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Rangers 6 @ Twins 1
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 26, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers, played on April 26, 1997 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Rangers with a score of 6 to 1.

Game Summary

DateApril 26, 1997 
Visiting Team
Texas Rangers
R: 6 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 6
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 1 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 1
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning Pitcher—Bobby Witt  
Losing Pitcher—Scott Aldred  
Save—Eric Gunderson  
Game Winning RBI—Damon Buford 

Game Info

DateApril 26, 1997 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamTexas Rangers 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherBobby Witt  
Home Starting PitcherScott Aldred  
BallparkHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
CityMinneapolis 
StateMN 
Attendance17,956 
Time of Game2 hours 57 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Joe Brinkman
1B: Tim Welke
2B: (none)
3B: Derryl Cousins

Texas Rangers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Mark McLemore  Second Baseman 
Ivan Rodriguez  Catcher 
Rusty Greer  Left Fielder 
Dean Palmer  Third Baseman 
Will Clark  First Baseman 
Mike Simms  DH 
Mike Devereaux  Right Fielder 
Damon Buford  Center Fielder 
Benji Gil  Shortstop 
Johnny Oates  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Chuck Knoblauch  Second Baseman 
Rich Becker  Center Fielder 
Matt Lawton  Left Fielder 
Terry Steinbach  Catcher 
Greg Myers  DH 
Greg Colbrunn  First Baseman 
Todd Walker  Third Baseman 
Pat Meares  Shortstop 
Brent Brede  Right Fielder 
Tom Kelly  Manager 

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Rangers 6 @ Twins 1
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 26, 1997

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         Game of 4/26/1997 -- Texas at Minnesota (N)

  Texas              AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
McLemore M, 2b        3  0  0  0   Knoblauch C, 2b       3  0  1  0   
Rodriguez I, c        5  0  1  2   Becker R, cf          3  1  1  1   
Greer R, lf           4  0  0  0   Kelly R, ph-cf        1  0  0  0   
Palmer D, 3b          5  1  3  0   Lawton M, lf          4  0  0  0   
Clark W, 1b           4  1  2  0   Steinbach T, c        4  0  0  0   
Simms M, dh           2  1  1  0   Myers G, dh           2  0  1  0   
Stevens L, ph         2  1  1  2   Coomer R, ph          1  0  0  0   
Devereaux M, rf       2  0  0  0   Colbrunn G, 1b        4  0  1  0   
Newson W, ph-rf       1  0  0  1   Walker T, 3b          3  0  0  0   
Sagmoen M, rf         1  0  0  0   Hocking D, ph         1  0  0  0   
Buford D, cf          4  2  3  1   Meares P, ss          4  0  1  0   
Gil B, ss             2  0  0  0   Brede B, rf           3  0  2  0   
                                   Latham C, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  6 11  6                        34  1  7  1

Texas            010 011 030 --  6
Minnesota        000 001 000 --  1

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
Witt B (W)            6.1  7  1  1  2  4
Gunderson E (S)       2.2  0  0  0  0  1

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Aldred S (L)*         5.0  7  3  3  3  3
Trombley M            2.1  2  3  3  1  2
Ritchie T             1.2  2  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th

LOB -- Texas 10, Minnesota 8
2B -- Simms M, Meares P, Colbrunn G, Knoblauch C
HR -- Becker R, Stevens L
SB -- Buford D
SH -- McLemore M
SF -- Newson W
HBP -- by Trombley M (Clark W), by Ritchie T (McLemore M)
WP -- Aldred S 2
PB -- Steinbach T
T -- 2:57
A -- 17956

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