Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
September 20, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1999 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 4, Oakland Athletics 0

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Walker 2b 4 1 1 0
  Hocking 2b 0 0 0 0
Gates 3b 5 2 2 0
Cummings dh 4 0 1 0
Coomer 1b 4 0 2 3
Lawton rf 3 1 1 0
Allen lf 4 0 1 0
Hunter cf 4 0 2 1
  Jones cf 0 0 0 0
Valentin c 4 0 1 0
Guzman ss 4 0 0 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Trombley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Becker cf 3 0 1 0
Velarde 2b 2 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 3 0 1 0
Stairs rf 4 0 0 0
Jaha dh 4 0 1 0
Grieve lf 3 0 2 0
  McDonald ph 1 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 0 1 0
Chavez 3b 2 0 0 0
  Spiezio ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Macfarlane c 3 0 1 0
Appier p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 7 0
Minnesota 100 001 1014110
Oakland 000 000 000071
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (1-2) 5.0 5 0 0 3 1
  Miller   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Wells   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Guardado   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Trombley   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
4
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Appier  L (15-13) 6.2 8 3 3 4 8
  Jones   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Groom   0.1 1 1 0 0 0
  McMichael   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
5
9

  E–Velarde (12).  DP–Minnesota 2.  2B–Minnesota Gates (12,off Appier); Allen (20,off Jones), Oakland Jaha (22,off Ryan).  SF–Coomer (3,off Appier).  IBB–Lawton (7,by McMichael).  SB–Hunter (10,2nd base off Appier/Macfarlane); Cummings (1,2nd base off Appier/Macfarlane); Walker (17,2nd base off Appier/Macfarlane).  CS–Hunter (6,2nd base by Appier/Macfarlane).  WP–Appier (7).  IBB–McMichael (2,Lawton).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Bill Miller.  T–3:11.  A–6,512.
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