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MIL 10
@BAL  8
 NYY  4
@BOS  2
 CAL 16
@CHW  8
 CLE 13
OAK  2
 KCR  5
SEA  4
 MIN  7
TEX  3
 DET  7
@TOR  4
(10)		 CIN  1
@LAD  0
 MON  7
PHI  1
 NYM 10
CHC  0
 PIT  4
STL  1
 HOU  6
@SDP  4
 SFG  5
ATL  4
Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 14,180

 Friday, September 7, 1984
Time of Game: 2:35
Rangers
3
61-78
Lost 4
7th, 9½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    3 11  0
Twins           0  0  0   1  0  3   3  0  X    7  7  1
W: Frank Viola (15-12), L: Mike Mason (8-12), S: Rick Lysander (4)
 Twins
7
71-69
Won 1
1st

Batting Stats

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Sample LF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .255  .631              1   0   2B
G Ward CF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .268  .748              0   0   
B Bell 3B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .305  .814              0   3   2B
L Parrish DH                  4   0   2   2    0   2  .294  .834              0   0   2B
P O'Brien 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .810              7   0   
G Wright RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .240  .659              3   0   
N Yost C                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .170  .451              7   0   
  K Buckley PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
J Kunkel SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .528              3   3   
  D Hostetler PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .755              0   0   
C Wilkerson 2B                4   1   2   0    0   1  .251  .557              3   4   2B,GDP

M Mason P                                                                     0   1
  T Henke P                                                                   0   0
  R Wright P                                                                  0   0
  D Henry P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       37   3  11   0    0  11                         24  11
Batting Events
2B: B Sample (19, off F Viola); B Bell (33, off F Viola); C Wilkerson (10, off F Viola); L Parrish (37, off F Viola).
TB: B Sample 3; B Bell 3; C Wilkerson 3; L Parrish 3; G Ward; D Hostetler; N Yost.
GIDP: C Wilkerson (6).
RBI: L Parrish 2 (93); B Sample (32).
2-out RBI: L Parrish.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. C Wilkerson-J Kunkel-P O'Brien.
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
K Puckett CF                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .294  .651              4   0   2B
T Teufel 2B                   3   3   3   3    1   0  .273  .782              5   3   HR,3B
M Hatcher DH                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .304  .747              0   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .316  .897              5   1   GDP
T Brunansky RF                3   1   1   3    1   1  .261  .802              1   1   HR
G Gaetti 3B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .262  .671              0   0   
D Meier LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .568              0   0   SH
C Speier SS                   3   1   1   0    1   2  .174  .517              0   3   
T Laudner C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .188  .582              9   0   
  R Bush PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .219  .687              0   0   
  J Reed C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .554              2   0   

F Viola P                                                                     1   0
  R Lysander P                                                                0   0
Totals                       29   7   7   0    7   7                         27   8
Batting Events
2B: K Puckett (11, off T Henke).
3B: T Teufel (2, off T Henke).
HR: T Brunansky (29, off M Mason; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out); T Teufel (14, off M Mason; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SH: D Meier (3, off D Henry).
TB: T Teufel 8; T Brunansky 4; K Puckett 2; M Hatcher; C Speier.
GIDP: K Hrbek (15).
RBI: T Brunansky 3 (74); T Teufel 3 (58); M Hatcher (55).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. C Speier-T Teufel-K Hrbek.
E: G Gaetti (18).

Pitching Stats

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Mason, L (8-12)              6     4   4   4    3   5   2   3.41   25     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 4     50    -     1.16  -0.16
T Henke                        0.1   3   3   3    1   1   0   6.45    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.28  -0.05
R Wright                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   9.39    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.04   0.00
D Henry                        1     0   0   0    3   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         8     7   7   7    7   7   2          37     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0· 7          1-0 
Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Viola, W (15-12)             8.2  11   3   3    0  11   0   3.20   36     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 0·11     61    -     0.92   0.28
R Lysander, S (4)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.75    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.44   0.01
Totals                         9    11   3   3    0  11   0          37     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 0·11          2-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Dale Ford.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 14,180.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Texas Rangers                             Minnesota Twins                              
1. Bill Sample                  LF       1. Kirby Puckett                CF
2. Gary Ward                    CF       2. Tim Teufel                   2B
3. Buddy Bell                   3B       3. Mickey Hatcher               DH
4. Larry Parrish                DH       4. Kent Hrbek                   1B
5. Pete O'Brien                 1B       5. Tom Brunansky                RF
6. George Wright                RF       6. Gary Gaetti                  3B
7. Ned Yost                      C       7. Dave Meier                   LF
8. Jeff Kunkel                  SS       8. Chris Speier                 SS
9. Curtis Wilkerson             2B       9. Tim Laudner                   C

   Mike Mason                    P          Frank Viola                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b6 1 12- RRR 27% 90% 1-1 MIN T. Brunansky M. Mason Home Run; Teufel Scores; Hrbek Scores
b4 0 --- R 13% 56% 0-1 MIN T. Teufel M. Mason Home Run
t1 1 1-- -8% 42% 0-0 TEX B. Bell F. Viola Double; Ward to 3B
t5 1 1-- OO 7% 57% 1-1 TEX C. Wilkerson F. Viola Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t6 1 12- O 6% 51% 1-1 TEX L. Parrish F. Viola Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 TEX B. Sample F. Viola Flyball: 2B
t1 1 --- -2% 50% 0-0 TEX G. Ward F. Viola Single
t1 1 1-- -8% 42% 0-0 TEX B. Bell F. Viola Double; Ward to 3B
t1 1 -23 RO -0% 41% 0-0 TEX L. Parrish F. Viola Single; Ward Scores; Bell to 3B; Parrish out at 2B/RF-1B-2B-1B
t1 2 --3 O 3% 45% 1-0 TEX P. O'Brien F. Viola Flyball: RF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Mike Mason facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 42% 0-1 MIN K. Puckett M. Mason Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1 --- 3% 45% 0-1 MIN T. Teufel M. Mason Walk
b1 1 1-- O -3% 42% 0-1 MIN M. Hatcher M. Mason Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hatcher to 1B
b1 2 1-- O -2% 40% 0-1 MIN K. Hrbek M. Mason Groundout: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Frank Viola facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- -3% 36% 1-0 TEX G. Wright F. Viola Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Wright to 1B
t2 0 1-- O 3% 40% 1-0 TEX N. Yost F. Viola Strikeout
t2 1 1-- O 3% 42% 1-0 TEX J. Kunkel F. Viola Strikeout
t2 2 1-- O 2% 44% 1-0 TEX C. Wilkerson F. Viola Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Mike Mason facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O -3% 42% 0-1 MIN T. Brunansky M. Mason Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- O -2% 40% 0-1 MIN G. Gaetti M. Mason Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2 --- O -1% 39% 0-1 MIN D. Meier M. Mason Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O 2% 41% 1-0 TEX B. Sample F. Viola Flyball: 1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 43% 1-0 TEX G. Ward F. Viola Flyball: CF
t3 2 --- O 1% 44% 1-0 TEX B. Bell F. Viola Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Mike Mason facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O -3% 41% 0-1 MIN C. Speier M. Mason Strikeout
b3 1 --- O -2% 39% 0-1 MIN T. Laudner M. Mason Strikeout
b3 2 --- O -1% 38% 0-1 MIN K. Puckett M. Mason Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O 2% 40% 1-0 TEX L. Parrish F. Viola Strikeout
t4 1 --- O 2% 42% 1-0 TEX P. O'Brien F. Viola Flyball: CF
t4 2 --- O 1% 43% 1-0 TEX G. Wright F. Viola Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Mike Mason facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- R 13% 56% 0-1 MIN T. Teufel M. Mason Home Run
b4 0 --- O -3% 53% 1-1 MIN M. Hatcher M. Mason Flyball: RF
b4 1 --- O -2% 51% 1-1 MIN K. Hrbek M. Mason Strikeout
b4 2 --- O -1% 50% 1-1 MIN T. Brunansky M. Mason Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Frank Viola facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- -5% 45% 1-1 TEX N. Yost F. Viola Single
t5 0 1-- O 4% 50% 1-1 TEX J. Kunkel F. Viola Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
t5 1 1-- OO 7% 57% 1-1 TEX C. Wilkerson F. Viola Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Mike Mason facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- 5% 61% 1-1 MIN G. Gaetti M. Mason Walk
b5 0 1-- O -4% 57% 1-1 MIN D. Meier M. Mason Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 1 1-- 4% 61% 1-1 MIN C. Speier M. Mason Single; Meier to 2B
b5 1 12- O -6% 56% 1-1 MIN T. Laudner M. Mason Flyball: LF
b5 2 12- O -6% 50% 1-1 MIN K. Puckett M. Mason Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- -5% 45% 1-1 TEX B. Sample F. Viola Single
t6 0 1-- O 5% 50% 1-1 TEX G. Ward F. Viola Foul Flyball: 2B
t6 1 1-- -5% 45% 1-1 TEX B. Bell F. Viola Single; Sample to 2B
t6 1 12- O 6% 51% 1-1 TEX L. Parrish F. Viola Strikeout
t6 2 12- O 6% 58% 1-1 TEX P. O'Brien F. Viola Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Mike Mason facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- 5% 63% 1-1 MIN T. Teufel M. Mason Single
b6 0 1-- O -5% 58% 1-1 MIN M. Hatcher M. Mason Flyball: 2B
b6 1 1-- 5% 63% 1-1 MIN K. Hrbek M. Mason Walk; Teufel to 2B
b6 1 12- RRR 27% 90% 1-1 MIN T. Brunansky M. Mason Home Run; Teufel Scores; Hrbek Scores
b6 1 --- O -0% 90% 4-1 MIN G. Gaetti M. Mason Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 2 --- O -0% 89% 4-1 MIN D. Meier M. Mason Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 4.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Twins' Frank Viola facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- O 2% 92% 1-4 TEX G. Wright F. Viola Strikeout
t7 1 --- O 2% 93% 1-4 TEX N. Yost F. Viola Flyball: P
t7 2 --- O 1% 94% 1-4 TEX J. Kunkel F. Viola Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rangers' Tom Henke facing 8-9-1
Tom Henke replaces Mike Mason pitching
b7 0 --- 1% 95% 4-1 MIN C. Speier T. Henke Walk
b7 0 1-- O -1% 94% 4-1 MIN T. Laudner T. Henke Strikeout
b7 1 1-- 2% 96% 4-1 MIN K. Puckett T. Henke Double; Speier to 3B
b7 1 -23 RR 3% 99% 4-1 MIN T. Teufel T. Henke Triple; Speier Scores; Puckett Scores
b7 1 --3 R 0% 99% 6-1 MIN M. Hatcher T. Henke Single; Teufel Scores
Ricky Wright replaces Tom Henke pitching
b7 1 1-- OO -0% 99% 7-1 MIN K. Hrbek R. Wright Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 7.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-7, Twins' Frank Viola facing 9-1-2
t8 0 --- -1% 98% 1-7 TEX C. Wilkerson F. Viola Double
t8 0 -2- R -2% 97% 1-7 TEX B. Sample F. Viola Double; Wilkerson Scores
t8 0 -2- O 1% 98% 2-7 TEX G. Ward F. Viola Strikeout
t8 1 -2- O 1% 99% 2-7 TEX B. Bell F. Viola Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2 -2- R -1% 98% 2-7 TEX L. Parrish F. Viola Double; Sample Scores
t8 2 -2- O 1% 99% 3-7 TEX P. O'Brien F. Viola Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-3, Rangers' Dwayne Henry facing 5-6-7
Dwayne Henry replaces Ricky Wright pitching
b8 0 --- 0% 99% 7-3 MIN T. Brunansky D. Henry Walk
b8 0 1-- 0% 99% 7-3 MIN G. Gaetti D. Henry Walk; Brunansky to 2B
b8 0 12- O 0% 99% 7-3 MIN D. Meier D. Henry Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Brunansky to 3B; Gaetti to 2B
b8 1 -23 O -0% 99% 7-3 MIN C. Speier D. Henry Strikeout
Randy Bush pinch hits for Tim Laudner (C) batting 9th
b8 2 -23 0% 99% 7-3 MIN R. Bush D. Henry Walk
b8 2 123 O -0% 99% 7-3 MIN K. Puckett D. Henry Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 7.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-7, Twins' Frank Viola facing 6-7-8
Jeff Reed replaces Randy Bush (PH) playing C batting 9th
t9 0 --- O 1% 100% 3-7 TEX G. Wright F. Viola Strikeout
Kevin Buckley pinch hits for Ned Yost (C) batting 7th
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 3-7 TEX K. Buckley F. Viola Strikeout
Dave Hostetler pinch hits for Jeff Kunkel (SS) batting 8th
t9 2 --- -0% 100% 3-7 TEX D. Hostetler F. Viola Single
t9 2 1-- -1% 99% 3-7 TEX C. Wilkerson F. Viola Single; Hostetler to 2B
Rick Lysander replaces Frank Viola pitching
t9 2 12- O 1% 100% 3-7 TEX B. Sample R. Lysander Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 7.

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