Oct 8, 1998 Playoff - Game 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1991 Minnesota 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 8 1 1988 Chunichi 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 10 9 2 Minnesota AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Chunichi AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Knoblauch 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Hirose CF 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carew 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Yonamine DH 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Puckett CF 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Harimoto LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Mauer C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Fujimura, F 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Allison LF 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 Chiba, S 2B 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Oliva RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 Iijima 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Smalley DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250 Nagashima SS 5 1 2 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 .400 Gaetti 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Doigaki C 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Versalles SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Noguchi, J RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 37 5 8 5 2 6 1 0 3 0 .216 34 10 9 10 9 2 1 0 1 0 .265 Minnesota IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Goltz L(0-1) 8.0 9 10 9 1 9 2 172 96 76 10.13 44 130(133) 19 8.0 9 10 9 1 9 2 172 96 76 10.13 44 Chunichi IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Nakao, H W(1-0) 9.0 8 5 4 3 2 6 156 109 47 4.00 39 130(131) 57 9.0 8 5 4 3 2 6 156 109 47 4.00 39 E-Goltz(1), Iijima(1), Nagashima(1) 2B-Smalley(1), Nagashima(1) HR-MIN Allison(1) off Nakao(1) in the 2nd with bases empty, 321 feet MIN Puckett(1) off Nakao(2) in the 3rd with 1 on base, 331 feet MIN Carew(1) off Nakao(3) in the 9th with bases empty, 327 feet CHU Nagashima(1) off Goltz(1) in the 1st with bases full, 367 feet SB-MIN Knoblauch(1) off Nakao(1) + Doigaki(1), 1st RBI-MIN - Smalley(1), Puckett 2(2), Allison(1), Carew(1) CHU - Chiba, S(1), Harimoto(1), Iijima(1), Nagashima 7(7) HBP-Chiba(CHU) by Goltz(MIN) Great-Knoblauch(1) Poor-Versalles(1), Allison(1), Knoblauch(1) LOB-Minnesota 7 Chunichi 10 GWRBI-Chiba, S Game MVP:Shigeo Nagashima Tokyo Dome (06-11-2026 10:11:42) Time 3:29, 56ø Night Game