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Minnesota Twins @
New York Yankees
1997-05-05 Β· Night game Β· Yankee Stadium I Β· Att: 16599 Β· 62Β°F, night, dry Β· Wind 10 mph to LF Β· 3:04
Minnesota Twins defeated New York Yankees 9β8. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 5th. Greg Swindell earned the win. Pat Meares went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | |
| NYA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
W: Greg Swindell L: Jim Mecir SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Dale Scott Β· 1B: Dave Phillips Β· 2B: Rocky Roe Β· 3B: Durwood Merrill Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Paul Molitor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Terry Steinbach | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Roberto Kelly | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Todd Walker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Greg Colbrunn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tim Raines | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wade Boggs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bernie Williams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tino Martinez | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cecil Fielder | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Paul O'Neill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Derek Jeter | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Mariano Duncan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Joe Girardi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
Greg Swindell | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Rick Aguilera | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
New York Yankees β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ramiro Mendoza | 4.2 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Mike Stanton | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Graeme Lloyd | 2.1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Chuck Knoblauch: 43/G4MD
- Rich Becker: K
- Paul Molitor: 3/P3DF
Bot 1
- Tim Raines: 43/G4
- Wade Boggs: W
- Bernie Williams: 64(1)/FO/G6M/R3
- Tino Martinez: CS2(26)
Top 2
- Matt Lawton: K
- Terry Steinbach: 9/F89XD
- Brent Brede: 1/G13
Bot 2
- Tino Martinez: HR/F9D
- Cecil Fielder: D7/L78XD
- Paul O'Neill: 63/G6M.2-3
- Derek Jeter: 43/G4
- Mariano Duncan: 43/G4
Top 3
- Roberto Kelly: 7/L7M
- Todd Walker: D9/L89D/R4
- Pat Meares: S8/L8LM/R2.2-3
- Chuck Knoblauch: 64(1)/FO/G56/R3.3-H
- Rich Becker: 46(1)/FO/G4M
Bot 3
- Joe Girardi: 53/G56
- Tim Raines: 8/F78D
- Wade Boggs: 7/F7M
Top 4
- Paul Molitor: 9/F9M
- Matt Lawton: 8/F89D
- Terry Steinbach: 53/G56
Bot 4
- Bernie Williams: S9/G34
- Tino Martinez: S8/L89M/R6.1-3
- Cecil Fielder: 8/SF/L78XD/R4.3-H
- Paul O'Neill: K
- Derek Jeter: W.1-2
- Mariano Duncan: S8/L8LS/R4.2-H;1-2
- Joe Girardi: D9/L9LM.2-H;1-H;BX3(945)
Top 5
- Brent Brede: 6/L6
- Roberto Kelly: D7/L7M
- Todd Walker: 7/F7M
- Pat Meares: HR/F7D.2-H
- Chuck Knoblauch: HR/F7LD
- Rich Becker: S8/L8RM
- Paul Molitor: W.1-2
- Matt Lawton: K
Bot 5
- Tim Raines: S8/L8LM/R6
- Wade Boggs: POCS2(136)
- Wade Boggs: 43/G4
- Bernie Williams: 7/F7M
Top 6
- Terry Steinbach: HR/F9D
- Brent Brede: 63/G56D
- Roberto Kelly: DGR/L9LM
- Todd Walker: 3/G3.2-3
- Pat Meares: 5/L5
Bot 6
- Tino Martinez: 6/F7S
- Cecil Fielder: 5/L56
- Paul O'Neill: 43/G4
Top 7
- Chuck Knoblauch: W
- Rich Becker: 8/L8RM/R4
- Paul Molitor: S9/L89S.1-2
- Matt Lawton: S8/G4M.2-H;1-2
- Terry Steinbach: W.2-3;1-2
- Greg Colbrunn: 32(3)/FO/G3S.2-3;1-2
- Roberto Kelly: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Denny Hocking: 54(1)/FO/G56
Bot 7
- Derek Jeter: 8/F8RD
- Mariano Duncan: 63/G6M
- Joe Girardi: K
Top 8
- Pat Meares: 4/F9S
- Chuck Knoblauch: 7/F7D
- Rich Becker: D8/F8LS
- Paul Molitor: I
- Matt Lawton: K
Bot 8
- Tim Raines: 53/G5
- Wade Boggs: 43/G4
- Bernie Williams: 43/G4
Top 9
- Terry Steinbach: 63/G6
- Greg Colbrunn: 13/G15S
- Roberto Kelly: W
- Denny Hocking: E6/TH/G56D/R4U9.1-H(UR)(NR);B-3
- Pat Meares: D9/L89D/R4.3-H(UR)
- Chuck Knoblauch: I
- Rich Becker: 7/F7M
Bot 9
- Tino Martinez: S8/G4M
- Cecil Fielder: W.1-2
- Paul O'Neill: 9/F9D/R4.2-3
- Derek Jeter: HR/F9D.3-H;1-H
- Mariano Duncan: K+WP.B-1
- Mark Whiten: K+SB2
- Tim Raines: 8/F78D



















