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Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 26, 1991
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 26, 1991 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 26, 1991 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 26, 1991 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bret Saberhagen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Tapani |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 21,941 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Tim McClelland |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Kirk Gibson | Left Fielder |
| George Brett | DH |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Carmelo Martinez | First Baseman |
| Brent Mayne | Catcher |
| Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
| Bill Pecota | Third Baseman |
| Terry Shumpert | Second Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Shane Mack | Left Fielder |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Chili Davis | DH |
| Brian Harper | Catcher |
| Gene Larkin | Right Fielder |
| Mike Pagliarulo | Third Baseman |
| Al Newman | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 26, 1991
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Tapani
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Tapani
Gibson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Gibson reaches second base with a double. McRae goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Tapani
Brett hits a line drive for a single. Gibson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Tartabull vs. Tapani
Tartabull hits a line drive into left field. Mack picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mack. Gibson scores. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Tapani
Martinez hits a popup towards third. Pagliarulo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Mayne vs. Tapani
Mayne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett scores. Tartabull moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Stillwell vs. Tapani
Stillwell takes first base on ball four. Tartabull moves to third. Mayne moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Pecota vs. Tapani
Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tapani fields it and throws to home to get Tartabull. Mayne moves to third. Stillwell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shumpert vs. Tapani
Shumpert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Saberhagen
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Saberhagen
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Saberhagen
Puckett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mayne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Tapani
McRae hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Tapani
Gibson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Tapani
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Tapani
Tartabull hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Tapani
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Saberhagen
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Saberhagen
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Saberhagen
Harper hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Saberhagen
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Tapani
Mayne strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Tapani
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops it up and throws to first, with Tapani covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Tapani
Pecota hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pagliarulo vs. Saberhagen
Pagliarulo strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Saberhagen
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shumpert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Saberhagen
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Saberhagen
Mack takes first base on ball four. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Puckett vs. Saberhagen
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Shumpert vs. Tapani
Shumpert hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Mack. Shumpert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Tapani
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shumpert scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Tapani
There goes McRae. The throw from Harper and he is safe. McRae steals second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Tapani
Gibson hits a fly ball into left field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Tapani
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Tartabull vs. Tapani
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Saberhagen
Hrbek hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Saberhagen
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Saberhagen
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Willis
Carl Willis now pitching.
Martinez hits a line drive towards third. Pagliarulo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Willis
Mayne hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Willis
Stillwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Saberhagen
Larkin hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pagliarulo vs. Saberhagen
Pagliarulo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shumpert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Saberhagen
Newman hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Willis
Pecota hits a fly ball into left field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Shumpert vs. Willis
Shumpert hits a fly ball into right field. Larkin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Willis
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Saberhagen
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Saberhagen
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Saberhagen
Puckett hits a popup, foul, towards the mound. Saberhagen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Willis
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops it up and throws to first, with Willis covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Willis
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Willis
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Saberhagen
Hrbek hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Saberhagen
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shumpert misplays the ball. That's an error on Shumpert. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Saberhagen
Harper hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Saberhagen
Larkin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Pagliarulo vs. Saberhagen
Pagliarulo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first, with Saberhagen covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Bedrosian
Steve Bedrosian now pitching.
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mayne vs. Bedrosian
Mayne hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Stillwell vs. Bedrosian
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek fields it and throws to second for the out. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Pecota vs. Bedrosian
Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Saberhagen
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Saberhagen
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Saberhagen
Mack hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Saberhagen
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Hrbek vs. Saberhagen
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Martinez, and towards Shumpert, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Shumpert vs. Aguilera
Rick Aguilera now pitching.
Shumpert strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Aguilera
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Aguilera
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagliarulo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Saberhagen
Davis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Saberhagen
Harper hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Larkin vs. Saberhagen
Larkin hits a line drive beyond short. Stillwell can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Davis scores. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Pagliarulo vs. Saberhagen
Pagliarulo strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Saberhagen
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shumpert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/26/1991 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
McRae B, cf 5 2 3 2 Knoblauch C, 2b 3 0 1 0
Gibson K, lf 5 1 2 1 Mack S, lf 3 0 0 0
Brett G, dh 4 1 2 0 Puckett K, cf 4 0 1 0
Tartabull D, rf 4 0 1 1 Hrbek K, 1b 4 0 1 0
Martinez C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Davis C, dh 4 1 2 0
Mayne B, c 4 0 2 1 Harper B, c 4 0 1 0
Stillwell K, ss 3 0 0 0 Larkin G, rf 4 0 2 1
Pecota B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Pagliarulo M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Shumpert T, 2b 4 1 1 0 Newman A, ss 4 0 0 0
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36 5 11 5 34 1 8 1
Kansas City 310 100 000 -- 5
Minnesota 000 000 001 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen B (W) 9.0 8 1 1 2 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani K (L) 4.0 9 5 5 1 1
Willis C 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
Bedrosian S 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Aguilera R 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Mack S, Shumpert T
DP -- Kansas City 2, Minnesota 2
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Minnesota 8
2B -- Gibson K, Shumpert T
HR -- McRae B
SB -- McRae B
T -- 2:22
A -- 21941
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