DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
09/23/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 3632 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (73-83) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 9 1
Chicago White Sox (70-86) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
Twins Win at Chicago, 4-2
Minnesota pitcher Mike Oquist did his part in helping his team beat the Chicago White Sox, 4-2. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. The Twins now own a record of 73-83.

The Twins got an important contribution from right fielder Larry Walker, who in the top of the sixth knocked a 0-2 sinker into right for a 2-run home run. It was his 39th home run of the season and put the Twins ahead, 3-2.

"Nice to put this one in the win column," said Walker.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .250 42 96
D. Erstad CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .247 19 74
F. Thomas 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .287 44 109
L. Walker RF 4 2 2 2 0 2 1 .248 39 98
K. Akiyama LF 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .240 32 84
B. Gates 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .274 3 51
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .257 2 49
E. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 9 35
A. Pozo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .156 3 23
Totals 35 4 9 4 2 11 8      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Grudzielanek (29, 2nd Inning off S. Bankhead, 0 on, 2 outs) L. Walker (29, 4th Inning off S. Bankhead, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Akiyama (32, 6th Inning off S. Bankhead, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Walker (39, 6th Inning off S. Bankhead, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek 2 , B. Gates , K. Akiyama 5 , L. Walker 6 , K. Daniels 2
2-out RBI: B. Gates
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad , E. Perez , M. Grudzielanek 2 , L. Walker
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Erstad (37) , K. Akiyama (30) , K. Daniels (66)
CS: K. Daniels (18)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Grudzielanek (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Gates-Grudzielanek-Thomas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 10 54
J. Giambi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 40 111
N. Garciaparra SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .254 33 97
M. Kingery LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .246 12 49
T. Zeile C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .210 13 50
M. Carreon DH 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 10 34
T. Batista 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .253 12 37
M. Cordova RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 12 43
R. Rivera CF 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .158 6 17
Totals 30 2 3 2 2 8 7      
BATTING
Triples: N. Garciaparra (8, 1st Inning off M. Oquist, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Rivera (6, 5th Inning off M. Oquist, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Garciaparra 3 , R. Rivera 4 , C. Knoblauch
2-out RBI: R. Rivera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Kingery
GIDP: J. Giambi
Team LOB: 3
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Oquist W (1-2) 5.0 3 2 0 1 4 1 77 47 4.50   
J. Spradlin H (9) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 17 5.73   
R. Dibble SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 9 2.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Oquist 60
Batters Faced: M. Oquist 19, J. Spradlin 9, R. Dibble 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Oquist 4-6, J. Spradlin 3-4, R. Dibble 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Oquist 77-47, J. Spradlin 27-17, R. Dibble 18-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Bankhead L (12-14) 6.1 8 4 4 1 9 2 123 78 5.29   
M. Grace 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 41 25 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bankhead 49
Batters Faced: S. Bankhead 28, M. Grace 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bankhead 8-2, M. Grace 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bankhead 123-78, M. Grace 41-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Grace 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Oquist
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 16486
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