Final
OAK 8 — MIN 4
5/23/1997 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · MIN199705230
Complete available game record for OAK at MIN, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Mashore | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Chuck Knoblauch | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Giambi | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Rich Becker | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Molitor | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stairs | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Stahoviak | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark McGwire | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Steinbach | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Geronimo Berroa | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Coomer | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Spiezio | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Lawton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Myers | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| George Williams | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Denny Hocking | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Jackson | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Brosius | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Walker | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rafael Bournigal | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Meares | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Karsay | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Radke | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Trombley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Small | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Ritchie | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Karsay | 7.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Brad Radke | 4.2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Todd Ritchie | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Small | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Billy Taylor | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Trombley | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Radke | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Ritchie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Jackson | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Becker | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Stahoviak | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Steinbach | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Lawton | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Trombley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Walker | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Becker | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Coomer | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denny Hocking | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Meares | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George Williams | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Geronimo Berroa | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Bournigal | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Brosius | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Karsay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Mashore | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Small | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Spiezio | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stairs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63/G6M | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 3/G3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G56 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43/G4M | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S7/L78M | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | SB2/R4 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S7/G56 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 53/G5.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7/F7M | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S9/L9LM.2-H | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 53/G56S | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G56 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F78M | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | OA.2X3(25) | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8/L6MD | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | SB2.1-3(E2/TH) | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7/SF/F7D.3-H(UR) | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 13/G13S | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P5F | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | D9/L9LM.2-H | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8RD | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 7/F7M | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8LD | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7/F7M | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | D8/L78XD.1-H | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 154/SH/BG15S.2-3 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | D8/L89D/R2.3-H;1-H | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S9/L9M.2-3 | 5–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8/SF/F8RD.3-H | 5–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S9/L9LM.1-3 | 6–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 6/P56 | 6–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 6–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 5/L56 | 6–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 6–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 6–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9/F89M | 6–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 6–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G3 | 6–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7/G56 | 6–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 6–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G5 | 6–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 6–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8/F8RXD | 6–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8/F8RD | 6–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8/F8RD | 6–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 6–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G6 | 6–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8/P89M | 6–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 6–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 5/P56 | 6–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | D9/L9LDW | 6–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S9/L9S.2-H(UR)(E9) | 6–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8/F8RD | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L7S | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8RD | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO/G4 | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S7/G56.1-2 | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | HP.2-3;1-2 | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 7–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 7–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 7–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G3 | 7–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8/G56 | 7–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 7–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 36(1)/FO/G4/R3.2-3 | 7–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 7/SF/L7D.3-H | 7–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 8–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 8–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 31/G34 | 8–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | D7/L7M | 8–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 8–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | D9/L9DW.2-H | 8–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S5/G56/R3.2-3 | 8–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 13/G15 | 8–4 |