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Twins
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 2, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 2, 1997 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Shane Bowers |
| Home Starting Pitcher | David Cone |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 33,261 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Craft 1B: Ted Barrett 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Jim Evans |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Denny Hocking | Shortstop |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Scott Stahoviak | First Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Rich Becker | Center Fielder |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Luis Sojo | Second Baseman |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Hayes | Third Baseman |
| Wade Boggs | DH |
| Chad Curtis | Left Fielder |
| Joe Girardi | Catcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 2, 1997
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Cone
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hocking vs. Cone
There's a wild pitch. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hocking vs. Cone
Hocking strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Cone
There's a wild pitch. Knoblauch moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Molitor vs. Cone
Molitor hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Knoblauch scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Cone
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Bowers
Jeter strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Bowers
Sojo hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bowers
Williams hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Bowers
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Cone
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Cone
Coomer hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Cone
Stahoviak hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Cone
Cordova strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Bowers
O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Bowers
Hayes hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Bowers
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Curtis vs. Bowers
Curtis hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Cone
Becker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Cone
Knoblauch hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hocking vs. Cone
There goes Becker. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Becker steals second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hocking vs. Cone
Hocking strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Cone
Molitor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Bowers
Girardi hits a line drive into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Bowers
Jeter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sojo vs. Bowers
Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Cone
Steinbach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Cone
Lawton hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. Cone
There goes Steinbach. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Steinbach steals second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Coomer vs. Cone
Coomer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Stahoviak vs. Cone
Stahoviak strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bowers
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Bowers
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Bowers
O'Neill hits a line drive into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Bowers
Hayes takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Boggs vs. Bowers
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Cone
Cordova takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Cone
Becker strikes out. There goes Cordova. The throw from Girardi to Jeter, and Cordova is out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Cone
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Bowers
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Girardi vs. Bowers
Girardi hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Bowers
Jeter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Becker who is chasing the ball. Jeter reaches third base with a triple. Curtis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Sojo vs. Bowers
Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jeter scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Swindell
Greg Swindell now pitching.
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Swindell
Martinez hits a line drive towards short. Hocking reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Cone
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Cone
Molitor hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Cone
Steinbach hits a popup, foul, towards first. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Cone
Lawton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Swindell
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Swindell
Hayes hits a line drive into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Swindell
Boggs strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Cone
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Cone
Stahoviak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Cone
There goes Stahoviak. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Stahoviak steals second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cordova vs. Cone
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Cone
Becker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Cone
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Swindell
Curtis 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 -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Swindell
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Swindell
Jeter hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Nelson
Jeff Nelson now pitching.
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Nelson
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first, with Nelson covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Nelson
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Swindell
Sojo hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Swindell
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Swindell
Martinez 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 -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Swindell
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Swindell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Neill for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching.
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanton covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Stanton
Coomer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sojo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Stanton
Stahoviak strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Aguilera
Rick Aguilera now pitching.
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Aguilera
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Curtis vs. Aguilera
There's a wild pitch. Hayes moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Curtis vs. Aguilera
Curtis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hayes scores. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Girardi vs. Aguilera
There goes Curtis. The throw from Steinbach and he is out, Hocking applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Aguilera
Girardi strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1997 -- Minnesota at New York (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Knoblauch C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Jeter D, ss 3 1 1 1
Hocking D, ss 4 0 0 0 Sojo L, 2b 4 0 1 1
Molitor P, dh 4 1 2 2 Williams B, cf 4 1 3 1
Steinbach T, c 3 0 0 0 Martinez T, 1b 4 0 0 0
Lawton M, rf 4 0 0 0 O'Neill P, rf 4 0 0 0
Coomer R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hayes C, 3b 3 1 1 0
Stahoviak S, 1b 4 2 2 1 Boggs W, dh 4 0 1 0
Cordova M, lf 2 0 0 0 Curtis C, lf 4 1 2 1
Becker R, cf 2 1 1 2 Girardi J, c 4 0 0 0
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31 5 6 5 34 4 9 4
Minnesota 110 001 200 -- 5
New York 000 020 011 -- 4
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Bowers S 4.1 6 2 2 2 1
Swindell G (W) 3.2 1 1 1 0 2
Aguilera R (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Cone D (L) 7.0 6 5 5 3 10
Nelson J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Stanton M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Minnesota 1, New York 2
LOB -- Minnesota 2, New York 5
3B -- Jeter D
HR -- Stahoviak S, Molitor P, Becker R, Williams B
SB -- Becker R, Steinbach T, Stahoviak S
CS -- Cordova M, Curtis C
WP -- Cone D 2, Aguilera R
T -- 3:02
A -- 33261
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