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May 2, 1989

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Red Sox 4 6 0
Twins 2 6 0
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Red Sox 4 6 0
Twins 2 6 0

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .291
OBP .333 .337
At Bats 2 86
Hits 0 25
• Singles 0 21
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 6
RBI’s 0 10

John Dopson Season Stats

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2 1 0
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - May 2, 1989
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Strikeout
John Dopson
Rick Cerone
Nick Esasky
Marty Barrett
Wade Boggs
Ed Romero
Mike Greenwell
Ellis Burks
Dwight Evans
Wally Backman
Count: 3-2, 1 Out
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs

Backman strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Marty Barrett now playing second base. Ed Romero now playing shortstop. Rick Cerone now catching. Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rice hits a line drive towards short. Gagne reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Burks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Jeff Reardon now pitching. Romero bunts towards first. Larkin fields it and throws to third for the out. Boggs moves to second.
Top 8 Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Barrett scores. Horn moves to second.
Top 8 Marty Barrett pinch runs for Rich Gedman. Sam Horn pinch hits for Jody Reed. German Gonzalez now pitching. Horn takes first base on ball four. Barrett moves to second.
Top 8 John Moses now playing right field. Gedman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Bush hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toliver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to third.
Top 7 Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Burks strikes out.
Bottom 6 Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Romero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toliver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Boggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Reed hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first, with Toliver covering, for the out.
Top 6 Gedman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Harper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Backman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Gladden hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Gladden reaches second base with a double. Gagne scores.
Bottom 5 Gagne hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Gagne reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Bush hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Dwyer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gaetti scores.
Bottom 4 Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks who is chasing the ball. Gaetti reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Puckett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Romero hits a line drive into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Backman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 The umpire calls a balk on Dopson Bush moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gagne hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Romero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bush takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Reed hits a line drive into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gedman strikes out.
Bottom 2 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Dopson covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Gaetti strikes out.
Top 2 Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toliver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Evans hits a popup, foul, towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Dopson covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. Backman moves to second.
Bottom 1 Backman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Gladden hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larkin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greenwell for the out.
Top 1 There goes Burks. The throw from Harper and he is safe. Burks steals second.
Top 1 Burks takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Romero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.