DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
07/12/1998
BNN Index | DBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 1132 - SUNDAY, JULY 12TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (43-52) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
Charlotte Knights (59-35) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 2
Knights Sneak Past Twins, 3-2
Charlotte beat Minnesota at Comiskey Park, eking out a 3-2 win. The win was due in large part to pitcher Fumiya Nishiguchi, who earned player of the game honors. Charlotte goes to 59-35. The win puts them 2½ games up in their division.

Charlotte right fielder Tim Salmon had a nice game. In the bottom of the ninth inning with no one out, he belted a solo home run for the Knights. It made the score 3-2, Charlotte. For the game, Salmon was 2-4 with a home run.

"I felt good up there," said Salmon. "I saw the ball well."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .280 30 66
D. Erstad CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .284 7 29
L. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .201 15 47
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .274 25 80
B. Gates 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .276 5 35
K. Akiyama LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .186 11 34
A. Nunez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267 9 39
B. Fordyce C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .220 6 32
M. Grudzielanek SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 2 31
Totals 31 2 3 2 0 11 6      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Daniels (30, 3rd Inning off F. Nishiguchi, 0 on, 1 out) D. Erstad (7, 1st Inning off F. Nishiguchi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Daniels 4 , D. Erstad 4 , B. Gates
GIDP: B. Fordyce
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Grudzielanek-Gates-Thomas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bonds LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303 23 64
J. Bagwell 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .231 23 54
J. Giambi DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 30 78
T. Batista 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .258 18 52
T. Salmon RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .284 2 4
C. Everett CF 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .274 19 58
C. Knoblauch 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .245 3 34
C. Hoiles C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .190 17 33
N. Perez SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .201 4 14
Totals 31 3 8 3 1 4 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: N. Perez (4, 3rd Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Salmon (2, 9th Inning off T. Hoffman, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Bagwell (23, 4th Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Batista , N. Perez 4 , T. Salmon 5 , C. Knoblauch , B. Bonds , J. Bagwell 5
2-out RBI: N. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Batista , N. Perez , C. Knoblauch
GIDP: C. Hoiles
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Everett (8) , J. Bagwell (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Knoblauch (8) , C. Hoiles (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Knoblauch-Bagwell)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Oliver 3.2 5 2 2 0 2 2 64 41 8.73   
B. Ayrault 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 15 4.33   
J. Rocker 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 10 4.54   
T. Hoffman L (4-4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 18 13 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Oliver 43
Batters Faced: D. Oliver 15, B. Ayrault 7, J. Rocker 5, T. Hoffman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Oliver 4-4, B. Ayrault 3-3, J. Rocker 0-2, T. Hoffman 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Oliver 64-41, B. Ayrault 27-15, J. Rocker 17-10, T. Hoffman 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Ayrault 2-0 , J. Rocker 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Nishiguchi 7.0 3 2 2 0 9 2 93 66 4.76   
T. Higuera W (3-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 14 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Nishiguchi 72
Batters Faced: F. Nishiguchi 25, T. Higuera 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Nishiguchi 5-6, T. Higuera 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Nishiguchi 93-66, T. Higuera 25-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fumiya Nishiguchi
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 16700
Wednesday, September 30th, 2026 - OOTP Baseball 20.8 Build 74