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April 28, 1989

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Red Sox 6 5 0
Rangers 6 10 1
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Red Sox 6 5 0
Rangers 6 10 1

Julio Franco Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .292
OBP .500 .361
At Bats 3 72
Hits 1 21
• Singles 1 15
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 9
RBI’s 1 20

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Arlington Stadium - April 28, 1989
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Out
Lee Smith
Rich Gedman
Nick Esasky
Ed Romero
Wade Boggs
Jody Reed
Mike Greenwell
Ellis Burks
Dwight Evans
Julio Franco
Rafael Palmeiro
Count: 2-1, 1 Out
Count: 2-1, 0 Outs

Franco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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Bottom 9 Sierra hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Esasky strikes out.
Top 9 Evans strikes out.
Top 9 Cecilio Guante now pitching. Rice strikes out.
Bottom 8 Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greenwell throws the ball in to Boggs who relays the ball to Romero who tags Fletcher trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Espy scores.
Bottom 8 Lee Smith now pitching. There goes Espy. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Espy steals second.
Bottom 8 Espy hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Leach scores.
Bottom 8 Buechele strikes out.
Bottom 8 Leach hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Leach reaches second base with a double. Incaviglia goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Incaviglia takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Rich Gedman now catching. Petralli strikes out.
Top 8 Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro fields it, tags Greenwell out, and throws to home to double up Barrett, who tagged and tried to score.
Top 8 Burks is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Marty Barrett pinch runs for Rick Cerone. Romero bunts towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out. Barrett moves to third. Boggs moves to second.
Top 8 Boggs hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cerone moves to second.
Top 8 Kenny Rogers now pitching. Cerone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Franco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Sierra hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Palmeiro hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Fletcher takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Espy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Incaviglia moves to third. Leach moves to second.
Bottom 6 Buechele strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bob Stanley now pitching. Leach hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Franco scores. Incaviglia moves to second.
Bottom 6 Incaviglia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Franco moves to third.
Bottom 6 Petralli hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Franco takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Greenwell hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Burks takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Romero. The throw from Petralli and he is out, Franco applying the tag.
Top 6 Romero takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Sierra hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Palmeiro takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Fletcher hits a line drive towards first. Esasky reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Espy bunts in front of the plate. Cerone scoops up the ball and tags Espy for the out.
Top 5 Drew Hall now pitching. Boggs strikes out.
Top 5 Cerone takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Reed hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Esasky hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Leach hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Petralli moves to second.
Bottom 4 Petralli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Franco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rice strikes out.
Top 4 Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burks moves to second.
Top 4 Burks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Sierra hits a popup into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Palmeiro hits a line drive towards first. Esasky reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Romero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Boggs takes first base on ball four. Cerone moves to second.
Top 3 Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco fields it and throws to second for the out. Rice scores. Esasky moves to third.
Top 3 Brad Arnsberg now pitching. Reed takes first base on ball four. Rice moves to third. Esasky moves to second.
Top 3 Esasky takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Evans strikes out. There goes Rice. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 3 Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Espy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Espy for the out.
Bottom 2 Buechele strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Incaviglia. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Incaviglia steals second.
Bottom 2 Leach hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Incaviglia is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele juggles the ball. That's an error on Buechele.
Top 2 Romero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Petralli hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Franco. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Franco steals second.
Bottom 1 Franco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Palmeiro scores.
Bottom 1 Sierra hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fletcher tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Palmeiro hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Palmeiro reaches second base with a double. Fletcher moves to third.
Bottom 1 Fletcher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Espy strikes out.
Top 1 Cerone strikes out.
Top 1 Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Esasky hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 1 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. Boggs scores. Romero moves to third. Burks moves to second.
Top 1 Greenwell strikes out.
Top 1 Burks takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Romero hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Incaviglia. Romero reaches second base with a double. Boggs moves to third.
Top 1 Boggs takes first base on ball four.