DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
07/19/1994
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1185 - TUESDAY, JULY 19TH, 1994 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (38-61) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 2
Pittsburgh Pirates (53-47) 1 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 X 10 13 1
Pirates Lick Twins, 10-2
Dean Palmer led Pittsburgh to a triumph over Minnesota. The final score was 10-2. The third baseman went 4 for 4, falling a triple shy of the cycle. He scored 3 runs and added 4 RBI. Pittsburgh starter Jack Armstrong was credited with the win after throwing 122 pitches over 7.2 innings. His record now stands at 6-8. The Pirates bumped their record to 53-47 with this latest triumph.

The Pirates grabbed the lead in the bottom of the fifth. With one out, Charles Johnson hit a grand slam home run off Tyler Green, putting Pittsburgh in front, 9-0. For Johnson, it was his 13th home run of the season.

"I had some good swings out there," said Palmer.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels LF 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 .262 24 45
J. Stone DH 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .269 4 22
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .315 27 69
L. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .257 28 71
T. Zeile C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .197 10 28
N. Martin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 1 23
J. Oliva 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .173 15 35
D. Staton SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .132 9 17
B. Johnson CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .208 3 18
Totals 31 2 5 2 4 14 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Staton (9, 8th Inning off J. Armstrong, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Stone 2 , D. Staton 4 , F. Thomas , T. Zeile
2-out RBI: F. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Thomas , L. Walker 2
GIDP: F. Thomas
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Stone (20) , K. Daniels (43)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Johnson 2 (25)
Double Plays: 1 (Staton-Martin-Thomas)
PB: T. Zeile 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Blankenship CF 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .252 5 20
C. Baerga 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .284 18 71
B. Bonilla DH 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 .252 21 69
A. Van Slyke 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .286 23 79
   b-S. Cooper PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .367 0 5
D. Palmer 3B 4 3 4 4 1 0 0 .228 19 53
M. Whiten RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .265 12 50
   c-C. Carr PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 0 1
G. Berroa LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .263 14 49
   d-G. Vaughn PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 1 2
C. Johnson C 4 1 2 4 0 1 3 .229 13 37
J. Valentin SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 21 46
   a-R. Sanchez PH, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 0 4
Totals 39 10 13 9 4 9 21      
a - R. Sanchez pinch hit for J. Valentin in the 7th
b - S. Cooper pinch hit for A. Van Slyke in the 8th
c - C. Carr pinch hit for M. Whiten in the 8th
d - G. Vaughn pinch hit for G. Berroa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Palmer (18, 2nd Inning off T. Green, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Blankenship 3 (32, 1st Inning off T. Green, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off T. Green, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off N. Charlton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Johnson (13, 5th Inning off T. Green, 3 on, 1 out) D. Palmer 2 (19, 3rd Inning off T. Green, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off N. Charlton, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Johnson 5 , C. Baerga , A. Van Slyke 2 , D. Palmer 11 , L. Blankenship 6 , R. Sanchez
2-out RBI: D. Palmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Johnson , J. Valentin , B. Bonilla , G. Vaughn
GIDP: C. Baerga
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Blankenship (24)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Johnson (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Palmer-Baerga-Van Slyke)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Green L (1-3) 4.1 9 9 8 3 4 2 113 64 7.40   
N. Charlton 2.0 4 1 1 0 2 1 43 29 2.89   
S. Ruskin 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 33 17 4.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Green 12
Batters Faced: T. Green 26, N. Charlton 11, S. Ruskin 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Green 5-4, N. Charlton 1-3, S. Ruskin 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Green 113-64, N. Charlton 43-29, S. Ruskin 33-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Ruskin 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Armstrong W (6-8) 7.2 2 2 2 4 11 1 122 73 4.94   
B. Clark 1.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 26 15 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Armstrong 74
Batters Faced: J. Armstrong 28, B. Clark 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Armstrong 4-7, B. Clark 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Armstrong 122-73, B. Clark 26-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Clark 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dean Palmer
Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 32749
Special Notes: Lance Blankenship ties the PIT regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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