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May 9, 1989

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Top 9 R H E
Rangers 3 6 0
Yankees 5 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Rangers 3 6 0
Yankees 5 8 1

Jeff Kunkel Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .227
OBP .333 .261
At Bats 3 22
Hits 1 5
• Singles 1 4
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 2

Dave Righetti Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 4
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Yankee Stadium - May 9, 1989
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Out
Dave Righetti
Don Slaught
Don Mattingly
Steve Sax
Wayne Tolleson
Alvaro Espinoza
Rickey Henderson
Roberto Kelly
Jesse Barfield
Jeff Kunkel
Cecil Espy

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 3 6 0 6
New York Yankees 5 8 1 12
Winning Pitcher Dave LaPoint
Losing Pitcher Charlie Hough
Save Dave Righetti
Game Winning RBI Wayne Tolleson
Attendance 21,978
Time of Game 3 hours 7 minutes
View Box Score
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Kunkel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Cecil Espy pinch runs for Buddy Bell. Dave Righetti now pitching. Buechele strikes out.
Top 9 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Barfield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Steve Balboni pinch hits for Ken Phelps. Balboni strikes out.
Bottom 8 Kenny Rogers now pitching. Mattingly hits a fly ball into center field. Kunkel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sax hits a popup into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Franco hits a line drive into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sierra hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mattingly scoops it up and throws to first, with Guetterman covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops it up and throws to first, with Guante covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Cecilio Guante now pitching. Kelly hits a line drive into center field. Kunkel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Espinoza strikes out.
Bottom 7 Tolleson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Slaught hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Incaviglia. Slaught reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Sundberg 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 7 Lee Guetterman now pitching. Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Buechele scores.
Top 7 Kunkel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buechele moves to third.
Top 7 Buechele hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kelly. Buechele reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Barfield hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Phelps strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mattingly strikes out.
Top 6 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Incaviglia hits a line drive into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Franco hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Sierra hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tolleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sax hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMurtry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Craig McMurtry now pitching. Henderson hits a popup towards first. Palmeiro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kelly takes first base on ball four. Slaught scores. Tolleson moves to third. Espinoza moves to second.
Bottom 5 Espinoza bunts towards the mound. Hough fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Barfield scores. Slaught moves to third. Tolleson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Tolleson takes first base on ball four. Mattingly scores. Barfield moves to third. Slaught moves to second.
Bottom 5 Slaught hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mattingly moves to third. Barfield moves to second.
Bottom 5 Barfield hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Mattingly moves to second.
Bottom 5 Phelps hits a line drive into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Buechele fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mattingly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Palmeiro for the out.
Top 5 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Fletcher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Sax hits a fly ball into center field. Kunkel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes Kelly. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Kelly steals second.
Bottom 4 Kelly takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Espinoza hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tolleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kunkel hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Buechele hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Slaught strikes out.
Bottom 3 Barfield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Phelps takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Mattingly hits a line drive into center field. Kunkel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sax hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Buechele reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Incaviglia hits a line drive into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Franco hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sierra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Slaught settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Palmeiro takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Sundberg for a passed ball. Tolleson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Espinoza hits a line drive into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Tolleson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kunkel strikes out.
Top 2 Buechele takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second.
Top 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tolleson juggles the ball. That's an error on Tolleson.
Bottom 1 Slaught hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Barfield takes first base on ball four. Mattingly moves to third. Phelps moves to second.
Bottom 1 Phelps takes first base on ball four. Mattingly moves to second.
Bottom 1 Mattingly takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Sax. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Bell applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Sax hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Incaviglia. Sax reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Henderson strikes out.
Top 1 Incaviglia strikes out.
Top 1 Franco hits a line drive into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sierra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. Palmeiro scores.
Top 1 Palmeiro hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kelly. Palmeiro reaches second base with a double. Sundberg moves to third.
Top 1 Sundberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Fletcher hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.