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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 23, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on June 23, 1989 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 23, 1989 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 23, 1989 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Viola |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Price |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 33,548 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Larry Young 2B: Jim Joyce 3B: Jim McKean |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Newman | Second Baseman |
Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
Carmelo Castillo | Right Fielder |
Brian Harper | DH |
Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
Gene Larkin | First Baseman |
Tim Laudner | Catcher |
Tom Kelly | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jody Reed | Second Baseman |
Kevin Romine | Right Fielder |
Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
Dwight Evans | DH |
Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
Rick Cerone | Catcher |
Randy Kutcher | Center Fielder |
Luis Rivera | Shortstop |
Joe Morgan | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 23, 1989
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Price
Newman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Price
Gladden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Price
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Price
Gaetti hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Price
Castillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Viola
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Viola fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Viola
Romine strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Viola
Boggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Viola
There's a wild pitch. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Viola
Greenwell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Price
Harper hits a line drive towards third. Boggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Price
Gagne hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kutcher who is chasing the ball. Gagne reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Larkin vs. Price
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Gagne scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Price
Laudner hits a popup into right field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Price
Newman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kutcher. Newman reaches second base with a double. Larkin goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gladden vs. Price
Gladden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Newman scores. Gladden moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puckett vs. Price
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Viola
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Esasky vs. Viola
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Viola
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Viola fields it and throws to first for the out. Esasky moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Kutcher vs. Viola
Kutcher strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Price
Gaetti hits a popup into right field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Price
Castillo hits a fly ball into center field. Kutcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Price
Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Price
Gagne hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Larkin vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Lamp covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Viola
Rivera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Viola
Reed hits a line drive towards third. Gaetti catches it and throws to first to double up Rivera. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Viola
Romine hits a fly ball into right field. Castillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Lamp
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Lamp
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Lamp
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Viola
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Viola
Greenwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Viola
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Esasky vs. Viola
Esasky hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Lamp
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Lamp covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Lamp
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Lamp
Castillo 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 5
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Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Viola
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kutcher vs. Viola
Kutcher strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Viola
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Viola
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Lamp
Harper hits a popup into right field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Lamp
Gagne hits a popup, foul, towards first. Esasky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Lamp
Larkin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Lamp
Laudner hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Viola
Romine strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Viola
Boggs hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Laudner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Viola
Greenwell hits a line drive into right field. Castillo picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Castillo. Greenwell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Viola
Evans hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Lamp
Newman 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 -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Lamp
Gladden hits a fly ball into right field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Lamp
Puckett 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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Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Viola
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Viola
Cerone strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kutcher vs. Viola
Kutcher strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Lamp
Gaetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Lamp
Randy Bush pinch hits for Carmelo Castillo.
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Lamp
Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Brian Harper.
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Viola
Randy Bush now playing right field.
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Viola
Reed takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Romine vs. Viola
Romine hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boggs vs. Viola
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Lamp
Gagne hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kutcher. Gagne reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Lamp
Larkin hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Larkin reaches second base with a double. Gagne scores. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Laudner vs. Rochford
Mike Rochford now pitching.
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Rochford
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gladden vs. Rochford
Gladden hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Larkin scores. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Rochford
There's a wild pitch. Gladden moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Puckett vs. Rochford
Puckett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Rochford
Gaetti hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Rochford
Bush strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 10 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. St. Claire
Randy St. Claire now pitching.
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first, with St. Claire covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. St. Claire
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. St. Claire
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gaetti. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. St. Claire
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/23/1989 -- Minnesota at Boston (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Newman A, 2b 5 1 1 1 Reed J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Gladden D, lf 5 2 3 2 Romine K, rf 4 0 1 0 Puckett K, cf 4 1 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 4 0 1 0 Gaetti G, 3b 5 2 3 5 Greenwell M, lf 4 0 2 0 Castillo C, rf 3 0 0 0 Evans D, dh 4 0 1 0 Bush R, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Esasky N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Harper B, dh 3 0 1 0 Cerone R, c 3 0 0 0 Dwyer J, ph 1 0 0 0 Kutcher R, cf 3 0 0 0 Gagne G, ss 4 2 3 0 Rivera L, ss 3 0 1 0 Larkin G, 1b 3 2 1 2 Laudner T, c 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 10 12 10 32 0 6 0 Minnesota 230 000 005 -- 10 Boston 000 000 000 -- 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Viola F (W) 8.0 6 0 0 2 8 St. Claire R 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Price J (L) 2.2 7 5 5 0 1 Lamp D* 5.1 3 2 2 1 2 Rochford M 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Castillo C, Gaetti G DP -- Minnesota 2, Boston 1 LOB -- Minnesota 4, Boston 7 2B -- Newman A, Gagne G, Larkin G 3B -- Gagne G HR -- Gaetti G 2 WP -- Viola F, Rochford M T -- 2:44 A -- 33548
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