Minnesota Twins vs. Texas Rangers

May 22, 1988

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
MIN	0	3	0	1	1	3	7	0	0	15	16	0	7
TEX	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	10	2	7

loss:

C. Houghwin: Minnesota Twins logo

L. Straker

Scoring Summary

MINTEX

1
With Pete Incaviglia batting, Oddibe McDowell scores on a balk. Ruben Sierra advances to 2nd on a balk. [1 run]
01
2
Gene Larkin doubles (12) on a fly ball to right fielder Ruben Sierra. Randy Bush scores. [1 run]
11
2
Tim Laudner hits a home run (4). Gene Larkin scores. [2 runs]
31
2
Curtis Wilkerson doubles (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Randy Bush. Steve Buechele scores. [1 run]
32
4
Tim Laudner singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ruben Sierra. Randy Bush scores. [1 run]
42
5
Kirby Puckett singles on a ground ball to center fielder Oddibe McDowell. Tom Herr scores. [1 run]
52
6
Al Newman singles on a ground ball to first baseman Pete O'Brien. Randy Bush scores. Tim Laudner to 3rd. [1 run]
62
6
Tom Herr grounds into a force out, first baseman Pete O'Brien to shortstop Scott Fletcher. Tim Laudner scores. Al Newman to 3rd. John Moses out at 2nd. Tom Herr to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
72
6
Kirby Puckett reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Steve Buechele. Al Newman scores. Tom Herr to 2nd. [1 run]
82
7
Gene Larkin reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Pete O'Brien. Gary Gaetti scores. Randy Bush to 3rd. Gene Larkin to 2nd. [1 run]
92
7
Tim Laudner out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Pete Incaviglia. Randy Bush scores. [1 run] [1 out]
102
7
Al Newman singles on a line drive to center fielder Oddibe McDowell. Gene Larkin scores. [1 run]
112
7
Kirby Puckett doubles (13) on a line drive to right fielder Ruben Sierra. Al Newman scores. John Moses scores. [2 runs]
132
7
Gary Gaetti singles on a line drive to center fielder Oddibe McDowell. Kirby Puckett scores. Kent Hrbek to 2nd. [1 run]
142
7
Mark Davidson doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Pete Incaviglia. Kent Hrbek scores. Gary Gaetti to 3rd. [1 run]
152
7
Jim Steels singles on a line drive to right fielder Mark Davidson. Steve Kemp scores. Oddibe McDowell scores. Bob Brower to 2nd. [2 runs]
154
9
Oddibe McDowell hits a home run (3). [1 run]
155

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1John MosesLF	1	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	.207
2Tom Herr2B-SS	1	6	1	1	0	0	0	4	.275
3Kirby PuckettCF	3	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	.329
Steve Lombardozzi Sr.2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159
4Kent Hrbek1B	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	4	.298
5Gary Gaetti3B	2	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	.270
Greg GagneCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
6Randy BushRF	2	2	4	0	0	2	0	0	.288
Mark DavidsonPH-RF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.313
7Gene LarkinDH	1	5	2	1	1	0	0	5	.267
8Tim LaudnerC	3	4	2	4	0	0	1	0	.280
9Al NewmanSS-3B	2	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	.194



TOTAL	16	44	15	13	2	4	1	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Les StrakerRHP	6.1	9	4	4	3	5	0	95	3.86
Mark PortugalRHP	2.2	1	1	1	3	0	1	27	6.75



TOTAL	9.0	10	5	5	6	5	1	122	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Oddibe McDowellCF	1	3	3	1	0	2	1	1	.208
2Scott FletcherSS	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.246
Bob BrowerPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290
Mike Stanley3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244
3Ruben SierraRF	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.246
Jim SteelsPH-RF	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	.278
4Pete IncavigliaLF	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.248
Cecil EspyPH-1B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.267
5Pete O'Brien1B	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.298
Jerry BrownePH-2B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.204
6Larry ParrishDH	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.226
7Geno PetralliC	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.213
8Steve Buechele3B	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.309
Steve KempPH-LF	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	.229
9Curtis Wilkerson2B-SS	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.327
TOTAL	10	34	5	4	6	5	1	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Charlie HoughRHP	5.1	9	8	7	2	3	1	98	4.11
Jose CecenaRHP	1.0	3	4	2	0	0	0	29	3.24
Tony FossasLHP	0.1	4	3	3	0	1	0	18	9.00
Dale MohorcicRHP	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.52
Mitch WilliamsLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3.86
TOTAL	8.3	16	15	12	2	4	1	164	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINTEX

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — John Moses grounds out to first baseman Pete O'Brien. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Tom Herr grounds out, third baseman Steve Buechele to first baseman Pete O'Brien. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Kirby Puckett strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
WALK — Oddibe McDowell walks.
00
WALK — Scott Fletcher walks. Oddibe McDowell to 2nd.
00
FORCEOUT — Ruben Sierra grounds into a force out, first baseman Kent Hrbek to shortstop Al Newman. Oddibe McDowell to 3rd. Scott Fletcher out at 2nd. Ruben Sierra to 1st. [1 out]
00
BALK — With Pete Incaviglia batting, Oddibe McDowell scores on a balk. Ruben Sierra advances to 2nd on a balk. [1 run]
01
LINEOUT — Pete Incaviglia lines out to left fielder John Moses. [2 outs]
01
BATTER OUT — Pete O'Brien out, second baseman Tom Herr to first baseman Kent Hrbek. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

MIN

TEX

15Runs5

16Hits10

0Errors2

.364Batting Avg.294

44At Bats34

6Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs1

13Runs-Batted-In4

4Walks5

1Stolen Bases0

2Strikeouts6

7Left on Base7

24Total Bases15

Game Details

Sunday, May 22, 1988 · 4:33 AM

Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX

capacity: 40,300

weather: 69 degrees, unknown