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Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins
1984-09-08 · Day game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 14456 · 2:22
Minnesota Twins defeated Texas Rangers 5–4. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 7th. John Butcher earned the win. Mickey Hatcher went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
W: John Butcher L: Dickie Noles SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Larry Barnett · 1B: John Hirschbeck · 2B: Dale Ford · 3B: Rocky Roe · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mickey Rivers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gary Ward | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Bell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Larry Parrish | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Sample | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Kunkel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ned Yost | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Curt Wilkerson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Dunbar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marv Foley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kirby Puckett | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tim Teufel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mickey Hatcher | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Kent Hrbek | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tom Brunansky | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Gary Gaetti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dave Engle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chris Speier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tim Laudner | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Putnam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Randy Bush | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frank Tanana | 6.2 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
 Dickie Noles | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Butcher | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mickey Rivers: S
- Gary Ward: E6.1-3
- Buddy Bell: D.3-H;1-H(UR)
- Larry Parrish: 8.2-3
- Pete O'Brien: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
- Billy Sample: 53
Bot 1
- Kirby Puckett: 63
- Tim Teufel: S
- Mickey Hatcher: S.1-2
- Kent Hrbek: 341.2-3;1-2
- Tom Brunansky: W
- Gary Gaetti: K
Top 2
- Jeff Kunkel: 53
- Ned Yost: 8
- Curt Wilkerson: 3/G
Bot 2
- Dave Engle: 6
- Chris Speier: K
- Tim Laudner: HR
- Kirby Puckett: 13
Top 3
- Mickey Rivers: S
- Gary Ward: 3/FL
- Buddy Bell: CS2(24)
- Buddy Bell: K
Bot 3
- Tim Teufel: K
- Mickey Hatcher: 3
- Kent Hrbek: K
Top 4
- Larry Parrish: S
- Pete O'Brien: 36(1)1(B)/GDP
- Billy Sample: S
- Jeff Kunkel: S.1-3
- Ned Yost: 63
Bot 4
- Tom Brunansky: 8
- Gary Gaetti: 63
- Dave Engle: 7
Top 5
- Curt Wilkerson: 6
- Mickey Rivers: K
- Gary Ward: 1
Bot 5
- Chris Speier: 63
- Tim Laudner: D
- Kirby Puckett: 9.2-3
- Tim Teufel: 2/FL
Top 6
- Buddy Bell: 7
- Larry Parrish: 3
- Pete O'Brien: W
- Billy Sample: 8
Bot 6
- Mickey Hatcher: 43
- Kent Hrbek: D
- Tom Brunansky: W
- Gary Gaetti: K
- Dave Engle: K23
Top 7
- Bob Jones: 8
- Ned Yost: K
- Curt Wilkerson: HR
- Mickey Rivers: S
- Gary Ward: S.1-2
- Buddy Bell: 8
Bot 7
- Chris Speier: 8
- Tim Laudner: S
- Kirby Puckett: S/BG.1-2
- Tim Teufel: K
- Mickey Hatcher: HR.2-H;1-H
- Kent Hrbek: W
- Tom Brunansky: 6
Top 8
- Larry Parrish: K
- Pete O'Brien: 43
- Billy Sample: 8
Bot 8
- Gary Gaetti: 63
- Pat Putnam: 7
- Randy Bush: S
- Tim Laudner: D.1-H
- Kirby Puckett: S.2XH(432)
Top 9
- Tom Dunbar: 8
- George Wright: 3/G
- Marv Foley: K