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September 3, 1987

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Red Sox 1 6 1
Twins 0 3 0
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Red Sox 1 6 1
Twins 1 4 0

Kirby Puckett Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .327
OBP .000 .363
At Bats 3 520
Hits 0 170
• Singles 0 117
• Doubles 0 28
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 0 77

Wes Gardner Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 5 8
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - September 3, 1987
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Home Run
Wes Gardner
John Marzano
Pat Dodson
Marty Barrett
Wade Boggs
Ed Romero
Mike Greenwell
Ellis Burks
Todd Benzinger
Kirby Puckett
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Puckett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Kent Hrbek pinch hits for Greg Gagne. Hrbek hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Newman is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 9 Marzano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dodson moves to second.
Top 9 Romero hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Greenwell tags and scores.
Top 9 Dodson takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Greenwell moves to third.
Top 9 There goes Greenwell. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Greenwell steals second.
Top 9 Benzinger is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Greenwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Laudner strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bush hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wes Gardner now pitching. Larkin hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Evans strikes out.
Top 8 Boggs takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Barrett strikes out.
Top 8 Burks strikes out.
Bottom 7 Baylor hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brunansky hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gaetti strikes out.
Top 7 Marzano strikes out.
Top 7 Romero hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dodson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Puckett strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gagne strikes out.
Bottom 6 Newman is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Benzinger strikes out.
Top 6 Greenwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans moves to third.
Top 6 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Laudner strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bush hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Larkin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Baylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Burks hits a fly ball into left field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Marzano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Romero strikes out.
Top 5 Dodson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bush. Dodson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Brunansky is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Gaetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Puckett hits a popup towards first. Dodson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Benzinger strikes out.
Top 4 Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out.
Top 4 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gagne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Newman. The throw from Marzano and he is out, Barrett applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Newman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Laudner strikes out.
Top 3 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Burks strikes out.
Top 3 Marzano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bush hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Baylor strikes out.
Top 2 Romero hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dodson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Benzinger strikes out.
Bottom 1 Brunansky strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schiraldi juggles the ball. That's an error on Schiraldi. Newman moves to third.
Bottom 1 Puckett strikes out. There goes Newman. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 1 Gagne strikes out.
Bottom 1 Newman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out.
Top 1 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Barrett moves to third.
Top 1 Barrett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Barrett reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Burks strikes out.