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June 20, 1989

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Top 9 R H E
Rangers 3 9 2
Red Sox 6 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Rangers 3 9 2
Red Sox 6 8 1

Sammy Sosa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .211
OBP .000 .211
At Bats 3 19
Hits 0 4
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Lee Smith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 1 7
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Fenway Park - June 20, 1989
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Out
Lee Smith
Rich Gedman
Nick Esasky
Jody Reed
Wade Boggs
Luis Rivera
Mike Greenwell
Randy Kutcher
Dwight Evans
Sammy Sosa

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 3 9 2 7
Boston Red Sox 6 8 1 8
Winning Pitcher Mike Boddicker
Losing Pitcher Jeff Russell
Save Lee Smith
Game Winning RBI Nick Esasky
Attendance 34,443
Time of Game 2 hours 55 minutes
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Count: 0-2, 2 Outs
Count: 0-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Sosa hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lee Smith now pitching. Buechele hits a fly ball into center field. Kutcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gary Mielke now pitching. Romero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. Gedman scores. Kutcher moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. Gedman moves to third. Kutcher moves to second.
Bottom 8 Kutcher takes first base on ball four. Gedman moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gedman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Esasky hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Sierra chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Franco. Franco fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Franco. Greenwell scores. Evans goes all the way around to score. Esasky moves all the way to home.
Bottom 8 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Jeff Russell now pitching. Greenwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Sosa. Greenwell reaches second base with a double. Reed scores. Boggs scores.
Bottom 8 Boggs hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Sosa. Boggs reaches second base with a double. Reed moves to third.
Bottom 8 Ed Romero pinch hits for Danny Heep. Romero hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kenny Rogers now pitching. Reed takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Leach hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Petralli hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Franco strikes out.
Top 8 Rich Gedman now catching. Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Boddicker covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Dana Williams pinch runs for Rick Cerone. Kutcher strikes out.
Bottom 7 Cerone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Esasky strikes out.
Top 7 Palmeiro hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boddicker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Greenwell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Boggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heep moves to second.
Bottom 6 Heep takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Reed hits a popup towards first. Palmeiro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buechele for the out. Leach moves to second.
Top 6 Leach hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Franco scores.
Top 6 Petralli strikes out.
Top 6 Franco hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Franco reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Rivera hits a popup into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kutcher hits a popup off the glove of Franco, and into shallow right field. Kutcher reaches second base with a double. Cerone moves to third.
Bottom 5 Cerone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Esasky hits a popup, foul, towards first. Palmeiro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sierra for the out.
Top 5 Boddicker fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Boddicker. Palmeiro moves to second.
Top 5 Palmeiro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sundberg scores.
Top 5 Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Kutcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sosa bunts towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Reed covering, for the out. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 5 Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Boggs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Heep hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Franco settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Reed strikes out.
Top 4 Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Leach is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Petralli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Petralli reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Franco strikes out.
Top 4 Sierra strikes out.
Bottom 3 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kutcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Cerone hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Palmeiro hits a popup towards short. Rivera settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 The umpire calls a balk on Boddicker Fletcher moves to second.
Top 3 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sundberg strikes out.
Bottom 2 Esasky strikes out.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Greenwell strikes out.
Top 2 Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Leach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Petralli moves to second.
Top 2 Petralli hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Franco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sierra hits a line drive towards first. Esasky reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops it up and throws to first, with Ryan covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Heep hits a fly ball into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Boddicker covering, for the out.
Top 1 Fletcher strikes out.
Top 1 Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out.