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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 7, Texas Rangers 3

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Minnesota Twins 7, Texas Rangers 3

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Game Played on Friday, September 7, 1984 (N) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

TEX A    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3 11  0
MIN A    0  0  0    1  0  3    3  0  x  -   7  7  1
BATTING
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Sample lf                     5   1   2   1       0   0       1   0
Ward cf                       4   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
Bell 3b                       4   0   2   0       0   0       0   3
Parrish dh                    4   0   2   2       0   2       0   0
O'Brien 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       7   0
G. Wright rf                  4   0   0   0       0   3       3   0
Yost c                        3   0   1   0       0   1       7   0
  Buckley ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Kunkel ss                     3   0   0   0       0   1       3   3
  Hostetler ph                1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Wilkerson 2b                  4   1   2   0       0   1       3   4
Mason p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Henke p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  R. Wright p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Henry p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   3  11   3       0  11      24  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Wilkerson-Kunkel-O'Brien.
BATTING - 
2B: Bell (33,off Viola); Wilkerson (10,off Viola); Sample (19,off Viola); Parrish
(37,off Viola).
GDP: Wilkerson (6,off Viola).
Team LOB: 7.
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Puckett cf                    5   1   1   0       0   1       4   0
Teufel 2b                     3   3   3   3       1   0       5   3
Hatcher dh                    4   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Hrbek 1b                      3   1   0   0       1   1       5   1
Brunansky rf                  3   1   1   3       1   1       1   1
Gaetti 3b                     2   0   0   0       2   0       0   0
Meier lf                      3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Speier ss                     3   1   1   0       1   2       0   3
Laudner c                     3   0   0   0       0   2       9   0
  Bush ph                     0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Reed c                      0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Viola p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Lysander p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   7   7   7       7   7      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Speier-Teufel-Hrbek.
E: Gaetti (18).
BATTING - 
2B: Puckett (11,off Henke).
3B: Teufel (2,off Henke).
HR: Teufel (14,4th inning off Mason 0 on 0 out); Brunansky (29,6th inning off
Mason 2 on 1 out).
SH: Meier (3,off Henry).
GDP: Hrbek (15,off R. Wright).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Mason L(8-12)                 6     4   4   4   3   5   2  25
Henke                         0.1   3   3   3   1   1   0   5
R. Wright                     0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Henry                         1     0   0   0   3   1   0   6
Totals                        8     7   7   7   7   7   2  37
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Wright 1-0.
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Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Viola W(15-12)                8.2  11   3   3   0  11   0  36
Lysander SV(4)                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        9    11   3   3   0  11   0  37
Inherited Runners - Scored: Lysander 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Dale Ford
Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 14180
Starting Lineups:

   Texas Rangers                 Minnesota Twins          
1. Sample              lf        Puckett             cf
2. Ward                cf        Teufel              2b
3. Bell                3b        Hatcher             dh
4. Parrish             dh        Hrbek               1b
5. O'Brien             1b        Brunansky           rf
6. G. Wright           rf        Gaetti              3b
7. Yost                c         Meier               lf
8. Kunkel              ss        Speier              ss
9. Wilkerson           2b        Laudner             c
   Mason               p         Viola               p

RANGERS 1ST: Sample made an out to second; Ward singled; Bell
doubled [Ward to third]; Parrish singled [Ward scored, Bell to
third, Parrish out at second (right to first to second to
first)]; O'Brien flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Puckett grounded out (second to first); Teufel
walked; Hatcher forced Teufel (second to shortstop) [Hatcher to
first]; Hrbek grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 2ND: G. Wright reached on an error by Gaetti [G. Wright
to first]; Yost struck out; Kunkel struck out; Wilkerson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Brunansky grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaetti
grounded out (third to first); Meier flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sample made an out to first; Ward flied out to
center; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Speier struck out; Laudner struck out; Puckett flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Parrish struck out; O'Brien flied out to center; G.
Wright struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Teufel homered; Hatcher flied out to right; Hrbek
struck out; Brunansky struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Twins 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Yost singled; Kunkel forced Yost (second
unassisted); Wilkerson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Kunkel out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Gaetti walked; Meier forced Gaetti (shortstop to
second); Speier singled [Meier to second]; Laudner flied out to
left; Puckett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Twins 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Sample singled; Ward popped to second in foul
territory; Bell singled [Sample to second]; Parrish struck out;
O'Brien flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Teufel singled; Hatcher made an out to second; Hrbek
walked [Teufel to second]; Brunansky homered [Teufel scored,
Hrbek scored]; Gaetti grounded out (first unassisted); Meier
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Twins 4.

RANGERS 7TH: G. Wright struck out; Yost made an out to pitcher;
Kunkel grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: HENKE REPLACED MASON (PITCHING); Speier walked;
Laudner struck out; Puckett doubled [Speier to third]; Teufel
tripled [Speier scored, Puckett scored]; Hatcher singled [Teufel
scored]; R. WRIGHT REPLACED HENKE (PITCHING); Hrbek grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hatcher out
at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 7.

RANGERS 8TH: Wilkerson doubled; Sample doubled [Wilkerson
scored]; Ward struck out; Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Parrish doubled [Sample scored]; O'Brien struck out; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 7.

TWINS 8TH: HENRY REPLACED R. WRIGHT (PITCHING); Brunansky
walked; Debut game for Dwayne Henry; Gaetti walked
[Brunansky to second]; Meier out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Brunansky to third, Gaetti to second]; Speier struck
out; BUSH BATTED FOR LAUDNER; Bush walked; Puckett forced Bush
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins
7.

RANGERS 9TH: REED REPLACED BUSH (PLAYING C ); G. Wright struck
out; BUCKLEY BATTED FOR YOST; Buckley struck out; HOSTETLER
BATTED FOR KUNKEL; Hostetler singled; Wilkerson singled
[Hostetler to second]; LYSANDER REPLACED VIOLA (PITCHING);
Sample forced Wilkerson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Rangers          3  11   0    7
 Twins            7   7   1    6
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