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August 31, 1988

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 10 13 2
Rangers 1 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 10 13 2
Rangers 1 8 1

Cecil Espy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .250
OBP .000 .285
At Bats 1 240
Hits 0 60
• Singles 0 42
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 0 25

German Gonzalez Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Arlington Stadium - August 31, 1988
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German Gonzalez
Tim Laudner
Kent Hrbek
Steve Lombardozzi
Al Newman
Greg Gagne
Dan Gladden
Kirby Puckett
John Moses
Cecil Espy
Bob Brower
Mike Stanley

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 10 13 2 9
Texas Rangers 1 8 1 9
Winning Pitcher Frank Viola
Losing Pitcher Paul Kilgus
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dan Gladden
Attendance 10,286
Time of Game 2 hours 57 minutes
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Count: 2-1, 2 Outs
Count: 2-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

Espy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Brower hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley moves to third.
Bottom 9 Kunkel strikes out.
Bottom 9 Wilkerson strikes out.
Bottom 9 Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Gladden hits a popup into center field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Jeff Kunkel now pitching. Bob Brower now playing center field. Cecil Espy now playing shortstop. Gagne strikes out.
Bottom 8 Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Garbey hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sierra strikes out.
Bottom 8 German Gonzalez now pitching. Steve Lombardozzi now playing second base. Petralli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Moses strikes out.
Top 8 Laudner hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Larkin scores. Hrbek moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Hrbek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herr scores. Larkin moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson fields it and throws to second for the out. Herr moves to third.
Top 8 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petralli juggles the ball. That's an error on Petralli. Herr moves to second.
Top 8 Herr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Mitch Williams now pitching. Gladden hits a popup into left field. Garbey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Espy hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brower hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kunkel hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wilkerson hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 John Moses now playing right field. Stanley takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gagne hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cecil Espy now playing center field. Geno Petralli now playing third base. Jeff Kunkel now playing shortstop. Craig McMurtry now pitching. John MMoses hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petralli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Garbey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Fletcher moves to third.
Bottom 6 Sierra hits a line drive into left field. Gladden picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gladden. McDowell scores. Fletcher moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne misplays the ball. That's an error on Gagne. McDowell moves to second.
Bottom 6 McDowell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kunkel fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Hrbek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Larkin hits a line drive towards third. Kunkel reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Puckett hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Jim Sundberg now catching. Curt Wilkerson now playing second base. Mike Stanley now playing first base. Jeff Kunkel now playing third base. Herr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kunkel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Brower strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kunkel strikes out.
Bottom 5 Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gladden hits a fly ball into left field. Garbey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Newman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garbey. Newman reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Gagne hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Christensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Viola fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 O'Brien hits a popup towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Garbey hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Hrbek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kunkel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Larkin takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Puckett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Herr hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Fletcher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kunkel moves to third. Brower moves to second.
Bottom 3 Brower takes first base on ball four. Kunkel moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kunkel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Gladden hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kunkel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Newman takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Gagne strikes out.
Top 3 Christensen strikes out.
Top 3 Laudner hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Garbey. Laudner reaches second base with a double. Hrbek scores.
Top 3 Barbaro Garbey now playing left field. Hrbek hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Sierra. Hrbek reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Buechele strikes out.
Bottom 2 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 O'Brien hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Guy Hoffman now pitching. Larkin strikes out.
Top 2 Puckett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gladden scores. Herr scores.
Top 2 Herr hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Sierra. Herr reaches second base with a double. Gagne scores. Newman scores. Gladden moves to third.
Top 2 Gladden takes first base on ball four. Christensen scores. Gagne moves to third. Newman moves to second.
Top 2 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to home to get Laudner. Christensen moves to third. Gagne moves to second.
Top 2 Gagne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Laudner moves to third. Christensen moves to second.
Top 2 Christensen takes first base on ball four. Laudner moves to second.
Top 2 Laudner takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Incaviglia strikes out.
Bottom 1 Sierra hits a fly ball into right field. Christensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 McDowell strikes out.
Top 1 Larkin hits a line drive into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kunkel fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Herr hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kilgus fields it and throws to first for the out.