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Twins
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 18, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 18, 1989 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 18, 1989 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 18, 1989 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Smith |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Stewart |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 38,956 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Shulock 1B: Dan Morrison 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Mark Johnson |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
Randy Bush | Right Fielder |
Brian Harper | Catcher |
Jim Dwyer | DH |
Al Newman | Shortstop |
Tom Kelly | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Carney Lansford | First Baseman |
Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
Dave Parker | DH |
Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
Tony Phillips | Third Baseman |
Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 18, 1989
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Stewart
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Weiss. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Stewart
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Backman moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Puckett vs. Stewart
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. Backman moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Hrbek vs. Stewart
Hrbek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Hrbek reaches second base with a double. Backman scores. Puckett goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Stewart
Gaetti hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Stewart
Bush hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Canseco. Bush reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Stewart
Harper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bush moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Dwyer vs. Stewart
Dwyer hits a line drive towards first. Lansford catches it and steps on first to double up Harper. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Smith
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Smith
Lansford 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 -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Smith
Canseco hits a line drive into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Stewart
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Stewart
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Stewart
Gladden hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Smith
Parker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Smith
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Smith
Steinbach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Smith
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Stewart
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Stewart
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Stewart
Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Smith
Weiss hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gallego vs. Smith
Gallego hits a popup in front of the plate. Harper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Smith
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Stewart
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Stewart
Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Stewart
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Smith
Lansford hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Smith
Canseco strikes out. The ball gets by Harper. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Parker vs. Smith
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Lansford scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Smith
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Stewart
Newman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Backman vs. Stewart
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Stewart
Gladden strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Stewart
Puckett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Smith
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Smith
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out. Steinbach moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Weiss vs. Smith
Weiss strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gallego vs. Smith
Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Stewart
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Stewart
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Stewart
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Smith
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Smith
Lansford hits a line drive towards center. Puckett catches it and throws to first to double up Henderson. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Smith
Canseco hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Smith
Parker hits a popup towards short. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Stewart
Harper hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Stewart
Dwyer hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Stewart
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Backman vs. Stewart
There goes Newman. The throw from Steinbach and he is out, Gallego applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Smith
Henderson hits a line drive into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Smith
Steinbach 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 -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Smith
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Smith
Weiss strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Stewart
Backman hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Stewart
Gladden strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Stewart
Puckett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Stewart
Hrbek hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Smith
Greg Gagne now playing shortstop. Al Newman now playing second base.
Gallego hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Smith
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Smith
There goes Henderson. The throw from Harper and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Smith
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Smith
Canseco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Smith
Parker hits a line drive into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Stewart
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Stewart
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Stewart
Harper hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Henderson throws the ball in to Phillips who relays the ball to Gallego who tags Harper trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Reardon
John Moses now playing right field. Jeff Reardon now pitching.
Henderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Henderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Reardon
Steinbach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Reardon
Stan Javier pinch runs for Terry Steinbach.
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Reardon
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Reardon
Ron Hassey pinch hits for Mike Gallego.
Hassey hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/18/1989 -- Minnesota at Oakland (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Backman W, 2b 4 1 0 0 Henderson R, lf 3 1 1 0 Gagne G, ss 0 0 0 0 Lansford C, 1b 4 1 1 0 Gladden D, lf 4 0 1 0 Canseco J, rf 4 0 2 1 Puckett K, cf 4 1 1 0 Parker D, dh 3 0 0 1 Hrbek K, 1b 4 1 1 2 Henderson D, cf 4 1 1 0 Gaetti G, 3b 4 1 1 2 Steinbach T, c 4 0 3 0 Bush R, rf 4 0 1 0 Javier S, pr 0 0 0 0 Moses J, rf 0 0 0 0 Phillips T, 3b 3 0 1 1 Harper B, c 4 0 3 0 Weiss W, ss 4 0 1 0 Dwyer J, dh 3 0 0 0 Gallego M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Newman A, ss-2b 3 0 2 0 Hassey R, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 10 4 33 3 10 3 Minnesota 400 000 000 -- 4 Oakland 000 100 011 -- 3 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Smith R (W) 8.0 8 2 1 2 5 Reardon J (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Stewart D (L) 9.0 10 4 3 0 5 E -- Weiss W, Harper B DP -- Minnesota 3, Oakland 2 LOB -- Minnesota 3, Oakland 6 2B -- Hrbek K, Bush R, Henderson D HR -- Gaetti G SB -- Lansford C, Henderson R CS -- Newman A SF -- Phillips T T -- 2:16 A -- 38956
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