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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH

2007.Mon, Apr 2 vs BAL W (7-4)# Mauer Morneau Castillo Punto Bartlett White Hunter Cuddyer Santana Cirillo

2006.Tue, Apr 4 at TOR L (3-6) Mauer Morneau Castillo Batista Castro Stewart Hunter Kubel Santana White

2005.Mon, Apr 4 at SEA L (1-5)# Mauer Morneau Rivas Cuddyer Bartlett Stewart Hunter Jones Radke Ford

2004.Mon, Apr 5 vs CLE W (7-4)# Mauer Mientkiewicz Rivas Koskie Guzman Stewart Hunter Jones Radke LeCroy

2003.Mon, Mar 31 at DET W (3-1)# Pierzynski Mientkiewicz Rivas Cuddyer Guzman Jones Hunter Mohr Radke LeCroy

2002.Mon, Apr 1 at KCR W (8-6) Pierzynski Mientkiewicz Rivas Koskie Guzman Jones Hunter Buchanan Radke Ortiz

2001.Tue, Apr 3 at DET W (3-2) Pierzynski Mientkiewicz Rivas Koskie Guzman Jones Hunter Lawton Radke Ortiz

2000.Mon, Apr 3 vs TBD L (0-7) LeCroy Coomer Walker Koskie Guzman Jones Hunter Lawton Radke Huskey

1999.Tue, Apr 6 vs TOR W (6-1) Steinbach Mientkiewicz Walker Coomer Guzman Allen Hunter Lawton Radke Cordova

1998.Wed, Apr 1 at TOR L (2-3) Steinbach Merced Gates Coomer Meares Cordova Nixon Lawton Tewksbury Molitor

1997.Tue, Apr 1 vs DET W (7-5) Steinbach Stahoviak Knoblauch Walker Meares Cordova Becker Lawton Radke Molitor

1996.Mon, Apr 1 vs DET W (8-6) Myers Stahoviak Knoblauch Hollins Meares Cordova Becker Lawton Radke Molitor

1995.Wed, Apr 26 at BOS L (0-9) Walbeck Maas Knoblauch Leius Meares Cordova Cole Puckett Erickson Munoz

1994.Tue, Apr 5 vs CAL L (2-8)# Walbeck Hrbek Knoblauch Leius Meares Munoz Becker Puckett Tapani Winfield

1993.Tue, Apr 6 vs CHW L (5-10) Harper Hrbek Knoblauch Pagliarulo Leius Mack Puckett Munoz Tapani Winfield

1992.Mon, Apr 6 at MIL W (4-2) Harper Larkin Knoblauch Leius Gagne Mack Puckett Munoz Erickson Davis

1991.Tue, Apr 9 at OAK L (2-7) Harper Hrbek Knoblauch Pagliarulo Gagne Gladden Mack Puckett Morris Davis

1990.Mon, Apr 9 at OAK L (3-8) Harper Hrbek Newman Gaetti Gagne Gladden Puckett Bush Anderson Larkin

1989.Tue, Apr 4 vs NYY L (2-4)# Laudner Hrbek Backman Gaetti Gagne Gladden Puckett Castillo Viola Larkin

1988.Tue, Apr 5 at NYY L (0-8) Nieto Hrbek Lombardozzi Gaetti Gagne Gladden Puckett Brunansky Viola Bush

1987.Tue, Apr 7 vs OAK W (5-4)# Nieto Hrbek Lombardozzi Gaetti Gagne Davidson Puckett Brunansky Blyleven Gladden

1986.Tue, Apr 8 at OAK W (3-2) Salas Hrbek Lombardozzi Gaetti Gagne Hatcher Puckett Brunansky Viola Smalley

1985.Tue, Apr 9 at CAL W (6-2) Laudner Hrbek Teufel Gaetti Smalley Hatcher Puckett Brunansky Viola Stenhouse

1984.Tue, Apr 3 vs DET L (1-8) Laudner Hrbek Teufel Gaetti Faedo Hatcher Eisenreich Brunansky Williams Bush

1983.Tue, Apr 5 vs DET L (3-11) Laudner Hrbek Castino Gaetti Faedo Ward Eisenreich Brunansky Havens Bush

1982.Tue, Apr 6 vs SEA L (7-11)# Wynegar Hrbek Wilfong Gaetti Smalley Hatcher Eisenreich Engle Redfern Ward

1981.Thu, Apr 9 vs OAK L (1-5) Smith Hatcher Wilfong Castino Smalley Ward Johnston Powell Koosman Adams

1980.Thu, Apr 10 at OAK W (9-7) Wynegar Cubbage Wilfong Castino Smalley Landreaux Sofield Powell Koosman Goodwin

1979.Fri, Apr 6 at OAK W (5-3) Wynegar Jackson Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Landreaux Norwood Sofield Goltz Adams

1978.Wed, Apr 5 at SEA L (2-3) Wynegar Carew Wilfong Cubbage Smalley Norwood Ford Powell Goltz Adams

1977.Sat, Apr 9 at OAK L (4-7) Wynegar Carew Randall Cubbage Smalley Hisle Bostock Ford Goltz Kusick

1976.Fri, Apr 9 at TEX L (1-2) Wynegar Carew Terrell McKay Thompson Hisle Bostock Ford Blyleven Braun

1975.Tue, Apr 8 at TEX W (11-4) Borgmann Braun Carew Soderholm Thompson Hisle Bostock Darwin Blyleven Oliva

1974.Fri, Apr 5 at KCR W (6-4)# Hundley Lis Carew Terrell Ferrer Braun Hisle Darwin Blyleven Killebrew

1973.Fri, Apr 6 at OAK W (8-3) Mitterwald Lis Carew Braun Thompson Holt Hisle Darwin Blyleven Oliva

1972.Sat, Apr 15 at OAK L (3-4)# Roof Killebrew Carew Soderholm Thompson Brye Darwin Tovar Blyleven

1971.Tue, Apr 6 vs MIL L (2-7) Mitterwald Reese Carew Killebrew Cardenas Alyea Tovar Oliva Perry

1970.Tue, Apr 7 at CHW W (12-0)# Mitterwald Reese Carew Killebrew Cardenas Alyea Tovar Oliva Perry

1969.Tue, Apr 8 at KCR L (3-4) Roseboro Reese Carew Killebrew Cardenas Nettles Uhlaender Oliva Hall

1968.Wed, Apr 10 at WSA W (2-0) Roseboro Killebrew Carew Tovar Hernandez Allison Uhlaender Oliva Chance

1967.Tue, Apr 11 at BAL L (3-6)# Battey Killebrew Carew Rollins Versalles Allison Tovar Oliva Kaat

1966.Tue, Apr 12 vs KCA W (2-1) Battey Mincher Allen Killebrew Versalles Valdespino Hall Oliva Grant

1965.Mon, Apr 12 vs NYY W (5-4) Zimmerman Killebrew Kindall Rollins Versalles Allison Hall Oliva Kaat

1964.Tue, Apr 14 at CLE W (7-6) Battey Allison Allen Rollins Versalles Killebrew Hall Oliva Pascual

1963.Tue, Apr 9 vs CLE L (4-5) Battey Power Allen Banks Versalles Killebrew Green Allison Pascual

1962.Tue, Apr 10 at KCA L (2-4) Battey Power Allen Rollins Versalles Killebrew Green Allison Kralick

1961.Tue, Apr 11 at NYY W (6-0)# Battey Killebrew Gardner Bertoia Versalles Lemon Green Allison Ramos

1960.Mon, Apr 18 vs BOS W (10-1) Battey Mincher Gardner Killebrew Consolo Lemon Green Allison Pascual

1959.Thu, Apr 9 vs BAL W (9-2)# Fitz Gerald Zauchin Bertoia Killebrew Samford Sievers Pearson Allison Ramos

1958.Mon, Apr 14 vs BOS W (5-2) Courtney Zauchin Plews Yost Bridges Sievers Pearson Lemon Ramos

1957.Mon, Apr 15 vs BAL L (6-7) Courtney Runnels Plews Yost Luttrell Sievers Herzog Lemon Chakales

1956.Tue, Apr 17 vs NYY L (4-10) Berberet Sievers Runnels Yost Valdivielso Tettelbach Olson Herzog Pascual

1955.Mon, Apr 11 vs BAL W (12-5)

1954.Tue, Apr 13 vs NYY W (5-3)#

1953.Thu, Apr 16 vs NYY L (3-6)

1952.Tue, Apr 15 vs BOS L (0-3)#

1951.Tue, Apr 17 at PHA W (6-1)#

1950.Tue, Apr 18 vs PHA W (8-7)

1949.Mon, Apr 18 vs PHA W (3-2)

1948.Mon, Apr 19 vs NYY L (4-12)

1947.Tue, Apr 15 at BOS L (6-7)

1946.Tue, Apr 16 vs BOS L (3-6)

1945.Tue, Apr 17 at PHA W (14-8)

1944.Tue, Apr 18 vs PHA L (2-3)

1943.Tue, Apr 20 vs PHA W (7-5)

1942.Tue, Apr 14 vs NYY L (0-7)

1941.Mon, Apr 14 vs NYY L (0-3)#

1940.Tue, Apr 16 vs BOS L (0-1)#

1939.Thu, Apr 20 at PHA L (0-2)

1938.Mon, Apr 18 vs PHA W (12-8)

1937.Mon, Apr 19 vs PHA L (3-4)#

1936.Tue, Apr 14 vs NYY W (1-0)#

1935.Wed, Apr 17 vs PHA W (4-2)

1934.Tue, Apr 17 at BOS W (6-5)

1933.Wed, Apr 12 vs PHA W (4-1)#

1932.Mon, Apr 11 vs BOS W (1-0)

1931.Tue, Apr 14 vs PHA L (3-5)#

1930.Mon, Apr 14 vs BOS L (3-4)

1929.Wed, Apr 17 vs PHA L (4-13)#

1928.Tue, Apr 10 vs BOS L (5-7)

1927.Tue, Apr 12 vs BOS W (6-2)

1926.Tue, Apr 13 vs PHA W (1-0)

1925.Tue, Apr 14 at NYY L (1-5)

1924.Tue, Apr 15 vs PHA W (4-0)

1923.Wed, Apr 18 at PHA L (1-3)

1922.Wed, Apr 12 vs NYY W (6-5)

1921.Wed, Apr 13 vs BOS L (3-6)

1920.Thu, Apr 15 at BOS L (6-7)

1919.Wed, Apr 23 vs PHA W (1-0)

1918.Mon, Apr 15 vs NYY L (3-6)#

1917.Wed, Apr 11 at PHA W (3-0)

1916.Wed, Apr 12 at NYY W (3-2)

1915.Wed, Apr 14 vs NYY W (7-0)

1914.Tue, Apr 14 at BOS W (3-0)#

1913.Thu, Apr 10 vs NYY W (2-1)

1912.Thu, Apr 11 at PHA L (2-4)

1911.Wed, Apr 12 vs BOS W (8-5)

1910.Thu, Apr 14 vs PHA W (3-0)#

1909.Mon, Apr 12 vs NYY W (4-1)#

1908.Tue, Apr 14 at BOS L (1-3)

1907.Thu, Apr 11 vs NYY L (2-3)

1906.Sat, Apr 14 vs PHA L (3-4)

1905.Fri, Apr 14 vs NYY L (2-4)

1904.Thu, Apr 14 vs PHA L (3-8)#

1903.Wed, Apr 22 vs NYY W (3-1)

1902.Wed, Apr 23 vs BOS W (7-3)

1901.Fri, Apr 26 at PHA W (5-1)

107 games 22 players 22 players 20 players 22 players 18 players 25 players 21 players 21 players 23 players 23 players

Most Common-games Battey-7
Wynegar-6
Mauer-4 Hrbek-12
Killebrew-5
Mientkiewicz-5 Carew-9
Knoblauch-7
Wilfong-5 Gaetti-9
Killebrew-6
Koskie-4 Gagne-7
Smalley-7
Versalles-7 Gladden-4
Jones-4
Cordova-4 Hunter-9
Puckett-8
Green-4 Oliva-8
Brunansky-6
Lawton-6 Radke-9
Blyleven-6
Viola-4 Adams-3
Molitor-3
Bush-3

Most Common Lineups

55 Games
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher

2 Games
C. Mitterwald
1B. Reese
2B. Carew
3B. Killebrew
SS. Cardenas
LF. Alyea
CF. Tovar
RF. Oliva
Pitcher
Pitcher

1 Games
C. Harper
1B. Hrbek
2B. Knoblauch
3B. Pagliarulo
SS. Gagne
LF. Gladden
CF. Mack
RF. Puckett
Pitcher
DH. Davis

1 Games
C. Wynegar
1B. Carew
2B. Randall
3B. Cubbage
SS. Smalley
LF. Hisle
CF. Bostock
RF. Ford
Pitcher
DH. Kusick

1 Games
C. Mauer
1B. Morneau
2B. Castillo
3B. Punto
SS. Bartlett
LF. White
CF. Hunter
RF. Cuddyer
Pitcher
DH. Cirillo

1 Games
C. Battey
1B. Killebrew
2B. Gardner
3B. Bertoia
SS. Versalles
LF. Lemon
CF. Green
RF. Allison
Pitcher
Pitcher

52 total lineups (52 when including pitchers)

The game result information and lineup data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

Stats updated through May 12, 2008.

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