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August 2, 1987

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Bottom 11 R H E
Twins 5 11 0
Athletics 5 10 1
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Twins 5 11 1
Athletics 5 10 1

Alfredo Griffin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .275
OBP .750 .322
At Bats 4 349
Hits 3 96
• Singles 2 76
• Doubles 1 17
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 2 35

Jeff Reardon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 22
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - August 2, 1987
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Jeff Reardon
Tim Laudner
Kent Hrbek
Al Newman
Gary Gaetti
Greg Gagne
Dan Gladden
Kirby Puckett
Tom Brunansky
Alfredo Griffin
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman misplays the ball. That's an error on Newman.

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Bottom 11 Gallego strikes out.
Top 11 Laudner strikes out.
Top 11 Gene Nelson now pitching. Roy Smalley pinch hits for Mark Davidson. Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out.
Bottom 10 Steinbach strikes out.
Bottom 10 Javier strikes out.
Top 10 Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 10 Gaetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Jeff Reardon now pitching. Canseco hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Lansford is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 The ball gets by Laudner for a passed ball. Griffin moves to third.
Bottom 9 Al Newman now playing second base. Greg Gagne now playing shortstop. Griffin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Griffin reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Gladden hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gallego settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Davidson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Randy Bush pinch hits for Steve Lombardozzi. Bush hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davidson moves to third.
Top 9 Laudner is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Jay Howell now pitching. Mark Davidson pinch runs for Gene Larkin. The ball gets by Steinbach for a passed ball. Davidson moves to second.
Top 9 Larkin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gallego strikes out.
Bottom 8 Murphy hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stan Javier pinch runs for Mike Davis. Steinbach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Javier moves to second.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 George Frazier now pitching. McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hrbek hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brunansky hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Gaetti hits a line drive towards short. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mike Gallego now playing second base. Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lansford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Polonia strikes out.
Bottom 7 Keith Atherton now pitching. Mike Gallego pinch runs for Tony Bernazard. Griffin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Steinbach scores. Murphy scores. Gallego moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bernazard takes first base on ball four. Steinbach moves to third. Murphy moves to second.
Bottom 7 Murphy takes first base on ball four. Steinbach moves to second.
Bottom 7 Steinbach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and has Laudner trapped. There's the throw to Bernazard who tags Laudner for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Gladden strikes out.
Top 7 Lombardozzi bunts towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Bernazard covering, for the out. Laudner moves to second.
Top 7 Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard misplays the ball. That's an error on Bernazard.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McGwire strikes out.
Bottom 6 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Juan Berenguer now pitching. Lansford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Larkin hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hrbek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Canseco. Hrbek reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Brunansky hits a fly ball into right field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gaetti strikes out.
Bottom 5 Polonia bunts towards the mound. Straker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Griffin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bernazard strikes out.
Top 5 Puckett strikes out.
Top 5 Newman strikes out.
Top 5 Gladden strikes out.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Steinbach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Lombardozzi is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Laudner strikes out.
Top 4 Larkin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Hrbek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McGwire hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gaetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Newman scores.
Top 3 Puckett hits a popup, foul, towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Newman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Newman reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Gladden hits a fly ball into right field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Polonia hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek fields the ball and throws to Straker covering. Safe. Bernazard moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bernazard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Steinbach hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 McGwire strikes out.
Top 2 Lombardozzi hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Laudner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Canseco. Laudner reaches second base with a double. Hrbek scores. There goes Larkin trying to get to home. Canseco throws the ball in to Griffin who relays the ball to Steinbach, who tags Larkin, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 2 Larkin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hrbek moves to second.
Top 2 Hrbek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Brunansky hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Canseco hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lansford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Polonia for the out.
Top 1 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Newman moves to second.
Top 1 Newman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gladden strikes out.