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August 5, 1985

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Kirby Puckett Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .273
OBP .000 .316
At Bats 3 444
Hits 0 121
• Singles 0 93
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 10
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 53

Tim Birtsas Season Stats

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7 2 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - August 5, 1985
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Out
Tim Birtsas
Mike Heath
Bruce Bochte
Donnie Hill
Steve Kiefer
Alfredo Griffin
Dusty Baker
Dwayne Murphy
Mike Davis
Kirby Puckett
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Birtsas, and towards Griffin, who fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Tim Teufel pinch hits for Greg Gagne. Teufel strikes out.
Bottom 7 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Laudner hits a line drive towards third. Kiefer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Birtsas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Griffin.
Bottom 6 Murphy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Washington reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pete Filson now pitching. Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hill takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Kiefer hits a line drive into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Engle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Birtsas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hrbek strikes out.
Top 6 Washington hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Washington reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kingman scores. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 5 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bochte scores. Kingman moves to third.
Bottom 5 Kingman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Bochte hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Bochte reaches second base with a double. Griffin goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 5 Griffin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bochte scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puckett for the out.
Top 5 Gagne strikes out.
Top 5 Laudner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kiefer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Heath takes first base on ball four. Bochte moves to third. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a line drive into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Baker takes first base on ball four. Bochte moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kingman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bochte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Gaetti takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Engle hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Brunansky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 3 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hill for the out.
Top 3 Hrbek strikes out.
Top 3 Washington takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Puckett bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gagne strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kiefer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Smithson spins and fires to second, and Davis is picked off.
Bottom 2 Heath bunts towards the mound. Smithson fields it and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kiefer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Hatcher takes first base on ball four. Brunansky moves to third. Engle moves to second.
Top 2 Gaetti hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Engle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brunansky moves to second.
Top 2 Brunansky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Murphy scores.
Bottom 1 Bochte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Griffin scores. Murphy moves to third.
Bottom 1 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Griffin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Griffin reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Washington hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bochte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.