Newman
Gary Gaetti
Greg Gagne
Dan Gladden
Kirby Puckett
Tom Brunansky
Ernie Whitt
Fred McGriff
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Whitt hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 4 McGriff takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Stieb scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gaetti for the out. Newman scores. Puckett moves to third. Hrbek moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Hrbek takes first base on ball four. Newman moves to third. Puckett moves to second.
Bottom 3 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stieb fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gladden scores. Newman moves to second.
Bottom 3 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff juggles the ball. That's an error on McGriff. Gagne scores. Gladden moves to third.
Bottom 3 Gladden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gagne moves to third. Gladden moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gagne hits a ball on the ground for a single.
Bottom 3 Laudner strikes out.
Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Moseby hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Brunansky hits a popup towards short. Fernandez catches it. Gaetti is tagging up. There's the throw, and Gaetti is out at the plate. That's a double play.
Bottom 2 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Stieb covering, for the out. Gaetti moves to third.
Bottom 2 Gaetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Gaetti reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Lee hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. McGriff moves to third. Whitt moves to second.
Top 2 Gruber hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Whitt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mulliniks scores. McGriff moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 McGriff takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 The ball gets by Laudner for a passed ball. Mulliniks moves to third.
Top 2 Mulliniks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Mulliniks reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Hrbek strikes out.
Bottom 1 Puckett strikes out. There goes Newman. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 1 There goes Newman. The throw from Whitt and he is safe. Newman steals second.
Bottom 1 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Gladden takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it and throws to second for the out. Fernandez moves to third.
Top 1 Moseby takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Fernandez. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Fernandez steals second.
Top 1 Fernandez strikes out.