Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins
April 3, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 3, 1996 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Detroit Tigers 7, Minnesota Twins 16

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Curtis cf 3 1 0 0
  Bartee cf 1 0 0 0
Higginson rf 3 1 1 2
  Pride ph 1 0 0 0
Fryman 3b 5 1 2 2
Fielder 1b 3 1 1 3
Nieves lf 5 0 1 0
Williams dh 4 0 0 0
Lewis M. 2b 3 1 1 0
Parent c 4 0 1 0
Gomez ss 2 2 1 0
Aldred p 0 0 0 0
  Christopher p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis R. p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 8 7
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 5 3 3 1
  Hale 2b 0 0 0 0
Reboulet ss 4 1 1 0
Molitor dh 4 3 1 1
Cordova lf 4 2 1 2
  Becker lf 0 0 0 0
Coomer 1b 4 2 3 3
Hollins 3b 1 2 1 2
  Quinlan 3b 2 0 0 0
Kelly cf 4 0 1 3
Lawton rf 5 1 0 0
Durant c 4 2 3 1
Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Mahomes p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Hansell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 16 14 13
Detroit 006 000 001783
Minnesota 025 600 30x16140
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Aldred  L (0-1) 2.1 6 7 6 0 3
  Christopher   1.0 3 5 1 3 1
  Lewis   2.2 2 1 0 1 1
  Myers   2.0 3 3 3 1 1
Totals
8.0
14
16
10
5
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez   2.2 4 6 6 2 2
  Mahomes  W (1-0) 4.1 2 0 0 3 2
  Guardado   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Hansell   1.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
7
7
6
8

  E–Fryman (1), Nieves (1), Aldred (1).  DP–Detroit 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Detroit Higginson (1,off Rodriguez); Nieves (3,off Rodriguez); M Lewis (1,off Mahomes), Minnesota Knoblauch (1,off Christopher); Coomer (1,off Christopher); Durant (1,off Myers); Cordova (1,off Myers).  3B–Detroit Fryman (1,off Hansell).  HR–Detroit Fielder (1,3rd inning off Rodriguez 2 on, 1 out), Minnesota Hollins (1,2nd inning off Aldred 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–M Lewis (1,by Rodriguez).  SF–Coomer (1,off Aldred); Kelly (1,off R Lewis).  IBB–Hollins (1,by Christopher).  SB–Cordova (1,2nd base off Christopher/Parent).  CS–Reboulet (1,2nd base by R Lewis/Parent).  HBP–Rodriguez (1,M Lewis).  IBB–Christopher (1,Hollins).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–John Shulock.  T–2:51.  A–12,256.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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