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August 11, 1989

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 11 18 0
Twins 3 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 11 18 0
Twins 3 10 0

Kirby Puckett Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .341
OBP .500 .383
At Bats 4 454
Hits 2 155
• Singles 1 110
• Doubles 1 35
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 31
RBI’s 1 65

Dave Righetti Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 18
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - August 11, 1989
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Strikeout
Dave Righetti
Bob Geren
Don Mattingly
Steve Sax
Wayne Tolleson
Alvaro Espinoza
Marcus Lawton
Roberto Kelly
Jesse Barfield
Kirby Puckett
Count: 3-2, 0 Outs
Count: 3-2, 1 Out

Puckett strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Espinoza hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larkin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Espinoza for the out.
Top 9 Sax hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tolleson scores. Kelly moves to second.
Top 9 Kelly takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Lawton strikes out.
Top 9 Tolleson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moses. Tolleson reaches second base with a double. Barfield scores. Geren scores.
Top 9 Geren hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Harper. Geren reaches second base with a double. Mattingly scores. Barfield moves to third.
Top 9 Barfield takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Balboni hits a fly ball into left field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Brian Harper now playing right field. Mattingly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Harper. Mattingly reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Dave Righetti now pitching. Brian Harper pinch hits for Randy Bush. Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Baker takes first base on ball four. Gaetti scores. Larkin moves to third. Gagne moves to second.
Bottom 8 Laudner strikes out.
Bottom 8 Eric Plunk now pitching. Gagne takes first base on ball four. Gaetti moves to third. Larkin moves to second.
Bottom 8 Larkin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gaetti moves to second.
Bottom 8 Dwyer hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Marcus Lawton now playing left field. Gaetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Espinoza strikes out.
Top 8 Sax hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puckett throws the ball in to Baker who tags Kelly trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 8 David West now pitching. Marcus Lawton pinch hits for Luis Polonia. Lawton strikes out.
Bottom 7 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Puckett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Polonia. Puckett reaches second base with a double. Baker scores. Bush moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 7 Baker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Laudner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Gagne strikes out.
Bottom 7 Wayne Tolleson now playing third base. Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mattingly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larkin for the out.
Top 7 Kiefer strikes out.
Top 7 Geren hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Barfield hits a line drive towards short. Gagne reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Balboni hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Mattingly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 John Moses now playing left field. Randy Bush now playing right field. Gene Larkin now playing first base. Espinoza hits a fly ball into left field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mattingly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dwyer for the out.
Bottom 6 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax fields it and throws to second for the out. Bush moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hrbek strikes out.
Bottom 6 Puckett bunts towards third. Kiefer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bush moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bush takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Sax strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Kelly. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Kelly steals second.
Top 6 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kiefer hits a popup into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Geren hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Balboni hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mattingly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Larkin who is chasing the ball. Mattingly reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mattingly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larkin for the out.
Bottom 4 Dwyer hits a line drive into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terrell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hrbek moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Espinoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Sax hits a line drive beyond short. Gagne can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Geren moves to third. Kelly moves to second.
Top 4 Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Geren moves to second.
Top 4 Polonia strikes out.
Top 4 Kiefer strikes out.
Top 4 Geren takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Bush hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Mattingly, and towards Sax, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Laudner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Laudner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Barfield hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Balboni hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kelly scores. Sax moves to third.
Top 3 Espinoza bunts towards the mound. Rawley fields it and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to third. Sax moves to second.
Top 3 Sax hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Polonia scores. Kelly moves to second.
Top 3 Kelly bunts towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Polonia moves to second.
Top 3 Polonia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kiefer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kiefer strikes out.
Top 2 Geren takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barfield for the out.
Top 2 Balboni strikes out.
Bottom 1 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Bush takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a line drive into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 1 Espinoza hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Sax hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.