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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
September 12, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on September 12, 1989 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 12, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Todd Stottlemyre |
| Home Starting Pitcher | David West |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 14,849 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Welke 1B: Jim Evans 2B: John Shulock 3B: Dan Morrison |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Mookie Wilson | Right Fielder |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Kelly Gruber | Third Baseman |
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Pat Borders | Catcher |
| Manuel Lee | Second Baseman |
| Glenallen Hill | DH |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Newman | Third Baseman |
| Randy Bush | Left Fielder |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Brian Harper | Catcher |
| Paul Sorrento | DH |
| Gene Larkin | Right Fielder |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
September 12, 1989
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. West
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. West
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. West
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. West fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on West. Wilson goes all the way around to score. Bell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. West
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gruber vs. West
Gruber strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. West
Fernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Stottlemyre
Newman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Stottlemyre
Stottlemyre fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Stottlemyre. Newman moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Bush vs. Stottlemyre
Bush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Newman scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Stottlemyre
Puckett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bush moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Hrbek vs. Stottlemyre
Hrbek hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bush tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Stottlemyre
Harper hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez catches it and throws to first to double up Puckett. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Borders vs. West
Borders strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. West
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. West
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Stottlemyre
Sorrento hits a popup towards third. Gruber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Stottlemyre
Larkin hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Stottlemyre
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gagne for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. West
Moseby hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. West
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. West
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. West
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Stottlemyre
Backman hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Stottlemyre
Newman hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Stottlemyre
Bush hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Stottlemyre
There goes Newman. The throw from Borders and he is safe. Newman steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Puckett vs. Stottlemyre
Puckett hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Newman scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Stottlemyre
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. West
Gruber hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Larkin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. West
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Borders vs. West
Borders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Stottlemyre
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Stottlemyre
Sorrento hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Stottlemyre
Larkin hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Sorrento moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Gagne vs. Stottlemyre
Gagne hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sorrento moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Backman vs. Stottlemyre
There goes Larkin. The throw from Borders and he is safe. Larkin steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Backman vs. Stottlemyre
Backman hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. West
Lee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. West
Hill hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. West
Moseby hits a fly ball into left field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. West
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Larkin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Stottlemyre
Newman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Stottlemyre
There goes Newman. The throw from Borders and he is out, Fernandez applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Stottlemyre
Bush hits a line drive into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Stottlemyre
Puckett hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. West
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. West
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops it up and throws to first, with West covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. West
Gruber strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Stottlemyre
Nelson Liriano now playing second base. Manuel Lee now playing shortstop.
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Stottlemyre covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Stottlemyre
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Stottlemyre
Sorrento hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Stottlemyre
Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. West
Liriano strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Borders vs. West
Borders hits a line drive off the glove of Hrbek, and into shallow right field. Borders reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. West
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. West
Hill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Borders moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Moseby vs. West
Moseby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Borders scores. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. West
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Stottlemyre
Gagne bunts towards the mound. Stottlemyre picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Stottlemyre. Gagne moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Backman vs. Stottlemyre
Backman bunts towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. Gagne moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Newman vs. Stottlemyre
Newman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bush vs. Ward
Duane Ward now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Newman moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Bush vs. Ward
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Gagne scores. Newman moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Puckett vs. Ward
Puckett is hit by the pitch. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Hrbek vs. Ward
Hrbek hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Ward
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Ward
Sorrento strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Berenguer
Juan Berenguer now pitching.
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Berenguer
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Berenguer
Gruber hits a fly ball into right field. Larkin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Liriano vs. Berenguer
Liriano hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Whitt vs. Berenguer
Ernie Whitt pinch hits for Pat Borders.
Whitt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Nunez
Ernie Whitt now catching. Jose Nunez now pitching.
Larkin strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Nunez
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Nunez
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Nunez
Newman strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Wayne
Gary Wayne now pitching. John Moses now playing left field. Randy Bush now playing right field. Doug Baker now playing second base.
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Wayne
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Wayne
Moseby hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/12/1989 -- Toronto at Minnesota (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Moseby L, cf 5 0 1 1 Newman A, 3b 3 3 2 0
Wilson M, rf 4 1 2 0 Bush R, lf-rf 4 2 1 2
Bell G, lf 4 0 1 0 Puckett K, cf 3 1 2 1
McGriff F, 1b 3 0 0 0 Hrbek K, 1b 3 1 1 5
Gruber K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Harper B, c 4 0 0 0
Fernandez T, ss 2 0 0 0 Sorrento P, dh 4 0 2 0
Liriano N, 2b 2 0 1 0 Larkin G, rf 4 0 1 0
Borders P, c 3 1 1 0 Moses J, lf 0 0 0 0
Whitt E, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Gagne G, ss 4 1 1 0
Lee M, 2b-ss 4 0 1 0 Backman W, 2b 3 0 1 0
Hill G, dh 4 0 1 0 Baker D, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 8 1 32 8 11 8
Toronto 100 000 100 -- 2
Minnesota 201 000 50x -- 8
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre T (L) 6.1 9 5 5 2 0
Ward D 0.2 1 3 3 0 1
Nunez J 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
West D (W) 7.0 6 2 1 1 7
Berenguer J 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Wayne G 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- West D, Stottlemyre T 2
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Toronto 8, Minnesota 5
2B -- Borders P
HR -- Hrbek K
SB -- Newman A, Larkin G
CS -- Newman A
SH -- Backman W
SF -- Hrbek K
HBP -- by Ward D (Puckett K)
WP -- Ward D
T -- 2:26
A -- 14849
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