GAME LOG Minnesota @ Texas
Friday, 4/9/1976
Batting: Minnesota, top of 1st.
Pitching: Dennis Eckersley
CF Billy North:
Flies out to short right-center.
1B Willie Montanez:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Rod Carew:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Texas 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Texas, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bert Blyleven
LF Ralph Garr:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Mike Cubbage:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Billy Williams:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
RF Dave Winfield:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Texas 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Dennis Eckersley
LF Claudell Washington:
SINGLES to right
RF Lyman Bostock:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Washington out at 2nd base.
SS Tony Oliva:
Base on balls.
L. Bostock to second.
3B Jerry Terrell:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Texas 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Texas, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bert Blyleven
3B Roy Howell:
Strikes out swinging.
C Rick Dempsey:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Cesar Tovar:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Texas 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Dennis Eckersley
C Glenn Borgmann:
Base on balls.
P Bert Blyleven:
SAC BUNT.
Borgmann advances to second.
CF Billy North:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Willie Montanez:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Texas 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Texas, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bert Blyleven
SS Tim Nordbrook:
Strikes out swinging.
P Dennis Eckersley:
Strikes out looking.
LF Ralph Garr:
Base on balls.
2B Mike Cubbage:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Texas 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 4th.
Pitching: Dennis Eckersley
2B Rod Carew:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Claudell Washington:
Flies out to center field.
RF Lyman Bostock:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Texas 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Texas, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bert Blyleven
1B Billy Williams:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Dave Winfield:
Strikes out looking.
3B Roy Howell:
Base on balls.
C Rick Dempsey:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
R. Howell to second.
Howell tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Cesar Tovar:
Grounds out to the catcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Texas 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 5th.
Pitching: Dennis Eckersley
SS Tony Oliva:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Jerry Terrell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Glenn Borgmann:
SINGLES to short right-center.
P Bert Blyleven:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Borgmann out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Texas 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Texas, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bert Blyleven
SS Tim Nordbrook:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
P Dennis Eckersley:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Ralph Garr:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Texas 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 6th.
Pitching: Dennis Eckersley
CF Billy North:
Base on balls.
1B Willie Montanez:
SAC BUNT.
North advances to second.
2B Rod Carew:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Claudell Washington:
Flies out to deep left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Texas 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Texas, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bert Blyleven
2B Mike Cubbage:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Billy Williams:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
RF Dave Winfield:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (369 feet)
3B Roy Howell:
Flies out to short left field.
C Rick Dempsey:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Texas 2, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 7th.
Pitching: Dennis Eckersley
RF Lyman Bostock:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
SS Tony Oliva:
Intentional walk.
3B Jerry Terrell:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Oliva out at 2nd base.
L. Bostock to third.
C Glenn Borgmann:
SINGLES to center
L. Bostock scores.
J. Terrell to second.
Terrell tries to advance to third...
Tovar throws to third...
OUT at third base.
P Bert Blyleven:
SINGLES to right
G. Borgmann to second.
G. Borgmann to third.
CF Billy North:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Texas 2, Minnesota 1
Batting: Texas, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bert Blyleven
CF Cesar Tovar:
Popped out to the catcher.
SS Tim Nordbrook:
Base on balls.
P Dennis Eckersley:
Bunted into fielders choice, Nordbrook out at second.
LF Ralph Garr:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Texas 2, Minnesota 1
Batting: Minnesota, top of 8th.
Pitching: Dennis Eckersley
1B Willie Montanez:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Rod Carew:
Base on balls.
LF Claudell Washington:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Carew out at 2nd base.
RF Lyman Bostock:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Texas 2, Minnesota 1
Batting: Texas, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bert Blyleven
2B Mike Cubbage:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Billy Williams:
Flies out to short left field.
RF Dave Winfield:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Texas 2, Minnesota 1
Batting: Minnesota, top of 9th.
Pitching: Dennis Eckersley
SS Tony Oliva:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Jerry Terrell:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
PH Larry Hisle:
SINGLES down the left field line.
Dennis Eckersley was injured.
New pitcher: John Verhoeven.
P Bert Blyleven:
PH Steve Brye:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Texas 2, Minnesota 1
Game over. Score: Texas 2, Minnesota 1
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