1987 AL No-Hitter

Pitcher Frank Viola of the Minnesota Twins threw the 1st no-hitter of the 1987 MLB season. The Milwaukee Brewers were the victims of Viola's masterpiece which resulted in a 1-0 Minnesota victory. Viola walked 4 and struckout 8 while Twins 1st baseman Kent Hrbek provided the games only scoring with a solo homerun in the 2nd inning.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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Event Codes:  N
BOXSCORE: 1987 Minnesota Twins At 1987 Milwaukee Brewers            6/16/1987
 
  Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Brewers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Gladden LF        4  0  0  0 .230     P.Molitor 3B        3  0  0  0 .374  
  S.Lombardozzi 2B    4  0  1  0 .232     R.Yount CF          4  0  0  0 .297  
  K.Puckett CF        4  0  2  0 .357     C.Cooper DH         4  0  0  0 .164  
  K.Hrbek 1B          3  1  1  1 .298     R.Deer LF           2  0  0  0 .225  
  G.Larkin DH         4  0  0  0 .313     J.Paciorek 1B       3  0  0  0 .242  
  R.Smalley 3B        3  0  0  0 .250     G.Braggs RF         3  0  0  0 .295  
  T.Brunansky RF      3  0  0  0 .264     B.Schroeder C       3  0  0  0 .340  
  T.Laudner C         3  0  0  0 .172     J.Gantner 2B        0  0  0  0 .295  
  G.Gagne SS          3  0  0  0 .272   A-M.Felder PH,2B      1  0  0  0 .238  
                                          D.Sveum SS          2  0  0  0 .308  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  1  4  1                 Totals      25  0  0  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Gantner In 6th Inning
 
Twins........... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  4  0
Brewers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  0  1
 
Twins (35-29)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
F.Viola WIN(5-5)          9       0   0   0   4   8   0 120   2.63
Totals                    9       0   0   0   4   8   0
 
Brewers (35-25)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Crim LOSS(6-4)          8 2/3   4   1   1   0   2   1 106   2.00
M.Clear                   0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   9   3.14
Totals                    9       4   1   1   1   2   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 31,025 DATE- Tuesday, June 16th 1987 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Dan Morrison, Dave Phillips, Steve Palermo, Ken Kaiser
T- 2:04
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 4  Brewers: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 0  Brewers: 1
ERRORS- G.Braggs
HOME RUNS- K.Hrbek(16th)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Deer
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Sveum
WALKS- K.Hrbek, P.Molitor, R.Deer, J.Gantner, M.Felder
STRIKE OUTS- S.Lombardozzi, G.Gagne, P.Molitor, R.Yount-2, C.Cooper-2, R.Deer,
             G.Braggs, B.Schroeder
GIDP- K.Puckett
RLISP 2-out- S.Lombardozzi, P.Molitor, R.Yount, G.Larkin
 
Frank Viola(5-5) thrilled the fans at County Stadium as he crafted a no-hit
masterpiece against the Milwaukee Brewers.  The Minnesota Twins won by a
final score of 1 to 0.
 
Viola had his best stuff and was 'painting the black' with every pitch.  A
beautiful game to watch.  He walked 4 Milwaukee batters.  The Minnesota
players and coaches started to leave Viola alone with his thoughts after the
game reached the 7th inning.  By the time the 9th inning rolled around, you
could hear a pin drop every time he went to his wind-up - and an explosion
after every out.  Minnesota finished with just 4 hits in the victory.  
 
The losing pitcher was Chuck Crim(6-4).  He allowed just 4 hits and no walks
in 8 and 2/3 innings.  'You probably have a better chance of winning the
lottery than this happening,' said Viola, 'I don't expect it to sink in for
awhile,' he said. 'I'm numb right now, I'm overwhelmed.'

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