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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 26, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on September 26, 1989 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 26, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 26, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Andy Hawkins |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eric Hetzel |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 31,932 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Rocky Roe |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Sax | Second Baseman |
| Luis Polonia | Left Fielder |
| Don Mattingly | First Baseman |
| Steve Balboni | DH |
| Mel Hall | Right Fielder |
| Jesse Barfield | Center Fielder |
| Randy Velarde | Shortstop |
| Mike Blowers | Third Baseman |
| Brian Dorsett | Catcher |
| Bucky Dent | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Jody Reed | Second Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | DH |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
| Danny Heep | Right Fielder |
| Luis Rivera | Shortstop |
| Kevin Romine | Center Fielder |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 26, 1989
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Hetzel
Sax hits a fly ball into center field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Hetzel
Polonia hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heep. Polonia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Mattingly vs. Hetzel
Mattingly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Polonia scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Hetzel
Balboni hits a popup, foul, towards first, in foul territory. Esasky races over to make the catch. There's the throw to catch Mattingly, and he's out, with Hetzelcovering. Double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Hawkins
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Hawkins
Reed takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Hawkins
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hawkins fields it and throws to second for the out. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Greenwell vs. Hawkins
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boggs scores. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Esasky vs. Hawkins
Esasky hits a line drive into center field. Barfield picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Barfield. Evans scores. Greenwell moves to third. Esasky moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Heep vs. Hawkins
Heep hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Greenwell scores. Esasky moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Rivera vs. Hawkins
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Barfield. Rivera reaches second base with a double. Esasky scores. Heep moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Romine vs. Hawkins
Romine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Cerone vs. Hawkins
Cerone takes first base on ball four. Heep scores. Rivera moves to third. Romine moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Boggs vs. Jones
Jimmy Jones now pitching.
Boggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivera scores. Romine moves to third. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Reed vs. Jones
Reed hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Romine scores. Cerone moves to third. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Jones
Evans takes first base on ball four. Cerone scores. Boggs moves to third. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Greenwell vs. Jones
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Hetzel
Hall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Hetzel
Barfield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Barfield reaches second base with a double. Hall moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Velarde vs. Hetzel
Velarde takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Blowers vs. Hetzel
Blowers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hall scores. Barfield moves to third. Velarde moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Dorsett vs. Hetzel
Dorsett hits a line drive towards short. Rivera reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Sax vs. Hetzel
Sax hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barfield tags and scores. Velarde tags and moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Polonia vs. Hetzel
Polonia hits a fly ball into center field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Jones
Esasky strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Jones
Heep takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Jones
Rivera hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Heep moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Romine vs. Jones
Romine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Velarde fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mattingly vs. Hetzel
Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Hetzel
Balboni hits a line drive into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Hetzel
Hall hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Hetzel
The ball gets by Cerone for a passed ball. Mattingly moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Hetzel
Barfield hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Romine who is chasing the ball. Barfield reaches third base with a triple. Mattingly scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Velarde vs. Hetzel
Velarde hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Jones
Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Jones
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Jones
Reed hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Jones
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mattingly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. Boggs moves to third. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Greenwell vs. Jones
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mattingly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greenwell for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Hetzel
Blowers strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dorsett vs. Hetzel
Dorsett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dorsett for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Hetzel
Sax hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Jones
Esasky hits a fly ball into center field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Jones
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mattingly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heep for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Jones
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romine vs. Jones
Romine hits a fly ball into right field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Hetzel
Polonia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mattingly vs. Hetzel
Mattingly hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Hetzel
Balboni hits a popup, foul, towards first. Esasky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Hetzel
Hall hits a line drive into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Jones
Cerone hits a line drive towards short. Velarde reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Jones
Boggs hits a line drive towards short. Velarde reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Jones
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Hetzel
Barfield hits a popup towards the mound. Hetzel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Velarde vs. Hetzel
Velarde hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Blowers vs. Hetzel
Blowers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Velarde moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Dorsett vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Dorsett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Velarde scores. Blowers moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sax vs. Lamp
Sax hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to second for the out. Blowers moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Polonia vs. Lamp
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Guetterman
Lee Guetterman now pitching.
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Guetterman
Greenwell hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Guetterman
Esasky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dorsett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Quintana vs. Guetterman
Carlos Quintana pinch hits for Danny Heep.
Quintana hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guetterman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mattingly vs. Lamp
Carlos Quintana now playing right field.
Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Lamp
Balboni strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Lamp
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Guetterman
Rivera hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Guetterman
Romine hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Guetterman
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Guetterman
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Lamp
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velarde vs. Lamp
Velarde hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Lamp
Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Guetterman
Reed hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mattingly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Guetterman
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Guetterman
Greenwell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dorsett vs. Smith
Lee Smith now pitching.
Dorsett strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Smith
Sax hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Smith
Polonia strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/26/1989 -- New York at Boston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Sax S, 2b 4 0 0 1 Boggs W, 3b 4 1 2 1
Polonia L, lf 4 1 1 0 Reed J, 2b 4 0 2 1
Mattingly D, 1b 4 1 2 1 Evans D, dh 4 1 0 1
Balboni S, dh 4 0 0 0 Greenwell M, lf 5 2 2 2
Hall M, rf 4 1 1 0 Esasky N, 1b 4 1 1 1
Barfield J, cf 4 1 2 1 Heep D, rf 2 1 1 1
Velarde R, ss 3 1 1 0 Quintana C, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Blowers M, 3b 4 0 2 1 Rivera L, ss 3 1 1 1
Dorsett B, c 4 0 1 1 Romine K, cf 3 1 1 0
Cerone R, c 3 1 0 1
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35 5 10 5 33 9 10 9
New York 121 001 000 -- 5
Boston 800 001 00x -- 9
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins A (L) 0.1 5 8 8 3 0
Jones J 4.2 3 0 0 4 1
Guetterman L 3.0 2 1 1 0 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Hetzel E (W) 5.1 9 5 5 2 1
Lamp D 2.2 1 0 0 0 1
Smith L 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Barfield J, Velarde R
DP -- New York 2, Boston 1
LOB -- New York 6, Boston 7
2B -- Polonia L, Rivera L, Barfield J
3B -- Barfield J
HR -- Greenwell M
SF -- Sax S
PB -- Cerone R
T -- 2:42
A -- 31932
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