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April 23, 1991

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 7 12 0
Twins 5 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 7 12 0
Twins 5 11 1

Kirby Puckett Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .315
OBP .000 .339
At Bats 4 54
Hits 0 17
• Singles 0 13
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 6

Dennis Eckersley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 4
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - April 23, 1991
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Out
Dennis Eckersley
Terry Steinbach
Mark McGwire
Mike Gallego
Lance Blankenship
Fred Manrique
Dave Henderson
Willie Wilson
Harold Baines
Kirby Puckett

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 7 12 0 9
Minnesota Twins 5 11 1 7
Winning Pitcher Kirk Dressendorfer
Losing Pitcher Mark Guthrie
Save Dennis Eckersley
Game Winning RBI Terry Steinbach
Attendance 12,574
Time of Game 2 hours 47 minutes
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Count: 0-0, 2 Outs
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blankenship fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Knoblauch hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Gladden hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Gagne hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Blankenship hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Baines hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baines for the out. Canseco moves to third. McGwire moves to second.
Top 9 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields it and throws to first for the out. Canseco moves to second.
Top 9 Kirby Puckett now playing center field. Gene Larkin now playing right field. Canseco hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gene Larkin pinch hits for Shane Mack. Larkin hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Leius strikes out.
Bottom 8 Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davis moves to third.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a popup into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Davis reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Terry Leach now pitching. Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hrbek hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Puckett hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Steve Chitren now pitching. Knoblauch hits a line drive towards third. Blankenship reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gladden hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Gagne hits a line drive for a single.
Top 7 Manrique hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Blankenship hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Steinbach scores.
Top 7 Baines 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. Steinbach moves to third.
Top 7 McGwire hits a popup beyond short. Gagne can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Steinbach moves to second.
Top 7 Kirby Puckett now playing right field. Scott Leius now playing third base. Shane Mack now playing center field. Steinbach is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Shane Mack pinch hits for Randy Bush. Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blankenship fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Curt Young now pitching. Scott Leius pinch hits for Mike Pagliarulo. Leius hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Harper moves to second.
Bottom 6 Harper hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. Hrbek scores.
Bottom 6 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Hrbek moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hrbek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 There goes Wilson. The throw from Harper and he is out, Knoblauch applying the tag.
Top 6 Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Henderson hits a line drive into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wilson hits a line drive beyond short. Gagne can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 5 Puckett hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Gladden hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gagne hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Manrique hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Blankenship hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Baines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bush hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bush for the out.
Bottom 4 Pagliarulo hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harper moves to second.
Bottom 4 Harper hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Hrbek scores. Davis moves to third.
Bottom 4 Davis takes first base on ball four. Hrbek moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hrbek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blankenship fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Steinbach strikes out.
Top 4 Canseco is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Henderson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Henderson reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores.
Top 4 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Puckett who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple. Manrique scores.
Top 4 Gallego bunts towards the mound. Willis fields it and throws to first for the out. Manrique moves to second.
Top 4 Manrique hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blankenship fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Manrique scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Harold Baines now playing right field. Gagne hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blankenship hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There go the runners. The throw from Harper and Gagne drops the ball. That's a double steal and an error.
Top 3 Carl Willis now pitching. Harold Baines pinch hits for Brad Komminsk. Baines strikes out.
Top 3 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Canseco moves to third.
Top 3 There goes Canseco. The throw from Harper and he is safe. Canseco steals second.
Top 3 Canseco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Bush strikes out.
Bottom 2 Pagliarulo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. There goes Davis trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Harper moves to second.
Bottom 2 Harper hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 2 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Puckett hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Knoblauch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gallego settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gladden hits a fly ball into right field. Komminsk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Manrique hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Blankenship hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McGwire moves to third.
Top 1 Komminsk hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. McGwire moves to second.
Top 1 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Steinbach hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Henderson moves to third.
Top 1 Canseco takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Henderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Henderson reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Wilson strikes out.