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Twins
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
June 18, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on June 18, 1998 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 18, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 18, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Tewksbury |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Sirotka |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 13,550 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Terry Craft 2B: Larry Young 3B: Ed Hickox |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
Pat Meares | Shortstop |
Paul Molitor | First Baseman |
Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
Ron Coomer | DH |
Alex Ochoa | Right Fielder |
Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
Denny Hocking | Third Baseman |
Tom Kelly | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ray Durham | Second Baseman |
Mike Caruso | Shortstop |
Frank Thomas | DH |
Albert Belle | Left Fielder |
Robin Ventura | Third Baseman |
Wil Cordero | First Baseman |
Magglio Ordonez | Right Fielder |
Mike Cameron | Center Fielder |
Chad Kreuter | Catcher |
Jerry Manuel | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
June 18, 1998
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Sirotka
Nixon hits a line drive beyond second. Durham can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Sirotka
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caruso fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Sirotka
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Tewksbury
Durham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hocking fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caruso vs. Tewksbury
Caruso hits a ball on the ground towards first. Molitor scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Caruso for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Tewksbury
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Belle vs. Tewksbury
Belle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Sirotka
Cordova hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Sirotka
Coomer hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Sirotka
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cordero scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ochoa for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Sirotka
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham misplays the ball. That's an error on Durham. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Sirotka
Steinbach hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Tewksbury
Ventura strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Tewksbury
Cordero hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Tewksbury
Ordonez hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Sirotka
Hocking hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Sirotka
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Sirotka
Meares hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Sirotka
Molitor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Molitor reaches second base with a double. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Cordova vs. Sirotka
Cordova hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ordonez throws the ball in to Caruso who tags Cordova trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Nixon scores. Molitor scores. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cameron vs. Tewksbury
Cameron hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Tewksbury
Kreuter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Tewksbury
Durham hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Caruso vs. Tewksbury
Caruso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Sirotka
Coomer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ochoa vs. Sirotka
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caruso fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Sirotka
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ochoa moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Steinbach vs. Sirotka
Steinbach hits a line drive beyond third. Ventura can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Ochoa moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Hocking vs. Sirotka
Hocking hits a line drive beyond second. Durham can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Ochoa scores. Walker moves to third. Steinbach moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Nixon vs. Sirotka
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Tewksbury
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Tewksbury
Belle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Tewksbury
Ventura hits a line drive beyond second. Walker can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cordero vs. Tewksbury
Cordero hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Tewksbury
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Molitor scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ordonez for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Sirotka
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Sirotka
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caruso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Sirotka
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cameron vs. Tewksbury
Cameron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreuter vs. Tewksbury
Kreuter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cameron moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Durham vs. Tewksbury
Durham hits a popup into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Caruso vs. Tewksbury
Caruso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out. Cameron moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Tewksbury
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/18/1998 -- Minnesota at Chicago (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Nixon O, cf 2 1 1 0 Durham R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Meares P, ss 3 0 0 0 Caruso M, ss 3 0 0 0 Molitor P, 1b 3 1 2 0 Thomas F, dh 3 1 2 1 Cordova M, lf 3 1 2 3 Belle A, lf 2 0 0 0 Coomer R, dh 2 0 1 0 Ventura R, 3b 2 0 1 0 Ochoa A, rf 2 1 0 0 Cordero W, 1b 2 0 0 0 Walker T, 2b 2 0 1 0 Ordonez M, rf 2 0 0 0 Steinbach T, c 2 0 1 0 Cameron M, cf 2 0 1 0 Hocking D, 3b 2 0 1 1 Kreuter C, c 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 21 4 9 4 20 1 5 1 Minnesota 012 10 -- 4 Chicago 000 10 -- 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Tewksbury B (W) 5.0 5 1 1 1 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Sirotka M (L) 5.0 9 4 4 1 0 E -- Durham R DP -- Chicago 3 LOB -- Minnesota 3, Chicago 5 2B -- Molitor P HR -- Cordova M, Thomas F T -- 1:19 A -- 13550
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