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August 1, 1987

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 2 8 0
Athletics 2 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 2 8 0
Athletics 3 5 0

Carney Lansford Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .289
OBP .333 .375
At Bats 3 349
Hits 1 101
• Singles 1 71
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 43
RBI’s 0 42

Frank Viola Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 6 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - August 1, 1987
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Home Run
Frank Viola
Sal Butera
Kent Hrbek
Steve Lombardozzi
Gary Gaetti
Al Newman
Dan Gladden
Kirby Puckett
Tom Brunansky
Carney Lansford

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 2 8 0 6
Oakland Athletics 3 5 0 2
Winning Pitcher Dave Stewart
Losing Pitcher Frank Viola
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Carney Lansford
Attendance 40,929
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Lombardozzi is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Smalley strikes out.
Top 9 Mike Gallego now playing second base. Brunansky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gallego settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Polonia hits a line drive towards cemter. Puckett catches it and throws to home to double up Javier.
Bottom 8 Griffin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gallego scores. Javier moves to third.
Bottom 8 Mike Gallego pinch runs for Tony Bernazard. Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Viola fields it and throws to third for the out. Gallego moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bernazard takes first base on ball four. Steinbach moves to second.
Bottom 8 Sal Butera now catching. Al Newman now playing shortstop. Steinbach is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Gaetti strikes out.
Top 8 Hrbek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bush scores.
Top 8 Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Newman tags and scores. Bush tags and moves to second.
Top 8 Randy Bush pinch hits for Greg Gagne. Bush takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Al Newman pinch runs for Tim Laudner. Gladden bunts towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. Newman moves to third.
Top 8 Laudner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Javier. Laudner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McGwire strikes out.
Bottom 7 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Brunansky strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Viola fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Polonia hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Viola, and towards Gagne, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gaetti strikes out.
Top 6 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puckett moves to third.
Top 6 Puckett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Gagne strikes out. There goes Gladden. The throw from Steinbach to Griffin, and Gladden is out.
Top 6 Gladden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bernazard hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Steinbach hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Laudner hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Smalley is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Brunansky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lombardozzi scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 McGwire hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Canseco hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Puckett hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Polonia strikes out.
Bottom 3 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gagne strikes out.
Top 3 Gladden strikes out.
Top 3 Laudner strikes out.
Bottom 2 Javier strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bernazard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Bernazard reaches second base with a double. Henderson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Steinbach hits a line drive into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 McGwire strikes out.
Top 2 Lombardozzi is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Smalley hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Brunansky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Gaetti strikes out.
Top 2 Hrbek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Javier. Hrbek reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Lansford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Polonia strikes out.
Top 1 Puckett strikes out.
Top 1 Gagne hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gladden strikes out.