Thursday September 16, 1982
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Texas Rangers 8, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Thursday, September 16, 1982 (Day game) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Rangers      0  0  3    1  2  0    2  0  0  -   8 10  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2 11  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wright cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .253      Mitchell cf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .249
Sample lf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .256      Castino 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Bell 3b               2   3   1   0     3   0   .296      Brunansky rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Parrish rf            3   1   1   3     2   0   .269      Hrbek 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .307
L. Johnson dh         3   1   1   2     2   1   .261      Ward lf               4   1   1   0     0   2   .296
Hostetler 1b          4   0   0   0     1   2   .238      Bush dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Sundberg c            4   0   2   1     1   1   .250      Hatcher 3b            3   1   2   1     1   0   .251
Richardt 2b           5   1   2   1     0   1   .230      Faedo ss              4   0   2   1     0   0   .226
Dent ss               2   1   1   1     2   0   .192      Smith c               4   0   1   0     0   2   .200
Hough p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Viola p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cooper p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Boris p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   8  10   8    11   6             Totals               36   2  11   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance:  6,718
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Twins 8
DP: Rangers 2, Twins 1
Errors: Viola
Doubles: L. Johnson (9), Mitchell (9), Hatcher 2 (13), Brunansky (26)
Triples: Smith (1)
Home Runs: Parrish (14)
Stolen Bases: Richardt (7)
Caught Stealing: L. Johnson (4)
GIDP: Parrish (12), Brunansky (10)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hough W(15-11)          9    11   2   2   1   5   0  37   3.61
Totals                  9    11   2   2   1   5   0  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Viola L(4-7)            4     7   6   6   5   3   1  22   5.35
Cooper                  2.1   2   2   2   4   1   0  12  12.60
Boris                   2.2   1   0   0   2   2   0  10   4.58
Totals                  9    10   8   8  11   6   1  44

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Drew Coble, 3B - Don Denkinger


RANGERS 1ST: Wright singled to right; Wright was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Viola [Wright to second];
Sample grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell walked; Parrish
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bell
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Mitchell grounded out (pitcher to first); Castino
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brunansky flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 2ND: L. Johnson walked; Hostetler flied out to right; L.
Johnson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Sundberg
singled to left; Richardt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Hrbek flied out to right; Ward struck out; Bush
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Dent walked; Wright made an out to second; Sample
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dent to second]; Bell walked;
Parrish homered [Dent scored, Bell scored]; L. Johnson flied out
to left; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Hatcher walked; Faedo lined into a double play (third
to first) [Hatcher out at first]; Smith tripled; Mitchell flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hostetler was called out on strikes; Sundberg made
an out to second; Richardt singled to center; Richardt stole
second; Dent singled to left [Richardt scored, Dent to second
(on throw)]; Wright struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
4, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Castino singled to left; Brunansky grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Castino out at
second]; Hrbek singled to left; Ward struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Sample singled to shortstop; Bell singled to
shortstop [Sample to second]; Parrish walked [Sample to third,
Bell to second]; COOPER REPLACED VIOLA (PITCHING); L. Johnson
doubled to center [Sample scored, Bell scored, Parrish to third,
L. Johnson out at second (center to shortstop to second)];
Lamar Johnson rounded 2B too far; Hostetler grounded out
(pitcher to first); Sundberg struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Bush struck out; Hatcher flied out to left; Faedo
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Twins 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Richardt lined to left; Dent walked; Wright
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Dent to second]; Sample made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Smith struck out; Mitchell doubled to right; Castino
flied out to left [Mitchell to third]; Brunansky grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Twins 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Bell walked; Parrish made an out to second; L.
Johnson walked [Bell to second]; Hostetler walked [Bell to
third, L. Johnson to second]; Sundberg singled to left [Bell
scored, L. Johnson to third, Hostetler to second]; BORIS
REPLACED COOPER (PITCHING); Richardt grounded out (pitcher to
third to first) [L. Johnson scored, Hostetler to third, Sundberg
to second]; Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 8, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Hrbek flied out to center; Ward singled to shortstop;
Bush flied out to center; Hatcher doubled to left [Ward scored];
Faedo singled to center [Hatcher to third]; Smith made an out to
second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 8, Twins 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Wright popped to first in foul territory; Sample
made an out to second; Bell lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 8, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Mitchell singled to center; Castino popped to catcher
in foul territory; Brunansky doubled to left [Mitchell to
third]; Hrbek made an out to third; Ward grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 8, Twins 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Parrish walked; L. Johnson struck out; Hostetler
struck out; Sundberg walked [Parrish to second]; Richardt
singled to right [Parrish out at home (right to catcher),
Sundberg to second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 8, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Bush flied out to left; Hatcher doubled to left;
Faedo singled to center [Hatcher scored]; Smith was called out
on strikes; Mitchell flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 8, Twins 2.



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